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1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-third session (14 to 23 May 2014), approved the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code), which was prepared by the Group of Experts for the revision of the IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units, subject to editorial improvements by the UNECE, ILO and IMO Secretariats, if necessary.

2 The Committee, at its ninety-fourth session (17 to 21 November 2014), having noted the concurrent approval of the CTU Code by the Inland Transport Committee of the UNECE, at its seventy-sixth session (25 to 27 February 2014), and the Governing Body of ILO, at its 322nd session (30 October to 13 November 2014), agreed to publish the CTU Code by means of an MSC circular, in cooperation with the UNECE and ILO. In this context, MSC 94 also approved MSC.1/Circ.1498 on Informative material related to the IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code), which does not form part of the CTU Code but provides additional information.

3 Member Governments and international organizations are invited to bring the CTU Code, attached hereto, to the attention of all parties concernedfootnote.

4 This circular revokes MSC/Circ.787 (IMO/ILO/UN ECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units).

Parent topic: MSC.1/Circular.1497 – IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU Code) – (16 December 2014)
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