Chapter 5.3
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.262(84) – Adoption of Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code – (Adopted on 16 May 2008) - Annex – Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code - Part 5 - Chapter 5.3

Chapter 5.3

  5.3.1.2.1.1 Delete “of the same colour as the symbol”

  5.3.1.2.1.1 Replace “;” with “. In the upper half of the placard the line shall have the same colour as the symbol and in the lower half it shall have the same colour as the figure in the bottom corner.”

  5.3.2.1.2.1 Replace “against a white background in the lower half of each primary hazard class placard; or” with “against a white background in the area below the pictorial symbol and above the class number and the compatibility group letter in a manner that does not obscure or detract from the other required label elements (see 5.3.2.1.3); or”

  5.3.2.3 Replace “The mark shall conform to 5.2.1.6.3 and shall have sides of at least 250 mm.” with “The mark shall conform to the specifications given in 5.2.1.6.3, and shall have minimum dimensions of 250 mm x 250 mm.”


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