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Amendment to Directive 2009/100/EC Directive 2009/100/EC is amended as follows:

(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 This Directive applies to vessels used for goods transport on inland waterways and having a total dead weight of 20 metric tonnes or more:

(a) having a length of less than 20 metres; and (b) for which the product of length (L), breadth (B) and draught (T) is less than 100 cubic metres. This Directive is without prejudice to the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulations and to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN).’.

(2) Article 3 is amended as follows:

(a) Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. Member States may require vessels carrying dangerous goods as defined in the ADN to comply with the requirements laid down in that Agreement. As evidence of this, they may require that the authorisation provided for in that Agreement be produced.’;

(b) the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘Special conditions for the transport of dangerous goods shall be considered fulfilled in all Community waterways if the vessels meet the requirements of the ADN. Evidence of compliance with those requirements may be provided by the authorisation referred to in paragraph 4.’.