European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)

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European transport agreement United Nations treaty international treaty

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety and environmental standards for transporting hazardous materials on inland waterways in Europe.

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Label	Occurrences
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways	7
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) canonical	1
Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T877837 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
Context triple: [UN transport conventions, includes, European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)]

A. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety rules for the transnational transport of hazardous materials by road across Europe and certain neighboring countries.
B. AGN European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance
The AGN European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance is a United Nations treaty that designates and coordinates a network of key inland waterways across Europe to facilitate international navigation and transport.
C. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
D. UNECE Inland Transport Committee
The UNECE Inland Transport Committee is a key intergovernmental body that develops international regulations, standards, and policies to facilitate safe, efficient, and sustainable inland transport across the UNECE region.
E. Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is a key UN treaty that facilitates international road transport by allowing goods to transit multiple countries with minimal customs checks under a standardized guarantee system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
Target entity description: The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety and environmental standards for transporting hazardous materials on inland waterways in Europe.

A. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety rules for the transnational transport of hazardous materials by road across Europe and certain neighboring countries.
B. AGN European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance
The AGN European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance is a United Nations treaty that designates and coordinates a network of key inland waterways across Europe to facilitate international navigation and transport.
C. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
D. UNECE Inland Transport Committee
The UNECE Inland Transport Committee is a key intergovernmental body that develops international regulations, standards, and policies to facilitate safe, efficient, and sustainable inland transport across the UNECE region.
E. Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention)
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) is a key UN treaty that facilitates international road transport by allowing goods to transit multiple countries with minimal customs checks under a standardized guarantee system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European transport agreement ⓘ United Nations treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
abbreviation	ADN ⓘ
administeredBy	Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine ⓘ UNECE ⓘ linked to: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure high level of safety in the transport of dangerous goods by inland waterways ⓘ facilitate international transport of dangerous goods by harmonized regulations ⓘ protect the environment during inland waterway transport of dangerous goods ⓘ
appliesTo	inland waterways in Europe ⓘ transport of hazardous materials by inland waterways ⓘ
basedOn	UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ
category	dangerous goods regulations ⓘ inland waterway law ⓘ
contains	ADN Annexed Regulations ⓘ linked to: Regulations annexed to ADN ADN Regulations ⓘ Regulations annexed to ADN ⓘ
fullName	European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways ⓘ linked to: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
harmonizedWith	European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) ⓘ Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on its Contracting Parties ⓘ
partOf	UN legal instruments on inland transport ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
regulates	carriage of environmentally hazardous substances by inland waterways ⓘ carriage of explosives by inland waterways ⓘ carriage of flammable liquids by inland waterways ⓘ carriage of gases by inland waterways ⓘ carriage of toxic substances by inland waterways ⓘ
requires	approval of vessels carrying certain classes of dangerous goods ⓘ specialized training and certification for personnel involved in transport of dangerous goods by inland waterways ⓘ
scope	environmental protection in inland waterway transport of dangerous goods ⓘ international carriage of dangerous goods by inland waterways ⓘ safety requirements for vessels carrying dangerous goods on inland waterways ⓘ
setsStandardFor	classification of dangerous goods ⓘ construction and equipment of inland navigation vessels carrying dangerous goods ⓘ crew training for transport of dangerous goods by inland waterways ⓘ documentation for transport of dangerous goods by inland waterways ⓘ labeling and marking of dangerous goods ⓘ packaging of dangerous goods ⓘ
shortName	ADN ⓘ
subject	inland waterway transport ⓘ transport of dangerous goods ⓘ
updatedBy	ADN Safety Committee ⓘ UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ
updateFrequency	regularly amended to reflect technical progress ⓘ

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UN transport conventions → includes → European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) ⓘ

European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) → fullName → European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways ⓘ