ADR special provision 390
Packages mixing lithium batteries contained in and packed with equipment: marked UN 3091/3481 and documented as PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT.
When one package holds lithium batteries both installed in equipment and packed with equipment, marking and documentation follow this provision. The package carries the UN 3091 or UN 3481 mark as appropriate, and both marks if both battery chemistries are present in both forms; button cells installed in equipment, including on circuit boards, can be ignored. The transport document shows the PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT description for UN 3091 or UN 3481, or both descriptions when both lithium metal and lithium ion batteries are present.
| documents | UN 3091 LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT, UN 3481 LITHIUM ION BATTERIES PACKED WITH EQUIPMENT |
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Note. The provision begins on page 636 and continues on page 637.
Carried by 2 Table A entries
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume I, section 3.3.1, special provision 390, page 636.
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