ADR special packing provision B15
UN 2031 above 55 % nitric acid: rigid plastics IBCs and composite inner receptacles may be used for two years from manufacture.
For nitric acid with more than 55 % acid (UN 2031) under IBC02, rigid plastics IBCs, and the rigid plastics inner receptacles of composite IBCs, may be used only for two years counted from their date of manufacture.
| Value | Applies when |
|---|---|
| 55 % | nitric acid content above which the limit applies |
| 2 years | permitted period of use from date of manufacture |
Note. Appears only in IBC02. The packaging counterpart is PP81 in P001.
Carried by 2 Table A entries
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.2, IBC02, B15, page 148.
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