UK
Whilst most will probably be aware, from 1st January 2023, Consignors will need to appoint a DGSA except where exemptions apply.
However, the exemption from appointing a safety adviser within 1.8.3.2 (b) only covers the following participants: carriers, packers, fillers, loaders and unloaders.
To note, this exemption does not currently include consignors.
The view from DfT as the UK Competent authority is that this Exemption does apply to Consignors but for clarity submitted an Informal document at last month’s joint meeting in Geneva.
The Informal document (see below) was accepted and was agreed to be formally adopted into text from 1st January 2025.
Information correct at time of publishing, 17th November 2022
