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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

APOLOGIES

GENERAL
IGUS involvement with the GHS and the relation with OECD
IGUS website

TRANSPORT
Tendency of Japanese regulations on Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods

MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
Introduction of the Chinese Industrial Explosives Materials and Lab of China Nat'l Quality Supervision Centre
Recent cap sensitivity tests (UN 5(a)) at CERL
Testing of fire extinguishers against tyre fires
Explosive truck burns in Canada
Life Cycle of Explosives
Changes to the Canada Explosives Act
DDT test and Detonation Velocity Measurements for Smokeless Powders

FIREWORKS RELATED ISSUES
Short update on the Collaborative European-funded research on fireworks storage hazards
Fireworks classification in Japan
Brief presentation of tests performed in Finland
One dimensional propagation velocity of fireworks reactions
Developments in the UN Working Group on the classification of fireworks
Packaging and Hazard Classification of Pyrotechnics (Fireworks) for Storage and Transportation
UK results of classification tests
Summary of classification tests with fireworks
Polish standard on fireworks

AMMONIUM NITRATE EMULSION MATRIX ISSUES
ANE classification in Japan
Minimum Burning Pressure Measurements at CERL
Thermal Properties of Particular Matrices
ANE tests in Finland, Sweden and Norway / Full scale burning tests on a tank vehicle

ACCIDENTS
Reason of explosion accident in Central Military Base of Polish Army which took place in May 2001
Accident Related with Compatibility Problems
Accident with Black Powder
Accident during pressing of double base propellant
The Toulouse Disaster

EPP WORK PROGRAMME
Discussion on the work programme for the coming years

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING