Applying for specific approval to transport dangerous goods by air
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In accordance with the Technical Instructions on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, certain dangerous goods may not be transported by air.
However, an exemption from these technical instructions may be granted, provided that an equivalent overall level of safety in transport is achieved, and only:
in instances of extreme urgency; or
when other forms of transport are inappropriate; or
when full compliance with the prescribed requirements is contrary to the public interest.
Such exemptions must be granted by the States concerned, which are as follows:
the State of Origin; and
the State of the Operator; and
the State of Transit; and
the State of Overflight; and
the State of Destination.
Who is concerned
Any air operator or shipper applying for an exemption.
Prerequisites
The air operator providing the transport must hold an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) with the privilege to transport dangerous goods.
Deadlines
The Directorate of Civil Aviation (Direction de l’Aviation Civile – DAC) must receive the application 10 days before the scheduled date of the flight.
Costs
The fee charged for the services provided for the purpose of issuing an exemption for the transport of dangerous goods by air is established in the Grand Ducal regulation of 19 November 2019.
How to proceed
Filing the application
The application form must be completed and signed and sent to the DAC at the following email address: ops@av.etat.lu.
Supporting documents
When applying for an exemption to transport dangerous goods by air, applicants must provide the DAC with copies of the following, in addition to the required form:
the Air Operator Certificate (AOC), along with the appended operational specification, demonstrating that the operator is authorised to transport dangerous goods;
the exemption issued by the State of the Operator (where applicable);
the exemption issued by the State of Origin (where applicable);
the Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD);
for dangerous goods in class 1, the classification document;
the Safety Data Sheet;
the packaging testing certificates;
the training certificate issued to the person who completed the dangerous goods declaration;
the training certificate issued to the person who completed the application form.
Duration of validity
The exemption shall be valid for 30 days.
Obligations
The shipper and the air operator shall comply with the conditions of transport as specified in the exemption, and report any incident in connection with the transport to safety@av.etat.lu within 72 hours.
Forms / Online services
Transport by air of dangerous goods which are forbidden under normal circumstances
To complete your application, the information about you collected from this form needs to be processed by the public administration concerned.
That information is kept by the administration in question for as long as it is required to achieve the purpose of the processing operation(s).
Your data will be shared with other public administrations that are necessary for the processing of your application. For details on which departments will have access to the data on this form, please contact the public administration you are filing your application with.
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Additionally, unless the processing of your personal data is compulsory, you may, with legitimate reasons, oppose the processing of such data.
If you wish to exercise these rights and/or obtain a record of the information held about you, please contact the administration in question using the contact details provided on the form. You are also entitled to file a claim with the National Commission for Data Protection (Commission nationale pour la protection des données), headquartered at 15, boulevard du Jazz L-4370 Belvaux.
By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data may be processed as part of the application process.