When transporting regulated hazardous materials from the US to Japan on an oceangoing vessel, the most appropriate set of regulations to comply with are the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Regulations, published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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The US Department of Transportation regulations (49 CFR) applies to all shipments of hazardous materials within, to and from the US. Other regulations (those of the country of origin, destination or transit) will apply, in addition, to shipments from or to the US. And if the material is sent by air or ocean vessel, still other regulations will apply.
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The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), regulates the movement of hazardous material by vessels in international waters.
49 CFR, 172.101
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Code of Federal Regulations for the transportation of ammunition, explosives, and hazardous material?
There are several classes of hazardous material. Miscellaneous hazardous material belongs to hazard class 9, and appropriate labeling and handling should adhere to the Hazmat shipping procedures.
49 CFR, 172.704 (a)(3)
Hazardous material ceases to be hazardous when it is destroyed, sufficiently diluted in nonhazardous material, it is chemically changed into a nonhazardous material or incorporated into an object that immobilizes it and renders it unable to be hazardous.
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR
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