A Member State may allow the use, in transport within its territory, of packaging constructed but not certified in accordance with the RID before 1 January 1997, provided that such packaging bears the date of its manufacture, is capable of passing the tests laid down in national provisions in force on 31 December 1996 and provided that they are maintained to the relevant safety levels (including testing and inspection where required), according to the following scheme: metal intermediate bulk containers and metal drums exceeding 50 litres in capacity may be used for up to 15 years after the date of their manufacture;
Država članica lahko pri prevozu na svojem ozemlju dovoli uporabo embalaže, izdelane pred 1. januarjem 1997, vendar ne certificirane v skladu z RID, pod predpostavko, da je na taki embalaži naveden datum izdelave, da pri preskusih, določenih z 31. decembra 1996 veljavnimi nacionalnimi predpisi, doseže zadovoljive rezultate in da je vzdrževana na primerni ravni varnosti (po potrebi vključno s preskušanjem in preverjanjem), po naslednjem načrtu: srednje veliki kovinski zabojniki za razsuti tovor in kovinski sodi s prostornino več kakor 50 litrov se lahko uporabljajo do 15 let po datumu njihove izdelave;