[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR171.12]

[Page 120]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 171_GENERAL INFORMATION, REGULATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS--Table of 
Contents
 
 Subpart C_Authorization and Requirements for the Use of International 
                   Transport Standards and Regulations
 
Sec.  171.12  North American Shipments.

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    (2) General packaging requirements. When the provisions of this 
subchapter require a DOT specification or UN standard packaging to be 
used for transporting a hazardous material, a packaging authorized by 
the Transport Canada TDG Regulations may be used, subject to the 
limitations of this part, and only if it is equivalent to the 
corresponding DOT specification or UN packaging (see Sec.  173.24(d)(2) 
of this subchapter) authorized by this subchapter.

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