UN/SCETDG/35/INF.61 COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND ON THE GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Thirty-fifth session Geneva, 22 - 26 June 2009 Item 2 of the provisional agenda EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED MATTERS Proposal for the wording of the definition of net explosive mass. Editorially modified alternative to the proposal in the report of the explosives working group. Add to 1.2.1 Definitions: “Net explosive mass (NEM) means the total mass of the explosive substances, without the packaging’s, casings, etc.; (In practice net explosive quantity (NEQ), net explosive content (NEC), or net explosive weight (NEW) are often used with the same meaning.)” Ajouter à 1.2.1 Définitions: “Masse nette de matières explosibles, la masse totale des matières explosibles, sans emballages, enveloppes, etc.; (Dans la pratique, la quantité nette de matières explosibles, le contenu net de matières explosibles , ou le poids net de matières explosibles sont souvent utilisés dans le même sens.)" _______________