· There are no new UN numbers, but there is one new entry in the Dangerous Goods List (DGL) as UN 3100

· There are numerous other changes to the DGL, mostly to the tank and IBC provisions and the marine pollutant value

· Packing instruction P112(a) no longer applies to UN 0153 so it no longer exists in the solid wetted form

· UN 2253, N,N-DIMETHYLANILINE is no longer listed as an acid. UN2353, BUTYRYL CHLORIDE is listed as an acid

· UN 3130, WATER-REACTIVE LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S., packing group II, if under deck, needs to be in a mechanically ventilated space

· UN 3457, CHLORONITROTOLUENES, SOLID need to be segregated as for class 5.1 but 'away from' classes 4.1, 5.1 and 7

· With special provisions, 293 is replaced with its correct text, and 306 is reinstated.

Amendment 32-04 (2004 edition of the Code) becomes mandatory on 01 January 2006, replacing Amendment 31-02 (2002 edition of the Code). The IMO publishes a new Amendment to the IMDG Code every two years, incorporating changes approved by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC). The chart below shows the sequence of these amendments.