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Subpart B—Specifications for Inside Containers, and Linings37

Subpart C—Specifications for Cylinders27

Subpart H—Specifications for Portable Tanks22

Subpart J—Specifications for Containers for Motor Vehicle Transportation79

Subpart K—Specifications for Packagings for Class 7 (Radioactive) Materials1

Subpart L—Non-bulk Performance-Oriented Packaging Standards23

Subpart M—Testing of Non-bulk Packagings and Packages10

Subpart N—IBC Performance-Oriented Standards10

Subpart O—Testing of IBCs14

Subpart P—Large Packagings Standards9

Subpart Q—Testing of Large Packagings8

Subpart R—Flexible Bulk Container Standards5

Subpart S—Testing of Flexible Bulk Containers9

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49 CFR 178.350

Specification 7A; general packaging, Type A.

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(a)Each packaging must meet all applicable requirements of subpart B of part 173 of this subchapter and be designed and constructed so that it meets the requirements of §§ 173.403, 173.410, 173.412, 173.415 and 173.465 of this subchapter for Type A packaging.#

(b)Each Specification 7A packaging must be marked on the outside “USA DOT 7A Type A.”#

(c)Each Specification 7A packaging must comply with the requirements of §§ 178.2 and 178.3. In § 178.3(a)(2) the term “packaging manufacturer” means the person certifying that the package meets all requirements of this section.#