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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

code UN

English translation:

UN number or code {for transport of dangerous goods}

Added to glossary by Silvia Brandon-Pérez
Sep 12, 2010 01:07
13 yrs ago
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French term

code UN

French to English Bus/Financial Transport / Transportation / Shipping logistics
In a logistical services agreement:

la vérification de l'existence des données physiques et réglementaires des articles (dimensions, poids, code UN, certificats qualité, etc.) et la mise à jour de la base article lors de la réception

I have looked high and low...
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 UN number {for transport of dangerous goods}
4 UN code
References
UN numbers and hazard codes (used for MSDS)
Change log

Sep 12, 2010 08:12: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Law: Contract(s)" to "Transport / Transportation / Shipping" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "logistics "

Discussion

Silvia Brandon-Pérez (asker) Sep 12, 2010:
UN in French would be NU... So if anything it should say code NU. These are beauty products; the contract is between the company that manufactures the products and the one that will transport them, etc.
Travelin Ann Sep 12, 2010:
With writeaway and Catharine http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/
Catharine Cellier-Smart Sep 12, 2010:
Do you know what are is type of merchandise/product(s) being transported here ?
writeaway Sep 12, 2010:
context? articles- referring to what? A product? What country is this from? UN isn't UN? (since it's in caps). Have you already rejected UN code as a possibility? It's very frustrating to see context-free questions.

Proposed translations

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UN number {for transport of dangerous goods}

UN number for the transport of dangerous goods.

I'm not sure whether beauty products would be dangerous goods or not (although nail polish remover etc is highly flammable) but any dangerous goods that are transported must carry a UN number on the packaging.
(I used to work in logistics and once went on a training course about transporting dangerous goods).

See the following links for more information :

"UN numbers or UN IDs are four-digit numbers that identify hazardous substances, and articles (such as explosives, flammable liquids, toxic substances, etc.) in the framework of international transport ..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_number

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_Recommendations_on_the_Trans...

"Not classified as a Dangerous Good, according to the United Nations Dangerous Goods Code (UN Code)."
http://www.unece.org/trade/untdid/d09b/tred/tred7143.htm

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-12 02:54:13 GMT)
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although in French technically it should be 'NU' code, in my experience there's a tendency in the world of logistics in this context to talk about "code UN"

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couldn't we all !!

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Note added at 4 days (2010-09-16 06:11:40 GMT) Post-grading
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perfume is subject to UN numbers during transport because of its alcohol content.
Note from asker:
Ah... I understand now. I don't think they would have a UN code, but it's probably in the contract just in case. They don't make anything flammable or otherwise dangerous. They make things that make people look younger... (I could use some, actually :( )
Peer comment(s):
agree Jean-Louis S.
46 mins
thank you !
agree writeaway : ah, logistics is a field unto itself.... not surprised that UN is UN but interesting to learn about UN numbers.
5 hrs
Thank you writeaway ! I agree - my MBA dissertation covered an aspect of logistics and I only scratched the surface.
agree Tony M : Seems to make sense, in the absence of wider context.
7 hrs
thank you Tony !
agree Johannes Gleim : cf. my references below!
1 day 18 hrs
Thank you Johannes. I know everything you've listed below, here it's simply a question of knowing whether or not the beauty products in Silvia's agreement would be concerned or not by UN numbers. Perfumery products most certainly would be.
agree GeoS
2 days 3 hrs
thank you !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for a careful answer to a simple question. Why would perfumery be subject to UN numbers?"
13 mins

UN code

Note from asker:
Thank you as well, Chris!
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Reference comments

1 day 19 hrs
Reference:

UN numbers and hazard codes (used for MSDS)

United Nations (UN) Numbers are four-digit numbers used world-wide in international commerce and transportation to identify hazardous chemicals or classes of hazardous materials. These numbers generally range between 0000 and 3500 and are ideally preceded by the letters "UN" (for example, "UN1005") to avoid confusion with other number codes.
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MSDS Relevance
UN numbers uniquely identify only a very small number of chemicals or families of chemicals (less than 10,000), unlike CAS Registry Numbers, which are assigned to each of the 50,000,000 unique chemical compounds that have been discovered. UN/NA numbers are very useful for shippers and emergency first-responders, but are not particularly applicable to employees occupationally exposed to the materials.
http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/unna.html

UN Hazard codes

Class 1 Explosive
1.1 Substances with a mass explosion hazard
1.2 Substances which present a projection hazard but no mass explosion hazard
1.3 Substances which present both a fire hazard and a minor blast or projection hazard (or both) but not a mass explosion hazard
1.4 No significant hazard
1.5 Very insensitive substances with a mass explosion hazard
1.6 Very insensitive articles with no mass explosion hazard
Class 2 Gases
2.1 Flammable gases
2.2 Non-flammable, non-toxic gases
2.3 Toxic gases
Class 3 Flammable liquids
Class 4 Flammable solids
4.1 Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives
4.2 Materials liable to spontaneous combustion
4.3 Substances which, in contact with water, release flammable gases
Class 5. Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
5.1 Oxidizing agents
5.2 Organic peroxides
Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
6.1 Toxic substances
6.2 Infectious substances
Class 7 Radioactive substances and articles
Class 8 Corrosive substances
Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances
http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/glossary/un_hazard_codes.html

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Section 14 - Transport Information
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IATA
Proper Shipping Name: Nitrates, inorganic, n.o.s.
IATA UN Number: 1477
Hazard Class: 5.1
Packing Group: II
http://www.ibilabs.com/UN-MSDS.htm

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Mostly found under clause 14 in Material Safety Data Sheets:

14. Informations sur le transport
14.1 Classification selon l’ADR
Catégorie ADR : 5.1
Nom officiel d’expédition : UN3149 Mélange d’Eau
oxygénée et d’Acide
peracetique, Stabilisé
5.1 (8) II
Numéro ONU : UN 3149
http://www.minntech.com/international/resource/documents/msd...

N° ONU: 1987 Classe ADR: 3
Groupe d'emballage: II Code de classification: F1
Nom d'expédition: ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. FLASH POINT 30°C (TRIFLUOROETHANOL)
Étiquetage: 3 N° Id danger: 33
http://www.chemrawmat.co.uk/download/tfesdsfrancais.pdf

14.1 Nations Unies :UN N3090, Classification9.
Emballage ICAO 903 pour Transport Aérien, IMDG pour Transport Maritime.
http://www.microbatt.com/divers/ft_lithium_chlorure_thionyl....
(nom d'entreprise non-indiqué, dont pas sûre)

ADR/RID-GGVS/E class: 3
Classification code: F1
Packing group: II
UN-No.: 2059
Description of the good: 1263 paint, special regulation 640D
http://www.yeti-dental.com/neue-SDB/SDB_lichthaertende Lacke...
(entreprise Allemande, dont pas sûre)

Transport maritime
IMDG-Code 8
No. ONU 1903
Marine pollutant No
EmS F-A, S-B
IMDG-Groupe d'emballage III
Etiquetage 8
http://www.brand.de/fileadmin/user/pdf/Safety_data_sheets/fr...
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