The following countries have expert status and as such are able to vote on proposals under consideration by the Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG Subcommittee): Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America