WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.568
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4162)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofTransport andPublic Works
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above: National enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Gyrocompasses forthe
purpose ofnavigation onboard fishing vessels
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice tothe
Deep-Sea Fishing Industry Amending Notice totheDeep-Sea Fishing Industry
No.68/1992 (Gyrocompasses)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisNotice contains rules concerning gyrocompasses forthe
purpose ofnavigation onboard fishing vessels. Interms ofcontent thisNotice is
identical totheNotice totheShipping Industry amending Notice totheShipping Industry
No.283/1992. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical regulations isgiven below:
Article 2;
Article 3;
Article 4.
ThisNotice implements IMO Resolution A.694(17). Inaddition, therules are
partly based on(ISO) Standard 8728 adopted bytheInternational Organization for
Standardization, such standard being based onIMO Resolution A.424(XI) andnot
deviating from this.
7. Objective andrationale: Insofar asthedraftamendment totheNotice contains technical
barriers totrade, these measures arejustified intheinterests ofpublic safety andhuman
lifeandhealth. Aclause ofmutual recognition hasbeenincluded inArticle 7forthe
benefit offoreign products which fulfil therequirements setinthecountry oforigin.
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8. Relevant documents:
- IMO Resolution A.694(17);
- IMO Resolution A.424(XI);
- Fishing Vessels Decree;
- Original explanatory note.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: