WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.472
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3897)
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 ofEconomic Affairs
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): Stairs, (cage) ladders,
platforms andgangways
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: "Further Rules
Mining Regulations 1964, Concerning Exits andWays"
6. Description ofcontent: TheDecree aims toprotect thesafety ofemployees inthe
mining industry byprescribing detailed requirements fortheways along which the
employees inthemining industry reach andleave theirsites. Articles 23and24ofthe
1964 Mining Regulations contain anumber ofgeneral regulations forexits andways,
which areelaborated upon inthese further rules regarding theMining Regulations.
Paragraph 1oftheDecree contains definitions relevant totheprovisions andindicates
thattheDecree onlyapplies tosurface works anddrilling works. Paragraph 2ofthe
Decree contains rules which exits andways must fulfil interms ofinstallations and
tanks. These rules pertain tothenumber ofexitsandways along which thesitemust be
abletobeleftandthewayinwhich stairs andbanisters, platforms and(cage) ladders
aredesigned andinstalled. Paragraph 3contains additional provisions forgangways,
(cage) ladders, stairs andsupports installed neartanks. Paragraph 4contains rules for
rooms inwhich persons usually stay. These rules pertain totheconstruction oftheexits
andways linked tothese rooms, whereby regulations arelaiddown regarding thewidth
andheight ofthepassageways, theangle ofinclination andthewidth ofstairs, the
provisions made intheevent ofexplosions andfireandthewayinwhich doors are
designed. Paragraph 5contains finalprovisions.
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7. Objective andrationale: Themeasures arejustified toprotect theinterests ofhuman
life,thehealth andsafety ofpersons employed inthemining industry.
8. Relevant documents:
-Articles 23and24oftheMining Regulations 1964, concerning exitsandways;
-Further Rules Mining Regulations 1964, concerning exits andways (Government
Gazette 1985, 202)
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 27October 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 28October 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 26October 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45daysifno
comments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit have been received from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: