WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/429
15 September 2000
(00-3647)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   National Enquiry Point – EC WTO TBT Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   (Aggressive) animals
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order in Council
Concerning Rules with Regard to the Identification and Registration of Aggressive Animals
(Decree on the Identification and Registration of Aggressive Animals).
6. Description of content:   With a view to protecting the safety of humans and animals,
Article 73 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act provides for a breeding, importing, trading
and keeping ban on species and types of animals indicated pursuant to that article.  In orderto ensure that the bans prescribed in Article 73 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act are
observed, a system of identification and registration can be introduced in accordance with a
draft Decree by ministerial ruling.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
See 6; with a view to the possibility of introducing a system of identification and
registration
8. Relevant documents:   Articles 73 and 96 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4 December 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  05 December 2000          
10. Final date for comments:   3 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           