WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.41
2February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0371)
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 ofEducation, Culture andScience
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): Graphic calculators
(computers)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Amendment ofthe
Regulation Governing Aidswhich arePermitted forUseDuring Final andState Exams
6. Description ofcontent: Thepresent draftRegulation amends theRegulation Governing
Aids which arePermitted forUseDuring Final andState Exams, which wasthe
Regulation notified on1October 1997 totheWTO Secretariat (G/TBT/Notif.97.656).
Content ofamendment:
Thepresent appendix isreplaced byanewone.Themajor changes are:
1. Theuseofgraphic calculators ispermitted forthefollowing subjects:
maths A,science, chemistry, biology, economics andmanagement and
organization (graphic calculators areonlyallowed atpresent forpractical
maths B);
2. theuseofaconcise dictionary isallowed formodern foreign languages;
3. theuseofanatlasisallowed forgeography.
Keywords: calculator(s), computer(s), GR,make(s), type(s).
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7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: The
stipulations fortheuseof(graphic) calculators aredeemed vital forthesatisfactory
running offinalandState exams. Themain reason whytheDutch authorities deem it
necessary tosubmit thepresent draft amendment Regulation toyouisthatthescope of
thepresent stipulations ongraphic calculators isbeing extended. Indeed, theuseofthis
appliance hasbeenextended tocover other subjects. Thisextension follows therevision
oftheexams schedule forpre-university education (Dutch abbreviation: VWO) and
Higher General Secondary Education (Dutch abbreviation: HAVO). Thenewexams
schedule compared tothecurrent exams, relies toagreater extent ontheskillofthe
student inusing aids.
8. Relevant documents:
- Regulation Governing Aids Permitted forUseDuring Final andState Exams
(Government Gazette 243of17December 1997).
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 10April 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 13April 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 6April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: