WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.227
5May1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1790)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THE NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofJustice
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
National Enquiry Point -ECWTO-TBT 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): Thedraft regulation
contains rules regarding theuseofforce andapplication ofdevices which restrict the
freedom ofmovement bystaffinpenitentiaries.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: UseofForce Brief for
Penitentiaries
6. Description ofcontent: Theformal framework forthisUseofforce briefisdetermined
byArticle 35,fourth paragraph, ofthePenitentiary Principles Act. This provision
stipulates thattheuseofforce anddevices which restrict thefreedom ofmovement will
besubject toanational Useofforce briefforpenitentiaries.
Article 35provides anexplicit legal basis fortheuseofforce andtheapplication of
devices which restrict thefreedom ofmovement. Theauthority touseforandapply
devices which restrict thefreedom ofmovement hasbeengranted togovernors aspartof
theirresponsibility formaintaining order andsafety intheinstitution andtheundisturbed
enforcement ofdetention. This authority can, however, betransferred tocertain
officials orstaffwithin penitentiaries. Inthiscontext, thepresent regulation governs the
useofmeans offorce anddevices which restrict thefreedom ofmovement bythese
people. When carrying outtheirduties, theymayonlyusethetypes referred toin
Article 1,under fandg.Thetypeapprovals referred toinArticle 1,under f,
numbers 3and4andarticle 1,under g,numbers 1and3,refertothePolice Arms
Regulation. Thepresent regulation isinlinewiththis.
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7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: See
under point 6.Theregulations foruseinthepresent regulation arebased onsafety
considerations andtheprotection ofhuman lifeandhealth.
8. Relevant documents: Penitentiary Principles Act
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 2July1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 3July1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 1July1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: