. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.481
6 October 1998
(98-3851)
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 Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
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):  (Natural) gas-heated tumble
dryers for household application.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  (Draft) Regulation
amending the Buildings Decree Regulation on conditions for connection, following the
coming into force of the Model Conditions for Connection on Gas 1996.
6. Description of content:  Specifications regarding the installation options, minimum volume-
flow requirement, connection to an outlet of a waste-water pipe of (natural) gas-heatedtumble dryers for household application (second supplement NEN 1078, first edition,
December 1994).
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
regulation is justified in the interest of the environment since the use of (natural) gas-heated
tumble dryers is in itself a clean technological application;  the specifications also prevent
the emission of combustion gases.
8. Relevant documents:
1.  The Buildings Decree Regulation on conditions for connection.
2.  Second supplement NEN 1078, first edition, December 1994, gas-fuelled tumble dryers.3.  The basis for the Buildings Decree Regulation on conditions for connection: article 416
of the Buildings Decree.
4.  Notification NEN 1078:  assignment No. 5000577 dated 24-06-1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:1 December 1998
1 December 1998
10. Final date for comments:  23 November 1998G/TBT/Notif.98.481
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