WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.576
1October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4112)
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 ofTransport andPublic Works
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): Watch alarm installations
onboard ocean-going ships which arenotsmall vessels. Small vessels areships which:
(a) Weigh lessthan500tonnes;
(b) arelessthan24metres long;
(c) areusedatdistances ofnotmore than30nautical miles from thecoast;
(d) arenotpassenger ships making international journeys;
(e) arenotpassenger ships which areequipped forjourneys ofmore than
oneday.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.234/1988 (Watch Alarm
Installations forShips which arenotFishing Vessels)
6. Description ofcontent: TheNotice laysdown national requirements forwatch alarm
installations, these must alsocomply withparagraph 5ofIMO Resolution A.574 (14).
Anindicative summary ofthetechnical regulations appears below: Articles 1and2.
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7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraftamendment oftheNotice contains technical barriers
totrade thensuchmeasures arejustified ongrounds oftheprotection oftheinterests of
public safety. Asforforeign products which comply withtheequivalent requirements,
which havebeenlaiddown inthecountry oforigin, aprovision isincluded inpoint 5
regarding mutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents:
- TheShips Decree 1965;
- IMO Resolution A.574 (14).
Theoriginal Notice wasnotaccompanied byanexplanatory note.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: