WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/NLD/19
18November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5060)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible:
Ministry ofHealth, Welfare andSports
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Non-
agricultural pesticides (i.e.Biocides)
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Regulation ontheConformance of
Sodium Hypochlorite (7pages)
5. Description ofcontent: TheRegulation isbased onArticle 9ofthe1962 Pesticide Act
which provides fortheofficial conformance ofpesticides. ThisActregulates thetrade
inanduseofpesticides bymeans ofasetofprohibitions. These arelifted bygranting
individual conformance orofficial conformance. Thepresent Regulation contains rules
onthecomposition, useandlabelling ofsodium hypochlorite. Sodium hypochlorite is
aproduct whose composition andeffects aresufficiently known interms ofhealth, the
environment andsafety atwork. Inaddition, sodium hypochlorite isalsousedin
industry asableaching agent. Theusual system ofindividual conformances in
accordance withthe1962 Pesticides Actwould forthisproduct leadtoalarge number
ofidentical conformance, which would place anunnecessary burden onthegovernment
(conformances body andinspection) andonindustry. Consequently, thepresent
Regulation provides foranofficial conformance ofsodium hypochlorite. Anyone can
market andusesodium hypochlorite which meets thepresent regulations.
6. Objective andrationale: Public health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Pesticides Act1962.
Regulation onthecomposition, classification, packaging andlabelling ofpesticides.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 1January 1998
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10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 1January 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 13December 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National Enquiry Point
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: