WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.478
28 September 1998
(98-3747)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY          
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point          
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):  Circulation fixtures and
floorings          
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Commission Decision on
the Procedure for Attesting the Conformity of Construction Products Pursuant toArticle 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC (CPD) as Regards Circulation Fixtures and
Floorings.  (3 pages)
6. Description of content:  In the implementati on of the CPD, this Decision fixes the type of
control of conformity with technical specific ations, necessary for circulation fixtures and
floorings.          
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
establish a common European system for attesting the conformity of construction products,
as required by Article 13 of the CPD.          
8. Relevant documents:  Construct 98/306          
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  At th e moment of adoption of relevant standards
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after publication          
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point, DG III-A-1          