WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/303
13 July 2000
(00-2873)
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):           
Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
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):   Preserved fruit and
vegetables
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order PT on
Preserved Fruit and Vegetables 1999.
Amendment 1999/1 of Order PT on Preserved Fruit and Vegetables 1999.
6. Description of content:   In this Order, regulations have been laid down concerning leakage
weights for preserved fruit and vegetables. These regulations apply solely to productspreserved in the Netherlands.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This Order is intended to protect the interest of honest commercial practice and the
consumer. The aim of the regulations is that preserved fruit and vegetables always conform
to the same minimum leakage weight. In various EU Member States, similar regulations as
set out in this Order exist in relation to the permitted leakage weight and the way in which
this must be determined.
A provision relating to mutual recognition ha s been incorporated in article 1 para.  2
subpara. d of this Order.
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 October 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 October 2000
10. Final date for comments:   26 September 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           