WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.389
21August 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3455)
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 ofHealth, Welfare andSports
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): Pesticides
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Amendment tothe
Regulation Ruling OutCertain Pesticides (2pages, available inEnglish)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose oftheamendment istosupplement theRegulation
of1978, ruling outcertain pesticides. ThisRegulation applies theproviso specified in
Article 1,third paragraph, ofthePesticides Act1962 toplace certain pesticides or
groups ofpesticides outside thescope oflaw.
Itconcerns pesticides which aredeemed harmless suchthatlawenforcement is
unnecessary oruseless inthelightoftheaccompanying administrative procedures and
inspection. Inclusion ofthepresent pesticides isinlinewiththis. These products only
consist ofnatural oils, i.e.,coconut andsunflower oil,lecithin andwater andare
intended tokeepaway insects suchascockroaches, flies, ants, bedbugsandfleassoas
toprevent nuisance tohumans.
7. Objective andrationale: Seeunder point 8.
8. Relevant documents: Pesticides Act1962
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 20September 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: