WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.503
24September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3947)
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 ofHousing, Spatial Planning andtheEnvironment
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): Therequirements apply
tobuilding anddemolition waste which cannot bereused
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation onthe
Logo forBuilding andDemolition Waste which Cannot beReused
6. Description ofcontent: TheRegulation implements Article 5oftheDecree ona
Dumping BanforWaste. Pursuant toArticle 2(c)ofthisDecree, thedumping banfor
building anddemolition waste doesnotapply tonon-reusable building anddemolition
waste which issupplied byaperson authorized tousealogo. Where thewaste
concerned isofsuch atype, theapplicable rules arecontained intheRegulation on
Building andDemolition Waste which Cannot beReused.
Inthedraft Regulation named inpoint No.5itislaiddown thatalogomay
only beused byabusiness which hasbeen certified onthebasis ofacertification
scheme (applies toboth Dutch andforeign businesses). Forthepurposes ofthis
certification, acertification scheme fordemolition firms andsorting businesses is
included intheRegulation.
7. Objective andrationale: Onthebasis ofCouncil Directive No.75/442/EEC of
15July1975 onthesubject ofwaste (OJECL194/47), Member States aretaking
appropriate measures topromote theprevention ofwaste products, therecovery ofwaste
bymeans ofreuse andtheuseofwaste asasource ofenergy. Thebanondumping
building anddemolition waste aimstopromote thereuse ofthiswaste. Thedumping of
waste isregarded astheleast desirable means ofwaste disposal. This isbecause
dumping entails anumber ofnegative consequences, such asthelossoflimited raw
materials, theemission ofmethane (which contributes tothegreenhouse effect), the
permanent occupation oflimited space andthefactthattipsareapotential source ofsoil
pollution, sothatinterminable aftercare isrequired. Thispoint ofdeparture isinline
withtheproposal foraDirective onthedisposal ofwaste (proposal of5March 1997,
XI/505-7/96). Themeasures arejustified intheinterest ofenvironmental protection.
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8. Relevant documents:
-Environmental Management Act(Articles 8.44and10.2);
-Decree onaDumping BanforWaste (Article 5);
-Regulation onBuilding andDemolition Waste which Cannot beReused.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 2November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 3November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 1November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: