. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DNK/26
27 November 2003
(03-6309)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   DENMARK
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   National
Agency for Enterprise and Housing
2. Agency responsible:   National Agency for Enterprise and Housing, Ministry of Economic
and Business Affairs, Dahlerupspakhus, Langelinie Allé 17 DK-2100 Copenhagen
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
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):   Lightweight steel,
lightweight concrete, concrete, masonry, aluminium and composite structures.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Supplement to
Building Regulations 1995, Part 5 (2 pages, in Danish)
6. Description of content:   The supplement is about the entry into force of the following
codes of Practice:
DS 409:  Code of Practice for the Safety of Structures. 2. Edition 1998.
DS 410:  Code of Practice for Loads for the Design of Structures. 4. Edition 1998.
DS 411:  Code of Practice for the structural use of concrete. 4. Edition 1999.
DS 412:  Code of Practice for the structural use of steel. 3. Edition 1998.
DS 413:  Code of Practise for the structural use of timber. 6. Edition 2003.
DS 414:  Code of Practice for the structural use of masonry. 5. Edition 1998.
DS 415:  Code of Practice for foundation engineering. 4. Edition 1998.DS 419:  Code of Practice for the structural use of aluminium. 3. Edition 2001.
DS 420:  Code of Practice for the structural use of lightweight concrete. 3. Edition 2003.
DS 446:  Code for design of cold-formed steel and aluminium members. 3. Edition 2000.G/TBT/N/DNK/26
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DS 451:  Code of Practice for the design and construction of composite structures. 
2. Edition 2001.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The supplement introduces a new regulation, which replaces outdated regulations.
8. Relevant documents:   The Building Act, cf. Prom ulgation Order Consolidation Act
no. 452 of 24 June 1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Entry into force by 1 April 2004.
10. Final date for comments:   2 months
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:  National
Agency for Enterprise and Housing, Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs,
Dahlerupspakhus, Langelinie Allé 17 DK-2100