WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.463
21 September 1998
(98-3606)
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):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Transport and Public Works
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):  Packaging, tanks, motor
vehicles, tankers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation Amending the
1997 Regulation on the Overland Transport of Dangerous Goods VLG (Dutch designation)
6. Description of content:  The VLG consists of the Regulation itself as well as Appendices 1,
2 and 3.  Appendix 1 contains the Dutch translation of the European Agreement on the
International Transport of Dangerous Good s by Road (ADR (Dutch designation)).
Appendix 2 contains provisions which appl y exclusively to transport within the
Netherlands.  Chapter 1 of Appendix 2 contains technical regulations within the meaning of
the Agreement on Techncial Barriers to Trade.  This Chapter has been re-established (see
Appendix) through the Regulation of 19 March 1998, Official Gazette 73.  Chapters II and
III of Appendix 2 contain no technical regulations.  Appendix 3 does not contain technicalregulations but an indication of recognized bodies.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Insofar
as the Regulation contains quantitative import restrictions or measures of equal effect then
such measures are justified in the interests of protecting health and the environment.  In
view of the general nature of the regulations, a mutual recognition provision is not
necessary.
8. Relevant documents:  Official Gazette 73 of 19 March 1998
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:  10 November 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           