WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.540
29September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4056)
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 ofTransport andPublic Works
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): Fixed installed sprinkler
systems which usecarbon dioxide astheextinguishing element onboard ocean-going
ships
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.278/1992 (Construction,
Acquisition andPeriodic Inspection ofFixed Installed Sprinkler Systems which Use
Carbon Dioxide astheExtinguishing Medium)
6. Description ofcontent: This Notice contains regulations relating tothefitting or
modification, servicing, protection andperiodic testing, checking andinspection offixed
sprinkler systems using carbon dioxide asanextinguishing medium. According tothe
Dutch Government, thedraft Regulation stated inpoint 5probably contains technical
regulations within themeaning oftheAgreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade. An
indicative summary ofthetechnical regulations appears below:
- Articles 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,and12.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraft Amendment oftheNotice contains technical
barriers totrade thensuchmeasures arejustified intheinterests ofpublic safety andin
order toprotect human lifeandhealth. With regard toforeign products which conform
toequivalent requirements, established inthecountry oforigin, Article 14contains a
provision relating tomutual recognition.
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8. Relevant documents:
- The1965 Shipping Decree;
- Noexplanatory notewasappended totheoriginal Notice.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 5November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 6November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 4November 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: