WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.109
23 March 1999
(99-1148)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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):           
2. Agency responsible:  Danish Maritime Authority
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 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):  Recreational craft used for
bare boat charter and professional recreational craft training
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  4101-1 Technical
Regulation A on Measures to be Taken for the Prevention of the Risk of Cancer by the Use
and Exposure to Harmful Substances and Materials During Transport in Ships (Technical
Regulation on Cancer) (57 pages, available in Danish)
6. Description of content:  Technical Regulation A on measures to be taken for the prevention
of the risk of cancer by the use and exposure to harmful substances and materials duringtransport in ships.  Annex 1 contains a list of the carcinogenic substances and materials,
classified as carcinogenic according to IARC (International Agency for Research on
Cancer) and EEC.  Annex 2 contains special provisions for the use of asbestos, which
implies prohibition of the use of asbestos, however, with very few exceptions.  Annex 3
and 4 contains provisions on respectively mineral wool and marking.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
Technical Regulation ensures workers/crew on board ships the same level of protection,which already applies for workers/employees in land-based trades.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 July 1998
10. Final date for comments:  15 June 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: Dansk Standard
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2900 Hellerup