WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.324
10September 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3492)
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, Department ofRoad
Transport
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): Measuring equipment for
establishing brake effect, i.e.: braking deceleration meters androller brake testbenches
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation on
Provisions forMeasuring Equipment: Draft Provisions forMeasuring Equipment to
Establish Brake Effect (16pages, inEnglish)
6. Description ofcontent: Thedraft regulates thetechnical requirements tobemetby
braking deceleration meters androller brake testbenches.
7. Objective andrationale: Atpresent, theequipment which establishes brake effect is
subject torequirements which arebased onapredominantly mechanical effect ofthis
measuring equipment (without advanced electronics andsoftware). Since advanced
electronics havebeenintegrated intheequipment inquestion, ithasbecome necessary to
alsoassess theelectronics inrespect oftherequirements forthepurpose ofaclear
evaluation. Therequirements interms ofaccuracy havealsobeentightened up.
8. Relevant documents: Regulation onMeasuring Equipment -Vehicle Regulation, and
draft amendment oftheRegulation onMeasuring Equipment forMeasuring Opacity
(Chapters IandII,andGeneral andRecognition Certification)
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:31October 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 30October 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: