. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NLD/57
13 March 2003
(03-1448)
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:   THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
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:   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):   Animal feed
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D e c r e e  b y  t h e
Marketing Board for animal Feed on the use of Quality Control Logo 2002
6. Description of content:   Through this Decree, the collective logo for approval suppliers,
i.e., a foreign supplier of feedingstuffs for which a verification body has established that the
quality system used complies with the Standard Quality Control of Feed Materials forAnimal Feed, is established as well as the rules concerning the use and monitoring of this
logo.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This logo reflects compliance with the Standard Quality Control of Feed Materials for
Animal Feed quality regulation. The rules indicate the way in which the log may be used
and the sanctions to be taken in the event of infringement of this permitted use.
8. Relevant documents:
Regulation by the Marketing Board for animal Feed on a GMP accreditation regulation with
the animal feed sector 2000
Industrial Organization Act
Regulation instituting arable products marketing boards
9. Proposed date of adoption:     28 April 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  29 April 2003          G/TBT/N/NLD/57
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10. Final date for comments:   27 April 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           