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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.447
2 September 1998
(98-3364)
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 Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
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):  Waste
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Decree Amending
the Decree on the Waste Dumping Ban
6. Description of content:  The draft Decree adds  six categories of waste which are subject to a
dumping ban to the Decree on the Waste Dumping Ban.  In addition, a dumping ban is
included for:
- Residues originating from the processing of waste for which a dumping ban applies;
and
- waste flows which contain waste belonging to a category for which a dumping ban
applies but which are mixed with other categories of substances which are or are
not subject to a dumping ban.
Alongside this, a building materials assessment is also introduced.  Based on this
assessment, it is possible to assess what quantities of materials which are subject to a
dumping ban can be dumped at a rubbish site as a maximum amount in order to run this site
efficiently.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  From an
environmental point of view, waste dumping is deemed to be the least attractive method of
waste disposal.  The Decree on the Waste Dumping Ban specifies substances which could
be disposed of in a different way and whic h, consequently, can no longer be dumped.  The
list of waste is now extended by six categories.
8. Relevant documents:  Decree on the waste dumping ban (TBT Notification 97.517)
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 September 1999G/TBT/Notif.98.447
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10. Final date for comments:  26 October 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           