WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/641
22 December 1999
(99-5526)
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 Transport, Public Works and Water Management.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different 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 (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):
Radio transmitters and receivers in the maritime mobile service.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical
Regulations for Radio Apparatus. EN 301 178 (May 1999 edition), with the Exception of
Provisions Concerning Electromagnetic Compatibility, Relating to VHF Walkie-Talkies
Used in the Maritime Mobile Service in the VHF Band.
6. Description of content:   Radio transmitters and receivers for VHF walkie-talkies for the
maritime mobile service used in the VHF band.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
EN 301 178 contains the minimum requirements, also from the point of view of safety,
which this maritime apparatus must meet.  The European Directive relating to
electromagnetic compatibility (89/336/EEC), which has been incorporated on the level of
national legislation in the Telecommunications Act, applies where it is relevant, instead of
the provisions regarding electromagnetic compatibility contained in the EN in question.
8. Relevant documents:   Telecommunications Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1998, 610);
- Decree on radio-electrical institutions (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1997, 694)
Article C.1.1;  - Regulation on the approval of radio-electrical institutions (Official Gazette1997, 245).
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 March 2000 .
10. Final date for comments:   21 February 2000.
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           