./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/HUN/1
15 May 2002
(02-2701)
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:   REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Flats and Housing Policy Department
Budapest, V. ker.Honvéd u. 13-15.
H-1880
Phone: (361) 235-4693   
Telefax: (361) 235-4434e-mail: istvan.drjuhasz@gmv.gov.hu
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:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 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):   All the construction
products according to CCCN (Chapters 25, 32, 38, 44, 46, 68, 69, 70, and Chapters 72-80)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   J o i n t  D e c r e e
…./2002. (….) FVM-GM-KöViM of the Minister  of Agriculture and Rural Development,
the Minister of Economic Affairs and the Minister of Transport and Water Management onthe detailed rules on the technical requirements and the attestation of conformity of
construction products, as well as their placing on the market and their use (28 pages,
available in Hungarian)
6. Description of content:   Detailed rules on the technical requirements and the attestation of
conformity of construction products, as well as their placing on the market and their use.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The aim of the joint decree is to harmonize certain Directives of the EC in the area of
construction products as part of the Legal Harmonization Program in Hungary.  The
Program is based on the Europe Agreement between Hungary and the EC.
8. Relevant documents:   Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the
approximation of laws, regulations and admini strative provisions of the Member States
relating to construction products;G/TBT/N/HUN/1
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Commission Decision 94/23/EC  of 17 January 1994 on common procedural rules for
European Technical Approval;
Commission Decision 97/571/EC of 22 Ju ly 1997 on the general format of European
Technical Approval for construction products.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 May 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 July 2002
10. Final date for comments:   24 May 2002
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:
Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Hungarian Notification CenterBudapest,
Honvéd u. 13-15.
H-1880
Phone:  (361) 374-2867   
Telefax:  (361) 312-4664e-mail:  notification@gmv.gov.hu