. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/NLD/2
25 January 2001
(01-0405)
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:   Commodity Board for Beer
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):   Refillable beer bottles
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft withdrawing the
Labelling Requirement for the Amount of Deposit on Bottle Returns
6. Description of content:   Temporary abolition of the requirement to state the amount of
deposit on bottle returns in order to prevent stating different deposit amounts for the same
packaging.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
(a) Insofar as the proposals contain quantitative import restrictions or equivalent
measures within the meaning of Article 30 of the EC Treaty, this measure isjustified in order to prevent logistical and/or distribution problems.
(b) For the benefit of foreign products which comply with the requirements, set in the
country of origin, a provision with regard to mutual recognition is included in
Article 14 of the Beer Order 1997 (see point 8 below).
8. Relevant documents:
- Industrial Organisation Act.
- Regulation establishing a Marketing Board for Beer.
- Beer Order 1997.
The current implementing decree is based on the authority given to Daily Administration in
the Beer Order 1997 to grant exemptions. The Beer Order 1997 was notified at the time
under G/TBT/Notif.00/54.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }Autumn 2001G/TBT/N/NLD/2
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10. Final date for comments:   22 March 2001
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:           