WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/348
7 August 2000
(00-3220)
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 Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
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):   Rifles, munitions and
duck decoys.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Hunting Decree
6. Description of content:   In the Hunting Decree, rules are laid down in relation to hunting.
Reference is in particular made to articles 12-15 of this Decree, in which provisions are setout relating to rifles, munitions and duck decoys to be used for hunting.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The technical regulations imposed on rifles, munitions and duck decoys in articles 12-15 of
this Decree have been laid down in implem entation of the Birds Directive (no. 79/409/EEC
of the Council of the EC), the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the BeneluxEconomic Union of 25 September 1984 laying down an exhaustive list of rifles and
munitions for use in hunting for the various species of game (Treaty series 1987, 2).
8. Relevant documents:   The Flora and Fauna Act, particularly articles 50 and 56 of this Act.
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 January 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  2 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   6 August 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           