WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.597
1October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4140)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofTransport andPublic Works
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent 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 (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Child safety devices for
useinmotor vehicles
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation Governing
theApproval ofChild Safety Devices
6. Description ofcontent: ThedraftRegulation establishes those requirements withwhich
child safety devices must comply inorder tobeusedinamotor vehicle.
7. Objective andrationale: These measures arejustified toensure thesafety ofchildren in
transit.
8. Relevant documents: Thefollowing textsarerelevant inanassessment ofthisdraft:
- Article 22,paragraph 4,ofthe1994 Road Traffic Act,Section 27Safety belts
andchild safety devices;
- Article 59ofthe1990 Rules governing traffic rules andtraffic signs.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 19November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 20November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 18November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: