WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/239
10 May 2000
(00-1924)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED KINGDOM
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   National Weights and Measures Laboratory
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 [    ], 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):   Automatic
catchweighing instruments (excluding automatic checkweighing instruments and automatic
weight-grading instruments)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Regulations
"The Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations"
(18 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   The proposal implements the requirements for automatic
catchweighing instruments made by Recomme ndation R51 of the International Organization
of Legal Metrology (OIML), into national legislation.  The proposal also permits testing at aplace other than the place of installation and permits the importing of these instruments
from other EU and EEA countries without the n eed for further testing in the UK, provided
that they are accompanied by adequate documentation.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To implement international agreements in order to help to remove barriers to trade, whilst
continuing with the protection of parties to a trade transaction contained within the current
filling instruments Regulations.
8. Relevant documents:   Draft Regulations.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  June 2001
10. Final date for comments:   1 August 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           