WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.558
30September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4095)
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Symbols forthe
designation oflife-saving equipment andfacilities onboard allocean-going ships andall
ocean-going ships thebuilding ofwhich wascompleted onorbefore 1January 1988 and
passenger ships.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.268/1990 (Symbols forthe
Designation ofLife-Saving Equipment andFacilities)
6. Description ofcontent: Forthedesignation ofoperating instructions forgroup
life-saving equipment andlaunching equipment, andalsoforthedesignation ofmuster
stations, thesymbols fromIMOResolution A.760 (18)areused. Designations ofmuster
stations, (emergency) exitsanddeckidentification andinstructions incaseofemergency
onboard passenger ships comply withthenational requirements cited intheNotice. In
this,designations formuster stations and(emergency) exits must comply withDutch
Standard NEN 3011 regarding safety colours andsigns, orequivalent standards. An
indicative summary ofthetechnical regulations appears below: Articles 1,2and4.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraftamendment oftheNotice contains technical barriers
totrade thensuchmeasures arejustified onthegrounds ofprotection ofpublic safety
andthehealth ofhuman beings. Asforforeign products which comply with the
equivalent requirements, which arelaiddown inthecountry oforigin, aprovision is
included inArticle 5withregard tomutual recognition.
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8. Relevant documents:
- Ships Decree 1965;
- IMO Resolution A.760 (18), Annex 1andAnnex 2.
Theoriginal Notice wasnotaccompanied byanexplanatory note.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 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: