WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.245
21 May 1999
(99-2069)
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 Transport and Public Works           
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):  Radio equipment for
communication intended for data transmission be tween two points with a transmission rate
between 2 Mbit/s and 34 Mbit/s.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Technical Specifications with Regard to Radio Equipment.Radio Link Equipment, Intended for Data Connections Between Two Points with a
Transmission Rate up to 34 Mbit/s, Operating in the 13, 15 en 18 GHz (SV 04-12)
Frequency Bands.
6. Description of content:  The draft cont ains minimum requirements which radio link
equipment is required to meet.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
present draft technical regulation contains uniquely technical solutions, necessary for the
effective use of the radio spectrum.
8. Relevant documents: Telecommunications Ac t (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1998, 610,
Decree on radio-electrical equipment (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1997, 694), Regulation
permitting radio-electrical equipment (Government Gazette 1997, 245).
9. Proposed date of adoption: 14 July 1999
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 August 1999
10. Final date for comments:  7 July 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: