WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.320
2July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2750)
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 ofHousing, Spatial Planning andtheEnvironment
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): Mud trapholes, grease
traps andoiltraps
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation inRespect
ofProvisions which Deviate from NEN 7087 andIdentifying SignforMudTrap Holes
andOilTraps. Regulation onMudTrapHoles andGrease Traps
6. Description ofcontent: Mudtrapholes andgrease trapsmustmeettherequirements laid
down inNEN 7087 andtheaccompanying appendix withtheerrata sheet issued in1992.
Mud trapholes andoiltraps must meet therequirements laiddown inNEN 7089 and
theaccompanying appendix with theerrata sheets issued in1992 and1993. Since
certain requirements ofNEN 7087 andNEN 7089, asthecasemaybe,contravene other
legal provisions, itispossible, byMinisterial Regulation, tosubmit deviatory or
additional provisions regarding theapplication ofNEN 7087 andNEN 7089, asthecase
maybe.Thisisthepurpose ofthepresent regulations. Theaforementioned products
shallineachcasecomply withsaidstandards andprovisions contained intheMinisterial
Regulations ifthey have been provided with aquality declaration issued bya
certification body recognized bytheAccreditation Council andanidentifying sign
designated byMinisterial Regulation. Thislogoisdesignated inthepresent regulations.
Theuseofmudtrapholes, grease traps oroiltraps which have theabove-mentioned
quality declaration andthedesignated identifying signhasnotbeenmade compulsory.
Itispossible todemonstrate inadifferent waythattherequirements inrespect ofthese
provisions havebeenobserved.
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7. Objective andrationale: Mineral oilsinindustrial water mustbereduced toaminimum.
Thiscanbedone byusing mudtrapholes andoiltraps. Dumping vegetable oranimal
oilsorfatsintothepublic sewage system must beavoided asmuch aspossible. This
canberestricted byinstalling mudtrapholes andgrease traps. Theregulations willbe
laiddown within theframework oftheimplementation ofDirective No.91/271/EEC
concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJEC L135).
8. Relevant documents: -Article 8.40oftheEnvironmental Management Act;-Decision
of19January 1996 concerning theincorporation ofprovisions inOrders inCouncil only
based onArticle 8.40oftheEnvironmental Management Actregarding theintroduction
ofindustrial water intoafacility forthecollection andtransport ofwaste water (Bulletin
ofActsandDecrees).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:September 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 6August 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: