 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DNK/42 
21 July 2004 
 (04-3145) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   DENMARK
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:  Danish Emergency Management Agency, Datavej 16, 3460 Birkerød 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  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):   Tents larger than 50 m2 
and provisionally erected houses larger than 50 m2 including circus tents and containers 
used for accommodations.  Portable di ffuse catalytic combustion heaters. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical order 
concerning assembly tents, provisionally erected houses, sales areas and camping areas, 
which are not covered by the order concer ning camping areas  (Available in Danish, 
38 pages) 
6. Description of content:   The draft regulates the organisation and location of tents and 
provisionally erected houses larger than 50 m2  for large assemblies, temporary sales areas 
and temporary camping areas.  The regulation will  be used for events such as festivals, 
markets, scout camps, etc. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
This regulation is to prevent the break out an d spreading of fire and to ensure sufficient 
possibilities for fire fighting and rescue of people in the area. 
8. Relevant documents:   Danish preparedness act     
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }1 December 2004 
10. Final date for comments:    
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
 Dansk Standard,  
 Kollegievej 6,  
 2920 Charlottenlund,   Denmark.  
 