WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.106
3April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1379)
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, Public Works andWater Management,
Directorate General ofShipping andMaritime Affairs (DGSM)
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): Therequirements ofthe
draftregulations relate tonoise levels onboard fishing vessels.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Noise Level
Regulations onBoard Fishing Vessels
6. Description ofcontent: Thedraft regulations contain, amongst other things, standards
forthemaximum permissible noise levels, requirements relating tothemeasurement of
noise levels andtheprocedures tobefollowed formeasuring these levels, aswellas
measures forreducing noise pollution (hearing protection andwarning devices).
7. Objective andrationale: Thepurpose ofthepresent draft regulations istoprevent the
harm tothehealth andwell-being ofthecrew onboard fishing vessels asaresult of
excessive noise levels. Correct application oftherequirements should alsocontribute to
thesafety ofvessels andcrew.
8. Relevant documents: -
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 1June1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1July1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 20May1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: