WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.375
29July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3189)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture, Nature Management andFisheries
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbeindicated if
different 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): Propagating material offlorist and
tree-nursery crops, including perennial plants, insofar asnotEU-harmonized.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
NAKB Certification Regulations
6. Description ofcontent: The certification regulations pertain tocommercially-produced
propagating material, offered voluntarily totheNAKB forthecertification ofvarieties andstrains
ofstrawberry plants, Bouvardia, Dendranthema, Dianthus, Euphorbia Fulgens, Freesia, large-
fruitcrops, small-fruit crops, avenue andornamental trees, Pelargonium, Rose andvegetatively
propagated bedding plants.
7. Objective andrationale: Topromote, bymeans ofcertification, reliable propagating material of
florist andtree-nursery crops being produced, marketed andretailed bytheindustry andtoensure
thattheuseofreliable, certified propagating material offlorist andtree-nursery crops -aswell
astheimprovement thereof ispromoted. Inthecaseofcertification, thevarieties/strains must
meet stricter quality requirements thanthestandard material asspecified intheNAKB Inspection
Rules, sothatthecertified material offers anadded quality guarantee. Ifthematerial meets the
prescribed requirements, theNAKB willissue anofficial declaration: thecertificate.
8. Relevant documents:
(a) NAKB Inspection rules (basic rules);
(b) NAKB Follow-up Decree (Bulletin ofActs andDecrees 1994,598);
(c) Seed andPlanting Stock Act(Actof6October 1966; Bulletin ofActsandDecrees 455,
regulating theplant breeders 'rights andthemovement ofpropagating material of
agricultural andhorticultural crops).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1October 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 1October 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother body: