WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.260
26 May 1998
(98-2167)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Social Affairs and Employment
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 appl icable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Shut-off devices, regulating 
devices and safety valves for pressure vessels (pressure equipment).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Rules for Pressure
Vessels (Sheet M 0809 F / 97-09)
6. Description of content:  Draft sheet M 0809 F / 97-09 contains provisions with which
components made of unalloyed steel, low alloy steel, austenitic steel, nickel, nickel alloys ornodular cast iron must comply for their use in pressure vessels.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Pursuant
to draft Sheet M 0809 F/97-09 components may be accepted on the basis of certification.The draft must be implemented under a certified quality system based on ISO 9001 and
manufactured under a certified quality system based on ISO 9001 or ISO 9002. Certification
must be carried out nationally or internationally by an accredited certification body. The
draft aims to replace the present Sheet M 0809/96-02 which does not provide for an
acceptance procedure on the basis of certification. Components may only be accepted on thebasis of a procedure by which the component manufacture must first submit the draft to the
competent Dutch authority and, subject to approval thereof, it is included in the list of
accepted components. This preliminary test has now become obsolete with the emergence
of Sheet M 0809 F/97-09. By this, it is now in line with international developments taking
place within the field of quality assurance.
8. Relevant documents:   Sheet G 0100 / 72-12 (Introduction);
Sheet M 0809 / 96-02 (Components) (is now replaced)
9. Proposed date of adoption: 20 July 1998
Proposed date of entry into force: 3 August 1998
10. Final date for comments:  3 July 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
other body: