WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.239
7May1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1817)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: DENMARK
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Danish Maritime Authority
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],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): Recreational craftused
forbareboatcharter andprofessional recreational crafttraining.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
5121-23 Order onCharter Boats etc.(8pages, available inDanish).
6. Description ofcontent: TheOrder liststherequired equipment inrecreational craftused
forbareboatcharter andprofessional craft. TheOrder isasupplement toCouncil
Directive 94/25/EC ontheApproximation oftheLaws, Procedures andAdministrative
Provisions oftheMember States andEEA States relating toRecreational Craft. The
Directive doesnotregulate theuseofrecreational craftaftertheyareputonthemarket.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: The
purpose oftheOrder istoprotect people, whorentaboatorbuyaboattraining course,
through arequirement ofacertain minimum ofsafety equipment onboard. Theissue
haspreviously beenregulated byasimilar Order, which hasbeen revised totakeinto
account thesaidDirectives requirement ofCEmarking.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 1July1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 15June1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: Dansk Standard
Baunegaardsvej 73
2900 Hellerup