WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/577
6 December 2000
(00-5290)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SLOVENIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Envir onment and Physical Planning
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):   Construction products
(HS Chapter 68, ICS 91)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   R u l e s  o n  t h e
attestation of conformity and marking of construction products (Slovenian, English)
6. Description of content:   Stipulation of systems for the attestation of conformity of
construction products which have to be taken into account and defined in detail in technical
specifications for an individual construction product; the contents of the documents ofconformity; and the manner of marking certain construction products.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To comply Slovene legal system with EC legislation - Safety of buildings
8. Relevant documents:   Slovenian construction act (Official Gazette RS, no.  52/00)  -
Implementation of directive on construc tion products 89/106/EEC and some connected
Commission Decisions
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 December 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  15 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   28 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   English translation of the text will be available on the Internet
at: http:// www.sigov.si/m op/vsebina/angl/index.htm