WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.598
1October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4117)
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 andPublic Works
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): Gyrocompasses forthe
purposes ofnavigation onboard ocean-going ships
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No. 283/1992 (Regulations
Governing Gyrocompasses)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisNotice contains rules governing gyrocompasses forthe
purposes ofnavigation onboard ocean-going ships. ThisNotice is,withregard tothe
regulations contained therein, identical totheNotice totheShipping Industry amending
Notice totheShipping Industry No.68/1992. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical
regulations appears below:
Articles 2,3and4.
ThisNotice shallimplement IMO Resolution A.694(17).
Additionally, therules arealsobased onISOStandard 8728 accepted bythe
International Standards Organization which isbased onIMO Resolution A.424(XI) and
doesnotdeviate therefrom. ThisNotice contains rules governing gyrocompasses forthe
purposes ofnavigation onboard ocean-going ships. ThisNotice is,withregard tothe
regulations contained therein, identical totheNotice totheShipping Industry amending
Notice totheShipping Industry No.68/1992. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical
regulations appears below:
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6. Description ofcontent: (cont'd)
Articles 2,3and4.
ThisNotice shallimplement IMO Resolution A.694(17).
Additionally, therules arealsobased onISOStandard 8728 accepted bythe
International Standards Organization which isbased onIMO Resolution A.424(XI) and
doesnotdeviate therefrom.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraft amendment oftheNotice contains quantitative
import restrictions ormeasures ofequal effect within themeaning oftheAgreement on
Technical Barriers toTrade thensuchmeasures arejustified intheinterests ofprotecting
public health andsafety. With regard toforeign products which conform tothe
requirements, established inthecountry oforigin, Article 7contains aprovision relating
tomutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents:
- IMO Resolution A.694(17);
- IMO Resolution A.424(XI).
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 19November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 20November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 18November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: