WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.645
10October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4323)
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): Mobile drilling unitsbuilt
onorafter 1December 1995 ortheconversion ofwhich began onorafter
1December 1995
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.307/1995 (Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units 1989)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisNotice contains theregulations for"Dynamic Positioning
Systems" and for"Helicopter Facilities" amended inimplementation ofIMO
Resolution MSC.38(63). Anindicative summary ofthetechnical regulations appears
below: Article 1.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraft amendment oftheNotice contains quantitative
import restrictions ormeasures ofequal effect within themeaning oftheAgreement on
Technical Barriers toTrade thensuchmeasures arejustified ongrounds ofprotection of
public safety andthehealth andlivesofhuman beings. With regard toforeign products
which conform totherequirements, established inthecountry oforigin, Article 2
contains aprovision relating tomutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents: Shipping Decree 1965, IMO Resolution MSC.38(63), Original
explanatory note
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9. Proposed dateofadoption: 20November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 21November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 19November 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: