WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.612
7October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4226)
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 canbe
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): Ro-Ro passenger ships
(SOLAS II-2/3)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: 5121-56 Order on
Stability Requirements forRo-Ro Passenger Ships withWater onDeck, inInternational
Voyages (TheStockholm Agreement) (12pages, available inDanish)
6. Description ofcontent: Requirements onspecific stability requirements forRo-Ro
passenger ships, which cangetwater onthedeck undertaking regular scheduled
international voyages toorfrom designated ports inNorth West Europe andtheBaltic
Sea.
7. Objective andrationale: TheRegulations aredrawn upinanAgreement between
Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden andGermany, inthe
light ofknowledge about ingress ofseawater onthecardeck ofthepassenger ship
ESTONIA.
8. Relevant documents: -
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1January 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 15December 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
Dansk Standard
Baunegaardsvej 73
2900 Hellerup