WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.226
5May1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1789)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THE NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
National Enquiry Point -ECWTO-TBT Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Fluid meters andfluid
measuring installations
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation on
Technical Regulations forFluid Meters andFluid Measuring Installations (Weights and
Measures Regulation onFluid Meters andFluid Measuring Installations).
6. Description ofcontent: Thenational regulations forfluid meters, petrol pumps and
L.P.G. measurement installations, which arecurrently included intheWeights and
Measures Regulation onfluid meters, theWeights andMeasures Regulation onpetrol
pumps andtheWeights andMeasures Regulation onL.P.G. measurement installations,
shall bereplaced byOIML recommendation R117, Edition 1995. This OIML
recommendation isalsodeclared applicable tomeasuring instruments fordirect mass
measuring systems. Inthisrespect, articles 2to5may beconsidered technical
regulations.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: One
oftheobjectives ofWELMEC, acooperative ofmetrological services ofEUandEFTA
countries, istoattain voluntary harmonisation ofnational weights andmeasures
regulations bymeans ofOIML recommendations. Thisobjective isbeing realised inthe
Netherlands withregard tofluid meters andfluid measuring installations byrendering
OIML recommendation R117compulsory inthenational inspection scheme. Byalso
declaring theWeights andMeasures Decree tobeapplicable tomeasuring instruments
fordirect mass measuring systems, these measuring instruments canalsobeinspected on
thebasis oftheOIML-recommendation. Asaresult, itisunnecessary toapply for
exemption. Insofar asthedraft regulation contains quantitative import restrictions or
measures ofequivalent effect, these measures arejustified intheinterest offairtrade
andconsumer protection.
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8. Relevant documents:
Weights andMeasures Act
Weights andMeasures Decree
Weights andMeasures Regulation onfluidmeters
Weights andMeasures Regulation onpetrol pumps
Weights andMeasures Regulation onL.P.G. measurement installations
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 1August 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1October 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 1July1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: