WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.500
24September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3944)
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 ofAgriculture, Nature Management andFisheries
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): Hyacinth, tulip, crocus
andnarcissus bulbs
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Implementation
Decree 1990/1 onQuality Standards (Trade Embargo ofFlower Bulbs)
6. Description ofcontent: Article 1,firstparagraph, oftheDecree prohibits thesaletothe
consumer oftulips, crocus andnarcissus bulbs intheperiod from 1January to1July.
Article 1,second paragraph, prohibits thesaletotheconsumer ofhyacinth bulbs inthe
period from 1January to10August.
7. Objective andrationale: Implementation Decree fortheprotection oftheconsumer and
offairtrade.
8. Relevant documents:
-Regulation (EEC) 315/68;
-Industrial Organization Act;
-Ordinance establishing theMarketing Board forOrnamental Plants (PVS);
-PVSRegulation onQuality Standards forFlower Bulbs 1977 stipulating thatany
infringement isapenal act.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 2November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 3November 1997
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10. Final dateforcomments: 1November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45daysifno
comments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit have been received from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: