WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.576
1 December 1998
(98-4824)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated if different from above:  Nationa l enquiry point - EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  The provisions pertain to
emergency lighting installed in the floor on board passenger ships
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation on Low
Location Lighting
6. Description of content:  This Regulation contains provisions regarding the locations where
and the way in which extra emergency lighting should be installed.  The Regulation
implements Regulation II-2/28.1.5.10 of the SO LAS Convention and Resolution A.752(18)
of the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization.  This Regulation does notcontain a provision of mutual recognition for technical regulations because such a provision
is included in Article 1(b) of the Shipping Decree 1965, pursuant to which decree the
present Regulation was laid down.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
prescribed extra emergency lighting is required to enable passengers to use the escape
routes, such as stairs and corridors, effectively in the event of smoke as a result of fire on
board.
8. Relevant documents:  Resolution A.752(18)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 January 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 February 1999
10. Final date for comments:  6 January 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: