WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.557
30September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4080)
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): Fishing vessels
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
Notice totheSeaFishing Industry Amending Notice totheSeaFishing Industry
No.14/1989 (Bow Height)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisNotice contains Regulations ontheminimum bowheight of
fishing vessels, forthepurposes ofguaranteeing thesafety ofhuman lifeonboard these
vessels. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical regulations isincluded below:
- Articles 1and3.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraftamendment oftheNotice contains technical barriers
totrade thensuchmeasures arejustified ongrounds oftheprotection oftheinterests of
public safety andthehealth andlivesofhumans. Asforforeign products which comply
withtherequirements laiddown inthecountry oforigin, aprovision isincluded in
Article 4withreference tomutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents: -Fishing Vessels Decree;
-Original Explanatory Note.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 6November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 7November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 5November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: