WORLD TRADE G/TBT/10.7/N/5
17March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1057)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
AGREEMENT REACHED BYAMEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY ORCOUNTRIES
ONISSUES RELATED TOTECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS
ORCONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION
Under Article 10.7oftheAgreement "Whenever aMember hasreached anagreement with
anyother country orcountries onissues related totechnical regulations, standards orconformity
assessment procedures which mayhaveasignificant effect ontrade, atleastoneMember party tothe
agreement shallnotify other Members through theSecretariat oftheproducts tobecovered bythe
agreement andinclude abrief description oftheagreement." Thefollowing notification under
Article 10.7hasbeenreceived.
1. Member notifying: POLAND
2. Titleofthebilateral orplurilateral Agreement: Cooperation Agreement Between PCBC
andVDE Testing andCertification Institute (Germany) signed on26April 1996
3. Parties totheAgreement: Polish Center forTesting andCertification,
VDE Testing andCertification Institute (Germany)
4. Dateofentry intoforce oftheAgreement: Dateofsignature
5. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading):
Thisagreement shallapply tothose products which are:Electrotechnical products
6. Subject matter covered bytheAgreement (technical regulations, standards orconformity
assessment procedures): Conformity assessment procedures
7. Brief description oftheAgreement: ThePolish safety mark canbegranted for
electronical products onthebasis ofVDE testreports onapplication bythemanufacturer
provided thatthemanufacturer presents aNotification ofTestResults (CCA) oraCB
TestCertificate forhisproducts, asfarasnoadditional testsarenecessary according to
thePolish legislation. PCBC recognizes VDE reports provided thatPolish requirements
onsafety andelectromagnetic compatibility (EMC) arecovered byDINVDE Standards.
8. Further information available from: Polish Committee forStandardization, WTO TBT
National Enquiry Point, ul. Elektoralna 2,00-950 Warszawa, Telefax
No.+48226247122(general information) orPolish Center forTesting and
Certification, ul.Klobucka 23A,00-699 Warszawa, Telefax +48 226471222
(details).