WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/SVK/6
4November 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4629)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Slovak Office ofStandards, Metrology andTesting (ÚNMS SR),
Slovak Ministry ofHealth
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Sewage
treatment plants
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: STN756406 -Sewage Treatment
Plants forHealth CareFacilities (26pages inSlovak; obligatory article inEnglish -
seeitem5)
5. Description ofcontent:
Proposed Slovak standard isvalid fordesign, construction andoperation ofthesewer
system andthesewage treatment plants related tothehealth carefacilities aswellas
other facilities producing infected waste water. Article 3.1oftheabove given standard
isobligatory duetotherequirement oftheSlovak Ministry ofHealth; remaining
articles areintheform ofrecommendation.
Textoftheobligatory article 3.1:
Thenecessity andmethods ofthewaste water andsludge disposal aredesigned in
accordance withtheoccurrence andcharacter oftheinfectious germs inwaste water, as
wellaslocalconditions. They havetobediscussed inadvance withhealth protection
authorities andwater management authorities, respectively withtheveterinary service
andradiation protection authorities.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofhuman health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
(a) STN756406 substitutes hitherto valid standard STN736709
(b) adoption announcement willbepublished inVestník UNMS SR(Official
Journal)
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9. Proposed date ofadoption: Willbedetermined.
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Willbedetermined.
11. Final date forcomments: 31December 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: