WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.518
24September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3949)
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 ofHousing, Spatial Planning andtheEnvironment
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): Therequirements apply
towaste. They relate tocategory 0,1and2dredging, asphalt andconcrete granules
produced bygrinding ormilling, sieved sandandblasting grit.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Decree Relating
toExemptions from theBanonDumping Outside ofEstablishments (Decree Relating to
Exemptions from theBanonDumping Outside ofEstablishments)
6. Description ofcontent: Inaccordance with Article 10.2 oftheEnvironmental
Management ActtheDecree grants exemptions from thedumping banforwaste
products outside anestablishment, incases where environmental considerations arenot
prohibitative tosuchaban.Asacriterion forgranting anexemption, concerns overthe
protection oftheenvironment, including thesoil,donotconstitute anobjection. With
regard tothehazardous waste andwaste designated intheDecree relating tothe
dumping banofwaste, noexemption from thedumping banforwaste outside an
establishment applies.
7. Objective andrationale: Theexemptions relate tosituations inwhich sufficient
protection isprovided forthesoilaswellasforother environmental aspects.
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8. Relevant documents:
- Environmental Management Act(Article 10.2);
- Decree relating tothedumping banonwaste;
- Establishment andLicensing Decree onEnvironmental Management
(Appendix I,28.3c);
- Discharge Decree relating tosoilprotection;
- Regulation governing concrete category division.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 5November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 6November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 4November 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: