WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.591
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4151)
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): Category M,NandO
(with amaximum permissible mass inexcess of750kg.)motor vehicles, mobile devices
withadesign speed greater than25km/h, three-wheel motor vehicles andmotor-cycles.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation ofthe
Minister ofTransport, Public Works andWater Management Establishing Acceptance
Requirements Relating toVehicles Pursuant toChapter 3oftheVehicle Rules
(Regulation Governing Acceptance Requirements)
6. Description ofcontent: ThedraftRegulation further develops therequirements relating
tothose products stated inpoint 6,ascontained inChapter 3oftheVehicle Rules. The
draftRegulation isbased onArticle 22,paragraph 3,ofthe1994 Road Traffic Actand
Chapter 3oftheVehicle Rules.
7. Objective andrationale: These measures arejustified intheinterests ofprotecting traffic
safety, thesafety ofpersons being transported andtheenvironment.
8. Relevant documents: Thefollowing textsareapplicable intheassessment ofthisdraft:
- Article 22,paragraph 3,ofthe1994 Road Traffic Act;and
- Chapter 3oftheVehicle Rules.
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9. Proposed dateofadoption: 19November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 20November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 18November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: