WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.528
29September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4037)
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): Anchor equipment on
board fishing vessels withalength of45metres ormore andfishing vessels witha
length oflessthan45metres.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheSea
Fishing Industry Amending Notice totheSeaFishing Industry No.11/1989 (Anchor
Equipment)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisNotice prescribes theanchor equipment which must be
present onboard fishing vessels. Also, product requirements arelaiddown forthis
anchor equipment. These arenational rules. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical
regulations isincluded below:
Articles 1to6inclusive.
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 17withreference tomutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents:
- Fishing Vessels Decree.
NoExplanatory Note wasincluded intheoriginal Notice.
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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 fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: