WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/165
29 March 2000
(00-1292)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   DENMARK
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Slotsholmsgade 1
DK - 1216 Copenhagen K
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   The standard is not a
product standard but a system standard covering water installations in houses.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   DS 439 Code of
Practice for Domestic Water-Supply Installations (58 pages, only 2.5, 3.2 and small parts of
4.2 are new, available in Danish)
6. Description of content:   The code requirements for the execution of domestic water-supply
installations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The code is a revised version of the prevailing code for the execution of the domestic water-
supply installations in houses.  The adjustments deals with resource minimizing and reuse
of rainwater from roofs in toilets and washing machines.
8. Relevant documents:   The Building Act, cf. Promul gation Order Consolidation Act No.
452 of 24 June 1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 May 2000
10. Final date for comments:   2 months
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Danish Standards Association
Kollegievej 6
DK - 2920 Charlottenlund