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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.166
19 April 1999
(99-1564)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BELGIUM
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2.Agency responsible: Commission Communaut aire Commune de Bruxelles-Capitale
Rue du Champ de Mars 25
B – 1050 Bruxelles
TP:  +32 2 502 60 01
TF:  +32 2 502 59 05
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated 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):  Fire-fighting and fireprevention products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order of the College
Establishing the Safety Standards for Rest Homes under the Authority of the Common
Community Commission
6. Description of content:  The draft lays down safety measures – technical standards and
apparatus for fire prevention – in rest homes under the authority of the Common
Community Commission.
Annex 1 of the Order lays down the technical standards for new or existing
buildings commissioned for the first time as rest homes.
Annex 2 of the Order lays down the technical standards for existing rest homes.
Annex 3 deals with maintenance, checking and use of technical apparatus
Annex 4 deals with terminology, and Annex 5 deals with the reaction of materials
to fire.
Annex 6 (formerly the "C" Certificate) concerns the document issued by the
Bourgmestre certifying that the establishment meets the standards.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
order lays down safety measures to be applied in rest homes in order to avoid fire.
The purpose is to cover all categories of rest homes by a single Order that can take
account of all their specific features.
8. Relevant documents:  -G/TBT/Notif.99.166
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 60 days
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  CIBELNOR