WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.40
5 February 1999
(99-0438)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  National Enquiry Point - EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
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):  On-licences and off-licences
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Decree of .........., Bulletin
of Acts and Decrees ..., which contains requirements in terms of the good conduct of
company directors and managers (Decree on good conduct requirements under the 1999
Licensing and Catering Act).
6. Description of content:  The proposed decree gives an indication of the criminal sentences
which company directors and managers of catering companies and off-licence shops maynot have against their name, on penalty of their licence application being rejected under the
Licensing and Catering Act or of licences  already granted being withdrawn under the
Licensing and Catering Act.
Key words: criminal sentences, catering establishments, off-licence shops.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  This
decree aims to create barriers in respect of people who -as apparent from heir criminal
record - do not have a sufficient sense of the special responsibility which accompanies theproviding of alcohol
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  August 1999
10. Final date for comments:  7 April 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           