WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.34
19January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0188)
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 ofHousing, Spatial Planning andtheEnvironment
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): TheAmendment
regulates theapplication ofmaterials andbuilding components containing asbestos in
rooms located inbuildings.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation Amending
theBuilding Decree Regulation onMaterials (available inEnglish)
6. Description ofcontent: TheRegulations oftheAmendment areissued forrooms located
inbuildings intheform ofaperformance requirement fortheinterior environment.
Thisperformance requirement encompasses alimit value andadetermination method
which canbemeasured andchecked inanunambiguous way. TheRegulation doesnot
pertain toproducts containing asbestos which areapplied toexterior-facing sides to
buildings. The Regulation can beseen asanaddition totheAsbestos
Directive 83/477/EEC regulating theuseofasbestos within aprofessional setting.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: The
requirements regarding maximum permitted concentration levels ofasbestos fibre for
rooms located inbuildings areinplace inorder toprotect thehealth ofthose using the
building, oneofthepoints ofdeparture laiddown inArticle 2oftheHousing Actwhich
istobeexpanded byorpursuant totheBuildings Decree.
8. Relevant documents:
- Housing Act; Article 2ofthisActcontains thebasis inaccordance withwhich
safety andhealth regulations canbeissued byorpursuant totheBuildings
Decree. Article 3ofthisActcontains thebasis inaccordance with which
reference canbemade tostandards byorpursuant totheBuildings Decree;
- Buildings Decree; Articles 33,127,204and416.
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9. Proposed dateofadoption: 25March 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1April 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 20March 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: