WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/166
29 March 2000
(00-1293)
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 waste water installations.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   DS 432 Code of
Practice for Sanitary Drainage - Waste Water Installations (91 pages, only parts of 4.10.2
Toilets and 8.3 Systems for rainwater are new, available in Danish)
6. Description of content:   The code covers requirements for the execution of waste water
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 waste water
installations.  The adjustments deals with resource minimizing and reusing collected
rainwater from roofs in toilets and washing machines.
8. Relevant documents:   The Building Act, cf. Promulgation 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