WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.33
16January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0153)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Slovak Office forWorking Safety
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
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 maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Powered industrial trucks
HS:8426 - straddle lifttrucks, portal low-lift trucks andcrane
trucks;
HS:8427 - fork stacking trucks, other trucks with lifting and
handling equipment;
HS:8907 - powered trucks without lifting equipment.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: STN ISO3691 +
Amendment 1.Powered Industrial Trucks -Safety Code. (Translation ofISO3691 -
55pages, National Amendment -5pages, inSlovak)
6. Description ofcontent: This Standard isatranslation ofISO3691:1980 Powered
Industrial Trucks -Safety Code, including theamendment A1-1983 which determines
safety requirements formanufacture, use, operation andmaintenance ofpowered
industrial trucks. Inaddition, thenational amendment (NA) wasadded tosubmitted
standard, stating further safety requirements concerning manufacturers andusers of
powered industrial trucks, which were derived from thestandards given inobjective and
rationale ofthisnotification (valid untilimplementing related international standards and
legalregulations intotheSlovak standards system).
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7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
(a) Slovak Office forWorking Safety putforth therequirement forthisStandard to
beobligatory. Thereason isthatthelegalsetting isnotexplicitly created inthe
Slovak Republic tillnow. Weassume thatthesituation willbesolved intwoor
three years -bylegalregulations withalready arebeing prepared (including the
harmonization withtheEUlegaldocuments). After completing thisprocess and
adopting these documents, Slovak Office forWorking Safety willpropose
cancelling theobligatory status ofthisStandard.
(b) Implementation ISP3691:1980 +Amendment 1,withnational amendment (NA)
willenable cancelling of:
- STN268811;
- STN 268800, PartIII.Technical requirements (with theexception of
par.35-42);
- STN268805,
- Chapter B-Operation ofpowered industrial trucks,
- Chapter C-Maintenance andrepairs,
- Chapter D-Par.134-139;
- STN268808 -Par.1.1.1 and1.5.
8. Relevant documents:
(a) ISO3691 +Amendment 1;
(b) Publication inwhich there isareference: -UNMS Bulletin (Vestník ÚNMS SR).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Half-year 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 31March 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: