WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.74
17February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0566)
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 shall be
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.
ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): The technical
requirements relate toconstruction products which areutilized inbuildings.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Decree
Amending theConstruction Decree (Structured Night-Flying AirTraffic andsome Dubo
Measures) (21pages inEnglish)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisrelates torequirements established fortheexterior cross
walls ofdwellings andhealth carebuildings which aretobeconstructed, theprovision
ofstorage areaforseparated household waste andtheabolition ofexisting requirements
withregard tosinks andplumbing intoilets andbathrooms, inaddition toafreefloor
surface of1.5mx1.5mbehind thefront doortoadwelling. Therequirements arenot
directed atspecific products butindicate thelevel ofsound-insulation tobeachieved by
theexterior cross wall (facade androof). Inprinciple, therefore, allconstruction
products maybeused provided they(collectively) conform tothose sound-insulation
requirements which arelaiddown.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: The
present technical requirements areissued from thepoint ofview ofhealth and
practicality. Thistherefore concerns regulations which, from thepoint ofviewofpublic
law, aregiven minimum consideration. Generally speaking, public lawstipulates a
higher levelofsound-insulation.
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8. Relevant documents: Dwelling Act;Thebasis forthetechnical requirements laiddown
byorinaccordance with theConstruction Decree appears inArticle 2oftheAct.
Articles 3,5,6and120[sic]alsopertain tothisAct; Aviation Act:Articles 25Gand
26B, relating totheincorporation ofsound-insulation measures inKEandLaeq noise
zones around airfields; Construction Decree: chapters II,VIandXIII
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 1June1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1July1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 14April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: