WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.542
29September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4054)
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: Commodity Board forSoftDrinks andWaters
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 maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Softdrinks andwaters
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: First Amendment to
theImplementation Decree Governing Compensation forHandling Extra Returned
Packaging
6. Description ofcontent: TheAmendment ofthe1996 Implementation Decree governing
compensation forhandling extra returned packaging, which iscurrently being presented
fornotification, aims toextend thedefinition ofcrates towhich theRegulation on
Compensation forHandling Extra Returned Packaging (VBR Regulation) applies, from
just"crates" to"transportation packages (crates, so-called eggshells, trays etc.)". This
doesnotaimtocreate awider sphere ofapplication, butonlytobring about abetter
definition ofalltransportation packages towhich theVBR Regulation applies. Atthe
same time, theamendment aimstodeclare theVBR Regulation explicitly applicable to
transactions between thewholesale trade ontheonesideandpurchasers from the
wholesale trade (thehotel andcatering industry, off-licences, canteens etc.)ontheother.
Inpractice thisalready applies under thepresent Regulation, butgiven thatthisisnot
stated explicitly intheImplementation Decree, itislikely thatmisunderstandings may
arise.
7. Objective andrationale: Theaimofthepresent Amendment istoclarify thepresent
Implementation Decree ontwopoints. Nothing changes heredefacto, however the
sphere ofapplication isextended dejureontwopoints inorder toimprove the
effectiveness oftheRegulation.
8. Relevant documents:
-Industrial Organization Act;
-Establishment Ordinance ontheSoftDrinks andWaters Commodity Board;
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8. Relevant documents (cont'd):
-Regulation onCompensation forHandling Extra Returned Packaging with
Associated Implementation Decree.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 1December 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1February 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 24November 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: