WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.111
7April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1421)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BELGIUM
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible:
Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Administration ofEnergy
Energy Equipment andProducts Service
Boulevard Emile Jacqmain 154
1000 Brussels
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): Electrical equipment
covered byDirective 73/23/EEC aswellassocket outlets andplugs andelectric-fence
power systems
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Ministerial Decree
Issued Pursuant toArticles 5and7oftheRoyal Decree of23March 1977 Establishing
Safety Guarantees forCertain Types ofElectrical Machinery, Appliances andConduits
6. Description ofcontent: Mentions theEuropean standards (Article 5)andnational
standards (Article 7)falling within thescope oftheRoyal Decree of23March 1977.
7. Objective andrationale: Tofavour freecirculation
8. Relevant documents: Royal Order of23March 1977 Establishing Safety Guarantees for
Certain Types ofElectrical Machinery, Appliances andConduits.
"Low Voltage" Directive 73/23/EEC
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: CIBELNOR