WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.581
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4163)
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 ofTransport andPublic Works
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Materials forthe
manufacture ofinflatable liferafts
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.263/1990 (Materials forthe
Manufacture ofInflatable LifeRafts)
6. Description ofcontent: This Notice contains rules governing materials forthe
manufacture ofinflatable liferafts. These standards arebased ondifferent industrial
standards, suchasNEN-ISO, DIN, SISorstandards equivalent tothese inthejudgement
oftheMain Shipping Inspectorate. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical regulations
appears below: Articles 1,3,4and5.Thecontent ofthisNotice shall conform to
Notice totheShipping Industry No.32/1989.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraftamendment ofthenotification contains quantitative
import restrictions ormeasures ofequal effect within themeaning oftheAgreement on
Technical Barriers toTrade thensuchmeasures arejustified intheinterests ofprotecting
public safety. With regard toforeign products which conform totherequirements,
established inthecountry oforigin, Article 7contains aprovision relating tomutual
recognition.
8. Relevant documents:
- 1965 Shipping Decree.
Noexplanatory notewasappended totheoriginal Notice.
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9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: