 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/DNK/31 
6 February 2004 
 (04-0437) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   DENMARK
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Danish Maritime Authority    
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):         
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Technical Regulation 
on liferafts and immersion suits in fishing vessels (3 pages, in Danish) 
6. Description of content:   The technical regulation requires that all fishing vessels carry 
liferafts and immersion suits for all on board. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
After several tragic accidents with smaller fishing vessels the fishermen have asked for 
regulations that require immersion suits in fish ing vessels. At the same time the regulations 
requiring liferafts are being modernized. 
8. Relevant documents:   The safety at sea act. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 May 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   1 May 2004 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
   Dansk Standard 
   Kollegievej 6  2920 Charlottenlund  
 