WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.628
7October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4244)
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 maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Offshore support ships
which transport limited quantities ofdangerous orharmful substances inbulk
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.281/1992 (Regulations for
Offshore Support Ships which Transport Limited Quantities ofDangerous orHarmful
Substances inBulk)
6. Description ofcontent: This Notice implements Resolution A.673(16) ofthe
International Maritime Organization onregulations foroffshore support ships which
transport limited quantities ofdangerous orharmful substances inbulk. No
supplementary national requirements arelaiddown. Anindicative summary ofthe
technical regulations appears below:
Article 2(Chapters 2,3,4and5oftheAnnex).
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraft amendment oftheNotice contains quantitative
import restrictions ormeasures ofequal effect within themeaning oftheAgreement on
Technical Barriers toTrade thensuchmeasures arejustified intheinterests ofprotection
ofpublic safety andthehealth andlives ofhuman beings. With regard toforeign
products which conform toequivalent requirements established inthecountry oforigin,
Article 6contains aprovision relating tomutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents: Shipping Decree 1965, IMO Resolution A.673(16), original
explanatory note.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 20November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 21November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 19November 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: