WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.626
7October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4242)
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): Packages ofdangerous
substances onboard ocean-going vessels
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Amendment tothe
Decree onthePrevention ofPollution Caused byDangerous Substances inPackaged
Form Transported byShips
6. Description ofcontent: Inimplementation ofAnnex IIIoftheMARPOL Treaty, the
draft Decree contains rules forthetransport ofdangerous substances inpackaged form
byocean-going vessels. Theaimhereisasfaraspossible toprevent pollution caused
bydangerous substances inpackaged form entering theseafrom ships. Anindicative
summary ofthetechnical regulations isgiven below:
Articles 2to5inclusive.
7. Objective andrationale: Insofar asthedraft contains quantitative import restrictions or
measures ofequivalent effect inthesense oftheAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, these measures arejustified toprotect public safety andhuman lifeandhealth.
Given thatthedraft Decree solely contains target provisions, aclause ofmutual
recognition isnotrequired.
8. Relevant documents: Thefollowing textsareimportant inassessing thisdraft: Acton
theprevention ofpollution caused byships. Theexplanatory notetotheoriginal
Decree.
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 from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: