WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.216
23April 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1658)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BENELUX-BELGIUM onbehalf ofitsBenelux
partners: Luxembourg andNetherlands
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2): Belgium
2. Agency responsible: BENELUX ECONOMIC UNION
General Secretariat
RuedelaRégence 39
B-1000 Brussels
Tel: +3225193811
Fax: +3225134206
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
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): Pasta
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Decision bythe
Committee ofMinisters oftheBenelux Economic Union replacing Decision M(88) 14of
21November 1988 Concerning theStandardization ofLegislation Relating toPasta
6. Description ofcontent: Simplification oftheBenelux Decision of21November 1988
concerning thestandardization oflegislation relating topasta.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: In
order toavoid theimpediment tointra-community trade, theBenelux countries have
decided tosimplify theirstandardized legislation relating topasta.
Itis,incidently, explicitly mentioned inaseparate article thatthesimplified
Benelux Regulation does notapply topasta lawfully manufactured andmarketed in
another State which isparty totheEuropean Economic Area Agreement.
8. Relevant documents: -
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: CIBELNOR