. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.223
4 May 1998
(98-1777)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BELGIUM
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure
Aviation Administration
Legislation and regulations
Centre Communication Nord - 4ème étage
Rue du Progrès 80/5B - 1030 Brussels
Tel:  +32 2 206 32 12Fax:  +32 2 203 15 28
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):  Air traffic of microlights
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Royal Decree 
Establishing Special Conditions for the Authorization of Microlight Air Traffic
6. Description of content:  The purpose of the draft Decree is to adapt current regulations on
microlight traffic to the technical development of  such aircraft.  The only technical provisions
are contained in Article 1 and concern the definitions of microlights.
Article 27 satisfies a request by the European Commission and specifies the
conditions under which technical tests and checks of microlights carried out in other memberStates of the European Union could be accepted in Belgium.  Lastly, Annex I prescribes the
method for measuring noise emissions by microlights.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Improvement of the safety of this activity, following the increase in the number of
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8. Relevant documents:  -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }60 days
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
other body: CIBELNOR