WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.561
30September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4098)
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): Rescue equipment and
provisions onboard ocean-going ships
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.293/1992 (Assessment, Testing
andInspection ofRescue Equipment andProvisions)
6. Description ofcontent: This Notice contains rules ontheassessment, testing and
inspection ofrescue equipment andprovisions onboard ocean-going ships. ThisNotice
is,withregard totheRegulations contained therein, identical totheNotice toShipping
Amending Notice toShipping No.64/1992. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical
regulations appears below:
- Articles 1and2.
This Notice shall implement theResolutions oftheInternational Maritime
Organization A.689(17) andA.520(13).
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraft amendment oftheNotice contains quantitative
import restrictions ormeasures ofequal effect within themeaning oftheAgreement on
Technical Barriers toTrade thensuchmeasures arejustified intheinterests ofprotecting
public safety andhealth andhuman life.With regard toforeign products which conform
totherequirements, established inthecountry oforigin, Article 4contains aprovision
relating tomutual recognition.
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8. Relevant documents:
- IMO Resolution A.689(17);
- IMO Resolution A.520(13);
- Shipping Decree 1965
Noexplanatory notewasappended totheoriginal Notice.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 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: