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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.79
24March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0662)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Party toAgreement notifying: BELGIUM
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
Administration ofEnergy
Electricity Department
RueDeMot30
1040 Brussels
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): Electrical equipment -
electrical plugs andsockets
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Ministerial Decree Amending the
Ministerial Decree of27July 1981 Stipulating Various Standards, Specifying
Permissible Current inElectrical Conduits andEstablishing Rules forSelecting Electrical
Conduits
6. Description ofcontent: Addition ofamutual recognition clause inthesafety rules for
plugs andsockets.
7. Objective andrationale: Tofavour freecirculation
8. Relevant documents: Ministerial Order of16March 1993 Amending theMinisterial
Order of27July1981 Stipulating Various Standards, Specifying Permissible Current in
Electrical Conduits andEstablishing Rules forSelecting Electrical Conduits.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: