WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.117
6May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1762)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BELGIUM
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEmployment andLabour
Administration ofOccupational Safety
rueBelliard 51
1040 Brussels
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
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): Gascylinders offoreign
origin notcovered byOptional Directives 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC and84/527/EEC
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Ministerial Order
Waiving theProvisions ofArticles 350to354oftheGeneral Regulations on
Occupational Safety
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose oftheOrder istoallow themarketing ofgas
cylinders which donotcomply withtheprovisions ofArticles 350to354oftheGeneral
Regulations onOccupational Safety, buthave been lawfully manufactured and/or
commercialized inanother member State inaccordance withrequirements thatensure
appropriate andadequate safety.
7. Objective andrationale: Tointroduce intotheRegulations amutual recognition clause
forgascylinders lawfully manufactured and/or commercialized inanother member State.
Development ofasufficiently flexible andrapid procedure forgranting suchrecognition.
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8. Relevant documents: Articles 350to354oftheGeneral Regulations onOccupational
Safety. Ministerial Order of18November 1991 waiving therequirements of
Articles 350to354oftheGeneral Regulations onOccupational Safety (toberepealed).
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: CIBELNOR