RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.5.Rev.1*
5February 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0418)
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 ofHousing, Spatial Planning andtheEnvironment
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): TheRegulation relates to
thenoise generated bymotor-bikes which arenotprovided withregistration numbers
andwhich areusedinraces andcompetitive off-road driving. TheRegulation makes
reference tothemeasuring methods andlimit values prescribed bytheInternational
Motor Federation.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Regulation Governing Noise
Generation byOff-Road Motor-Bikes (available inEnglish, 5pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheRegulation prescribes theuseofmeasuring methods and
limitvalues aslaiddown bytheInternational Motor Federation.
7. Objective andrationale: Inorder toavoid unnecessary hindrances these regulations are
linked tointernationally-recognized regulations.
8. Relevant documents: TheOrder onNoise Generation byOff-Road Motor-Bikes
pursuant totheNoise Pollution Act.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1March 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 29February 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body:
*English andSpanish only.