WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.59
19March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0990)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: GERMANY
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Federal Ministry ofTransport
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],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): Ships andshipsafety
equipment
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Eighth Ordinance toAmend the
ShipSafetyOrdinance(AchteVerordnungzurÄnderungder
Schiffssicherheitsverordnung) (17pages)
6. Description ofcontent:
Provisions governing:
Theimplementation oftheprovisions ofArticle 14(2) andArticle 15ofEUCouncil
Directive 95/21 of19June 1995 concerning theenforcement, inrespect ofshipping
using Community ports andsailing inthewaters under thejurisdiction ofthemember
States, ofinternational standards forshipsafety, pollution prevention andshipboard
living andworking conditions (Port State Control);
theputting intoforce, onthenational level, oftheprovisions oftheAnnex toIMO
Resolution MSC.42(64), adopted on9December 1995, concerning asetofamendments
totheSOLAS Convention relating toprovisions oncargo information, stowage and
securing, anddocuments, which willenter intoforce under international lawon
1July1996;
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6. Description ofcontent (cont'd):
thelegal foundation, onthenational level, ofshipboard controls ofoperational
procedures under theprovisions oftheamendments, toenter into force under
international lawon3March 1996, totheInternational Convention forthePrevention of
Pollution from Ships, 1973, asmodified bytheProtocol of1978 relating thereto;
theadmission tothe"Harmonized System ofSurvey andCertification" ofvessels
engaged onnational voyages;
theabolition oftheregulations onmandatory inspection/approval ofthefitting ofradar
transponders forsearch andrescue;
thecarriage ofradio life-saving appliances aboard non-SOLAS vessels engaged on
international voyages andofallvessels engaged onnational voyages;
theinclusion ofasetofinternationally agreed testing procedures intothefireprotection
regulations section oftheShipSafety Ordinance aswellastheinclusion ofanumber of
other systems, equipment, arrangements, andinstallations (including night vision
apparatus, searchlights, andashipidentification system) intothesafety regulations
section ofthatOrdinance.
7. Objective andrationale: Improvement inthesafety ofcargo andpassenger ships.
8. Relevant documents: Forrelevant documents refertoItem6.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1July1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: Bundesministerium fürVerkehr
Postfach 200100
D-53170 BONN
Telefax numbers: +49-228-300-3428/3429