RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.21
7February 1995
ORGANISATION Special Distribution
(95-0239)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Slovak Ministry ofEconomy -Department oftheState Mine
Administration
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):
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: STN 446670 Storage Rooms for
Flammable Liquid andSolid Grease inMines
6. Description ofcontent: This standard determines principles forsetting upstorage
premises, aswellastransport andhandling offlammable liquids andsolid grease inthe
underground mines. Itconcerns design, construction, and operation ofthe
aforementioned storage rooms incoal, ore,andnon-ore mines.
7. Objective andrationale: During final approval ofthisstandard draft, theSlovak
Ministry ofEconomy -Department oftheState Mine Administration required tostate
given parts ofthestandard tobeobligatory. Following thisrequirement thestandard is
submitted fornotification.
8. Relevant documents: Slovak Standard: STN 650201:1991 Flammable liquids.
Operation andstorage premises (former Czechoslovak Standard). Thisstandard isnot
valid formines, which, inaccordance withtheSlovak LawNo.44/1988 Zb.,areunder
thecontrol oftheState Mine Administration. This isthereason forsetting upthe
separate standard forthisfield.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: May1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 1April 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: