RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.228
9August 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2343)
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):
Draft doesnotconcern products given inthetariffs ratedocument.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft ofSTN 446410 -Mine
Dams. Common Requirements
6. Description ofcontent: This standard determines general principles fordesign and
construction ofanti-burst dams inmines which areexposed towater burst inflow, as
wellasexplosion-resistant dams ingassy andcoalmines. (Mandatory Articles: 3.1.1,
3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.1.10, 3.1.11, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5,
3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8, 3.2.9, 3.3,3.3.1.2, 3.3.1.3, 3.3.1.4, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5,
3.3.6, 3.3.7, 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4.
7. Objective andrationale: During final approval, theSlovak Ministry ofEconomy,
Department oftheState Mine Administration, thatisthenon-omissible participant,
expressed therequirement forpromulgating selected Articles oftheaforementioned
Slovak standard (STN 446410) tobeobligatory onthegrounds ofproviding working
andoperational safety. Following thisrequirement thestandard issubmitted for
notification.
8. Relevant documents:
Slovak standards: STN446410, STN446411 and446412 (mine anti-burst dams)
Former branch standards: ON446451, ON446452, ON448112, ON448252, validity
ofwhich wasabandoned duetotheActNo.142/91 zb.
Submitted STN draft isthereplacement bothoftheSTNs valid tillnowandformer
ONs.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 60days
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: