RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.54
27February 1995
ORGANIZATION Special Distribution
(95-0404)
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 ofHealth
Slovak Commission forEnvironment
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): Water
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: STN 757214 Water Quality.
Natural Water Subject toTreatment forProviding Drinking Water
6. Description ofcontent: This national standard applies fortheassessment ofnatural
water quality from water resources, iftheyaretreatable forproviding drinking water, in
relation tothetechnology being used. Theafore-mentioned standard determines four
categories ofthenatural water treatability given byrequired treatment technology.
7. Objective andrationale: Human health protection
8. Relevant documents:
- Thestandard willbeobligatory inaccordance withtheAct142/1991 zb.,par.3
intenor totheAct632/1992 zb.
- UNMS Bulletin (Vestník ÚNMS SR)
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Willbedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 30April 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: