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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.46
20February 1995
ORGANIZATION Special Distribution
(95-0355)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Slovak Ministry ofTransport
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.
ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Track locomotives -
locomotives travelling onground track. Suspension locomotives -locomotives travelling
onsuspension track path.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: STN 280106 Narrow Gauge
Locomotives forIndustry andMining
6. Description ofcontent: This standard provides classification ofnarrow gauge and
suspension locomotives forindustry and mining, requirements fortheir design and
construction regarding their useingiven surroundings. The standard isnotvalid for
Slovak railway locomotives gauge andbreakdown locomotives with 900mm. gauge.
7. Objective andrationale: Asthegeneral obligatory status ofallSlovak standards (STN)
isabandoned from 1January 1995, safety and quality providing requires this new
Standard STN 280106 tobeobligatory.
8. Relevant documents: The above-mentioned standard isasubstitute offollowing
standards intheir fullcontent:
CSN280106, CSN280107, CSN280108, CSN281130,
CSN281131, CSN281136, ON281210, ON445530.
Comparable foreign standards:
TGL 9913, DIN 20603, DIN 20604, DIN 43291, DIN 21503,
DIN VDE 0118, EN50014, EN50018, EN60529, DIN 21506,
DIN 20609.
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final date forcomments: 15April 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: