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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.83
5 March 1999
(99-0894)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above: National Enquiry Point – EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  The requirements apply to
building and demolition waste which cannot be reused or incinerated
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation on the
Marking of Building and Demolition Waste Which Cannot be Reused or Incinerated
6. Description of content:  The purpose of this Regulation is to implement Article 5 of the
Waste Dumping Ban Decree.  In accordance with Article 2(c) of this Decree, the dumpingban applies to building and demolition waste which cannot be reused or incinerated and
which is supplied by a party authorized to use an identifying mark.  The draft Regulation
stipulates that an identifying mark may only be used by a company (Dutch or not, as the
case may be) certified on the basis of a certification scheme.  The Regulation indicates the
schemes involved and replaces the Regulation on identifying marks for non-reusablebuilding and demolition waste which only concerns non-reusable building and demolition
waste and does not cover building and demolition waste which cannot be incinerated.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The
Regulation aims to flesh out a principle included in the Environmental Management Act
which indicates that, in the light of protecting the environment, dumping waste is the least
favourable method of disposal.  The aim of the Regulation is to prevent the dumping of
reusable waste and waste which can be incinerated (i.e. building and demolition waste).
8. Relevant documents:
- Environmental Management Act (Articles 8.44 and 10.2);- Waste Dumping Ban Decree;
- Regulation on Building and Demolition Waste which Cannot be Reused or
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 May 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 October 1999
10. Final date for comments:  19 April 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           