WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/573
19 November 1999
(99-5054)
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 Health, Welfare and Sports
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   National 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):   Animal waste
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Proposal Amending
the Destruction Decree to Bring the Requirements for Processing Companies into Line with
Specified High-Risk Material.
6. Description of content:   The present decree regulates the requirements which processing
companies of specified high-risk material are required to meet.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The present decree implements the amendment to the Destruction Act of 14 May 1998
implementing Decision No. 97/534/EC of  the EC Commission dated 30 July 1997,
concerning the ban, relating to contagious spongiform encephalopathies, on the use of risk
material (OJ L 216).
8. Relevant documents:
Destruction Act 1994
 - Act of 21 December 1995, amending the Destruction Act;
 - Act of 14 May 1998, amending the Destruction Act.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  9 December 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  10 December 1999
10. Final date for comments:   8 December 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           