WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/74
15 February 2000
(00-0573)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 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):   Wheeled Agricultural or
Forestry Tractors
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Proposal for a
Commission Directive Adapting to Technical Progress Council Directive 86/298/EEC of
26 May 1996 on Rear-Mounted Roll-Over Protection Structures of Narrow-Track Wheeled
Agricultural and Forestry Tractors
Number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 6  - 11 Languages
6. Description of content:   Technical Specifications for the type-approval of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Adaptation to technical progress and increase of safety.
8. Relevant documents:   III/5283/99
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 June 2001
10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Commission CE  DG ENTR/F2
EC-TBT Enquiry Point
Fax: +32-2-299-5725
E-mail: EC-TBT@cec.eu.int