WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.590
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4150)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofTransport andPublic Works
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent 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 (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Category M,Nand
Omotor vehicles, three-wheel motor vehicles, motor-cycles, mopeds, bicycles, vehicles
forusebythedisabled, tractors, restricted velocity coaches andcars.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation ofthe
Minister ofTransport Public Works andWater Management Permanent Requirements
Relating toVehicles (Regulation onPermanent Requirements)
6. Description ofcontent: Thedraft Regulation contains requirements withwhich those
vehicles specified under point 6must comply onroadandduring periodic inspection.
7. Objective andrationale: These measures arejustified toensure traffic safety, thesafety
ofpersons transported andtoprotect theenvironment.
8. Relevant documents: Thedraft Regulation isbased onchapter 5oftheVehicle Rules.
TheVehicle Rules areinturnbased onthe1994 Road Traffic Act.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 19November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 20November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 18November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: