WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.603
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4156)
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Motor vehicles of
categories M1,M2andM3,N1withamaximum weight ofmore than750kg.,N2and
N3,three-wheeled motor vehicles, motor bikes andmopeds
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation Containing
Individual Licence Requirements (Regulation Containing Individual Approval
Requirements)
6. Description ofcontent: ThedraftRegulation contains technical requirements which must
becomplied withinthecaseoflicence forapproval ofaprivate vehicle onapublic
road.
7. Objective andrationale: These measures arejustified intheinterest oftraffic safety, the
safety ofpassengers andtheenvironment.
8. Relevant documents: Thefollowing textsareimportant withregard totheevaluation of
thisdraft Regulation. Article 26,firstandsecond paragraphs, oftheRoad Traffic
Act1994 andArticle 2.2oftheVehicle Regulation.
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 fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: