WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.606
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4158)
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 M2andM3
motor-vehicles (buses)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation
Establishing Rules fortheInspection ofBuses
6. Description ofcontent: TheRegulation onPermanent Requirements Relating toBuses
andtheRegulation Establishing Rules fortheInspection ofBuses bothcontain technical
requirements relating tobuses (forreasons oflegal tradition, these requirements are
contained intwoRegulations, bothofwhich aresimultaneously notified). Botharebased
ontheDecree relating tothetransport ofpersons which, inturn, isbased ontheAct
relating tothetransport ofpersons. Toconform tothese requirements, buses are
periodically andindividually inspected bytheGovernment Road Transport Department.
These requirements andthisinspection aresupplementary tothenormal single type
approval. Supplementary requirements relate, inter alia,totheinformation file
accompanying theapplication forinspection andinspection itself, relating tothedriver 's
compartment, fireprotection, electrical equipment, ventilation andheating, (emergency)
exitsanddoors, stairwells, passenger seatsandstorage areas, handrails, window panes,
wheelchair transportation andliftforwheelchair passengers. These requirements are
national anddonotinanywayimplement ECLegislation.
7. Objective andrationale: These measures arejustified toensure thesafety ofpassengers
using buses.
8. Relevant documents: Articles 159and160oftheDecree relating tothetransport of
persons (Bulletin ofActsandDecrees 1987, 506).
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 19November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 20November 1997
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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: