. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BEL/19
21 January 2002
(02-0289)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BELGIUM
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2.Agency responsible:
Ministry of Justice
Directorate-General of Criminal Legislation and Human RightsDepartment of Special Penal Law
Boulevard de Waterloo 115
B-1000 Brussels
Tel.:  +32 2 542-6734
Fax:  +32 2 542-7034
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  theagency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:
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):   Gaming machines
operated in Class 1 establishments, i.e., casinos.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Royal Decree
on the Technical Regulations Pertaining to the Operating Procedures for Games of Chance
which May Be Operated in Class I Gaming Establishments.
6. Description of content:   This draft Royal Decree establishes the technical operating
procedures for games of chance which may be operated in Class I gaming establishments, as
defined by the Belgian Law of 7 May 1999 on games of chance, gaming establishments andprotection of gamblers, i.e., casinos. It is modelled on the draft Royal Decree on Class II
and III establishments, which has already been subm itted to the European Commission.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
This draft law aims to enforce Articles 8 and 33.4 of the above-mentioned Law of 7 May
1999 which grants the Belgian government competence to establish the technical operating
procedures applicable to gaming machines operated in Class I establishments, i.e., casinos.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }60 daysG/TBT/N/BEL/19
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10. Final date for comments:
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of another body:
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