WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.176
19 April 1999
(99-1573)
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:  EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
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):  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 Commission Directive 79/533/EECRelating to Coupling and Reversing Devices for Wheeled Agricultural or Forestry Tractors
(4 pages, available in the 11 languages of the Community)
6. Description of content:  Technical specifications for the type-approval of wheeled
agricultural or forestry tractors
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Adaptation to technical progress and increase of safety
8. Relevant documents:  III/5002/98
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2000
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after publication
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  EC WTO-TBT Enquiry Point, DG III/B/4