WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.346
8 July 1998
(98-2725)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  National Enquiry Point - 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):  Doors, wi ndows, casings and
construction parts of a house deemed equivalent thereto.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendment to the
Buildings Decree regarding burglar -proof door and window furniture.
6. Description of content:  Doors, windows, cas ings and construction parts deemed equivalent
thereto in the external dividing construction of a house, which are accessible to burglars in
accordance with NEN 5087, shall have a burglar-resistance mark of 2, in accordance withNEN 5096.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  These
rules have been established because high-quality door and window furniture and sound
cladding units have a preventive effect on burgl ary and hence promote the feeling of safety.
8. Relevant documents:  Housing Act, Articles 2 and 3 and Buildings Decree.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:1 January 1999
1 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:  27 September 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: