WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.698
23October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4657)
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 ofHealth, Welfare andSport
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): Meal andbread
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Commodities
ActDecree onMeal andBread
6. Description ofcontent: TheDutch Government hasdecided tosimplify itsfoodstuffs
legislation considerably. Consequently, thestatutory rules formeal andbread willbe
deregulated toalarge extent andre-enacted inthedraft Commodities ActDecree on
Meal andBread. Bythisdraft, theBread Decree (Commodities Act)1985 andtheMeal
Decree (Commodities Act)1985 willberepealed. Thedraft willalsocontain reserved
designations (notcompulsory!) formeal andtypes ofbread widely consumed and
provisions which arenecessary toprotect public health.
7. Objective andrationale: Meal, flour, semolina orgroats, bread, white bread, brown
bread orwheat bread, milk loaf, currant loaf, raisin bread, large French stick, small
French stick, whole loaf,halfloafandwholemeal bread arewidely consumed produce
which, designated assuch, havecreated afixed expectation levelintheDutch consumer.
Thedrafttherefore states thatthese designations, ifrequired (notcompulsory!), canonly
beusedinsofar astheymeetthisfixed consumer expectation.
ThedraftDecree permits thetrade inallsafecommodities, irrespective oftheir
compositions, anddoes notcontain anystipulations regarding theuseofcertain
designations.
8. Relevant documents:
- Bread Decree (Commodities Act)1985; and
- Meal Decree (Commodities Act)1985.
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9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1May1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 7January 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: