WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/DNK/21
21 May 2003
(03-2714)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   DENMARK
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:    The National Agency for Enterprise and Housing
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency 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):           
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Code of practice for
the safety of structures - Supplement to DS 409: 1998 (2nd edition)  (5 pages, in Danish)
6. Description of content:   The supplement contains changes relating to calculations and
definitions of safety, for instance in relation to performance based requirements, sturdiness,
safety and accident load.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The supplement is worked out as a consequence of DS Information DS/INF 146 sturdiness
– background and principles and contains changes in the text concerning sturdiness in
DS 409.
8. Relevant documents:   Code of practice for the safety of structures.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 August 2003
10. Final date for comments:   1 June 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           
Danish Standards Association,
Kollegievej 6,
DK-2920 Charlottenlund.