WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/430
15 September 2000
(00-3648)
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 Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
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):   Preserved mushrooms
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   PT Regulation on
Preserved Mushrooms 2000
6. Description of content:   This regulation contains quality requirements to be met by
preserved mushrooms.
These requirements only apply to products preserved in the Netherlands.  Directive 79/112
is also complied with in connection with the said requirements.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The main aim of this regulation is to protect the interest of fair trading and also serves to
protect the consumer.  The objective of the rules is to ensure that preserved mushrooms
meet the same minimum quality standards at all times.
8. Relevant documents:
Industrial Organisation Act
Where applicable, Directive 79/112/EEC (labelling) and 95/2/EC (additives)PT Establishment Regulation
PT Regulation on quality requirements for vegetables and fruit 1999
9. Proposed date of adoption:  27 November 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  28 November 2000
10. Final date for comments:   26 November 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           