WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.574
1October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4128)
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 ofTransport andPublic Works
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.
ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Packaging,
telecommunications provision, containers (reservoirs)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation Amending
theRegulation Governing theTransportation byRailofDangerous Substances 1997
(VSG)
6. Description ofcontent: TheVSG consists oftheRegulation itself aswellasAppendices
1,2and3.Appendix 1contains theDutch translation oftheRID(Rules governing the
international railtransportation ofdangerous goods). Appendix 2contains provisions
which apply exclusively totransportation within theNetherlands. Appendix 3contains
notechnical regulations butindicates recognized bodies.
7. Objective andrationale: IfthedrafttotheRegulation contains technical barriers totrade
then such measures arejustified intheinterests ofhealth andforprotecting the
environment. With regard toforeign products which conform totherequirements,
established inthecountry oforigin, Article 1acontains aprovision relating tomutual
recognition.
8. Relevant documents:
- Appendix 3;
- Original Regulation withexplanatory note;
- Letters dated 18December 1996 en7April 1997.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
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10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: