WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.630
23 December 1998
(98-5177)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:  Danish Maritime Authority
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 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):  Fishing vessels
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  5125-3 Technical
Regulation on Bilge Level Monitoring and Alarm Equipment in Fishing Vessels (2 pages,
available in Danish)
6. Description of content:  Requirement of bilge level monitoring and alarm equipment in
fishing vessels
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Several
small Danish fishing vessels have sunk due to the crew being preoccupied with catchingfish and not aware that the ship was leaking.
8. Relevant documents:  -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 February 1999
10. Final date for comments:  15 January 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Dansk Standard
Baunegaardsvej 73
2900 Hellerup