WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.489
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3912)
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 ofEconomic Affairs
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): Slipnetting, lamps,
safety netting, wind socks, fire-resistant clothing, mobile storage tanks, piping andhoses
ofstorage tanks, life-saving devices
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: "Further Rules
Mining Regulations 1964 andMining Regulations Continental Shelf Helidecks"
6. Description ofcontent: ThisDecree aims toprotect thesafety ofworkers onmining
installations byprescribing detailed requirements forthehelidecks present onthese
installations andprovisions which need tobetaken inorder tomake safeusethereof.
Therules arebased onthe1964 Mining Regulations andtheContinental Shelf Mining
Regulations. These Regulations contain afewgeneral provisions which areelaborated
upon inthese further rules. Section 1defines theterms relevant totherules andalso
stipulates which datamust besubmitted totheDirector-General oftheCivil Aviation
Authority inorder toobtain adeclaration stating theeffective design ofthehelideck on
themining installation. Section 2contains rules regarding thedimensions andlocation
ofthehelideck. Section 3contains rules regarding obstacles inthevicinity ofthe
helideck. Section 4contains rules pertaining thesurface andmarkings ofthehelideck
andthe(useof)lighting present onthedeck. Inaddition, asafety netandawind sock
areprescribed. Section 5contains rules pertaining totheuseofhelicopters. Inthese
Articles, thetasks ofthestaffinvolved inthelanding andtake-off ofhelicopters are
described. Thequalifications andtraining required forthisareindicated aswell.
Section 6contains rules onthecommissioning, useandinspection offuelstorage tanks
andpump installations. Section 7contains rules regarding firecontrol andrescue
activities. Section 8contains (exemption) provisions forunmanned mining installations.
Section 9contains finalprovisions.
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7. Objective andrationale: These measures arejustified toprotect thesafety, health and
lifeofpeople working inthemining industry.
8. Relevant documents:
- Articles 3,15,36ja, 36jb, 36o,43,175,176,179and279oftheMining
Regulations 1964;
- Articles 2,34,40,40a,40b,45,78,135,137,139and188oftheMining
Regulations Continental Shelf;
- Further Rules Mining Regulations Continental Shelf Helidecks, withExplanatory
Note (Government Gazette 1993, 233);
- Further Rules Mining Regulations 1964 andMining Regulations Continental
Shelf Helidecks, withExplanatory Note (Government Gazette 1995, 186).
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 28October 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 29October 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 27October 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: