WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.674
13October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4414)
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 ofHousing, Spatial Planning andtheEnvironment
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): ThedraftDecree onthe
Removal ofWhite andBrown Goods relates totheremoval ofwhite andbrown goods
released intheNetherlands following use. White andbrown goods arethegeneric term
forelectrical/electronic household appliances andoffice equipment, ranging from
coffee-makers andirons through tocomputers anddishwashers.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Decree onthe
Removal ofWhite andBrown Goods
6. Description ofcontent: Thedraft Decree ontheRemoval ofWhite andBrown Goods
contains acollection andprocessing requirement forwhite andbrown goods released
afteruse. Requirements:
- When asupplier delivers anewproduct, hewillaccept asimilar product offered
tohim;
- Thecouncil isrequired tocollect white andbrown goods from households
separately;
- When amanufacturer/importer delivers anewproduct toasupplier, hewill
accept andprocess asimilar product offered tohimandwillaccept andprocess
products offered tohim bycouncils and repair companies. The
manufacturer/importer maysetupamore extensive removal structure, which he
willcommunicate totheMinister forHousing, Spatial Planning andthe
Environment andwhich requires approval bythatMinister. Inaddition, aban
hasbeenincluded ontheincineration ofproducts collected oraccepted separately
andontheavailability offridges andfreezers containing CFCs fortrading
purposes.
7. Objective andrationale: Theobjective ofthedraft Decree istoestablish awaterproof
removal structure forwhite andbrown goods: toreuse products andmaterials asmuch
aspossible andtoremove waste products insuchawayastolimit theaccompanying
environmental risks.
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8. Relevant documents: Environmental Management Act
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1January 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 19November 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: