WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.5
15January 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0117)
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): Coatings containing PAH
which areusedatcivilandmilitary airfields asasurface layer forrunways andtaxiways
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Decree
Containing Amendment totheDecree onCoatings Containing PAH. Acton
Environmentally Hazardous substances
6. Description ofcontent: TheDecree onCoatings Containing PAH contains prohibitory
provisions withregard totheapplication andhandling ofcoatings containing PAH which
donotconform tothecomposition requirements stated intheDecree. Provision hasbeen
made foranexception inthepresent amendment Decree withregard totheapplication of
certain coatings containing PAH which areused asasurface layer onrunways and
taxiways atmilitary andcivilairfields. Specifically, itappeared thatthealternatives for
coatings containing PAH which wereinitially applied didnotpossess thesame functional
properties. This therefore jeopardized thesafety ofcivil andmilitary aviation.
Circumstances dictate thataninterim exception isnecessary. Theneedforsaidexception
willbereviewed again before 1January 2005.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature oftheurgent problems where applicable:
TheDecree onCoatings Containing PAH aims tocontribute toward thereduction of
PAHs intheenvironment. Thepresent amendment Decree contains arelaxation which
hasbeenissued bysafety considerations.
8. Relevant documents:
- Decree onCoatings Containing PAH;
- ActonEnvironmentally Hazardous Substances;
- PAH Policy Standpoint.
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9. Proposed dateofadoption: 1March 1998
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1June1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 1March 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: