WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.695
17October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4524)
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.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
- Gauze netting with amesh width ofnomore than 0.4mmby0.4mm
(Articles 20and21);
- provision onnon-dissolved components inaccordance with NEN 6621
(Article 17,paragraph 2);
- provision onmaterial content inaccordance withNEN/ISO 9096 (Article 23,
paragraph 2,andArticle 24,paragraph 2).
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: (Draft) Discharge
Decree ontheSurface Waters Pollution Actrelating toSolid Objects
6. Description ofcontent: TheDecree aims toprotect surface water. Forthispurpose,
requirements areprescribed fordischarges, inthiscase inthepreservation and
maintenance ofsolid objects (such asbridges). There isnocross-link with other
regulations pending notification.
7. Objective andrationale:
- Gauze netting isnotsubjected totechnical requirements other than the
specification ofthemesh width intheinterest ofprotecting surface water. This
specification means that, where techniques areused bywhich water canbe
released, thesidewalls oftheauxiliary construction aremade upofgauze
netting withamesh width ofmaximum 0.4mmby0.4mmorcanvas. Insofar
asthedraft contains quantitative import restrictions ormeasures ofequal effect
within themeaning oftheAgreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade, these
measures arejustified toprotect theinterest ofsurface water protection (=the
environment).
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7. Objective andrationale: (cont'd)
- Existing harmonized standards areusedtodetermine non-dissolved components
andmaterial content.
8. Relevant documents:
- Surface Water Pollution Act, Articles 1,paragraphs 1and3,and2a,
paragraphs 1and2,2b,2c,paragraph 2,(Bulletin ofActsandDecrees 1969,
536);
- NEN 6621;
- NEN/ISO 9096.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 18December 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 19December 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 17December 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: