WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.566
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4145)
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Appliances and
instruments onboard fishing vessels which mayinfluence magnetic compass indications
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.18/1989 (Influence ofApparatus
andEquipment onMagnetic Compass Readings)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisNotice contains rules governing thelocation ofapparatus
andinstruments onboard fishing vessels which may influence magnetic compass
readings. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical regulations appears below:
Article 1.
Thecontent ofthisNotice conforms toNotice totheShipping Industry
No.223/1988.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraftamendment oftheNotice contains technical barriers
totrade thensuchmeasures arejustified intheinterests ofprotecting public health and
safety andhuman life. With regard toforeign products which conform tothe
requirements, established inthecountry oforigin, Article 2contains aprovision relating
tomutual recognition.
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8. Relevant documents:
- Fishing Vessel Decree;
- Original explanatory note.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: