WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.334
9July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2858)
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 fortheInterior/Ministry ofJustice
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above: National enquiry point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [X],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): TheRegulation relates to
therequirements which areimposed onthemeasuring instruments usedbythepolice
during traffic surveillance.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation ofthe
Minister fortheInterior andtheMinister ofJustice of...June1997, No.EA97/U...
and.../.../GJB, Containing Rules fortheMeasuring Instruments forUsebythePolice.
6. Description ofcontent: TheRegulation requires thatprior totheir being usedbythe
police acertificate ofanexamination must have been issued bytheNetherlands
Measuring Institute NMI N.V., evidencing thatthemeasuring instruments mentioned
hereinafter satisfy therequirements stated intheannex totheRegulation:
- Speed check meters;
- braking deceleration meters;
- wheel loadmeters.
7. Objective andrationale: Thepolice must beablewithin theframework ofroadsafety to
carry outchecks inrespect ofwhich itisimportant thatthemeasurements obtained
provide sufficient evidence within thescope ofcriminal lawenforcement. This
Regulation isbased onArticle 14oftheRegional Police Forces Management Decree.
8. Relevant documents: -
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 4July1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 9July1997
10. Final dateforcomments: -
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: