WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.502
24September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3946)
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): Therequirements are
applicable towaste. Rules arelaiddown asregards thecomposition ofbuilding and
demolition waste andresidues from theprocessing ofthiswaste.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Regulation
Regarding Enactment oftheRegulation onBuilding andDemolition Waste which Cannot
beReused (Regulation onBuilding andDemolition Waste which Cannot beReused)
6. Description ofcontent: Pursuant totheDecree onthedumping ofwaste, itisforbidden
todump certain waste, including building anddemolition waste. Thisbandoesnotapply
tobuilding anddemolition waste which cannot bereused. Thiscategory ofwaste is
designated inaccordance withthisRegulation.
7. Objective andrationale: Onthebasis ofCouncil Directive No.75/442/EEC of
15July1975 onwaste (OJECL194/47), Member States aretaking appropriate
measures topromote theprevention ofwaste, therecovery ofwaste bymeans ofreuse
andtheuseofwaste asasource ofenergy. Thebanondumping building anddemolition
waste aimstopromote thereuse ofthiswaste. Thedumping ofwaste isregarded asthe
least desirable means ofwaste disposal foranumber ofreasons. This isbecause
dumping entails anumber ofnegative consequences, such asthelossoflimited raw
materials, theemission ofmethane (which contributes tothegreenhouse effect), the
permanent occupation oflimited space andthefactthattipsareapotential source ofsoil
pollution, sothatinterminable aftercare isrequired. Thispoint ofdeparture isinline
withtheproposal foraDirective onthedisposal ofwaste (proposal of5March 1997,
XI/505-7/96).
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8. Relevant documents:
- Environmental Management Act(Articles 8.44and10.2);
- Decree onaDumping BanforWaste (Article 6);
- Regulation onBuilding andDemolition Waste which Cannot beReused
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 2November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 3November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 1November 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: