WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.629
7October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4245)
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): Mobile drilling unitsbuilt
before 1May 1991 ormobile drilling units theconversion ofwhich todrilling units
began before 1May1991.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Notice totheShipping
Industry Amending Notice totheShipping Industry No.289/1992 (Mobile Offshore
Drilling Units)
6. Description ofcontent: This Notice contains rules onthedesign andequipment of
mobile drilling units. The rules contained inIMO Resolution A.414(XI) and
MSC/Circ. 561aredeclared tobeapplicable. Anindicative summary ofthetechnical
regulations appears below:
Article 1.Forregulations formobile drilling units built orconverted after
1May1991.
7. Objective andrationale: Ifthedraft amendment oftheNotice contains quantitative
import restrictions ormeasures ofequal effect within themeaning oftheAgreement on
Technical Barriers toTrade thensuchmeasures arejustified intheinterests ofprotection
ofpublic safety andthehealth andlives ofhuman beings. With regard toforeign
products which conform toequivalent requirements established inthecountry oforigin,
Article 7contains twoprovisions relating tomutual recognition.
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8. Relevant documents:
Shipping Decree 1965;
IMO Resolution A.414(XI);
IMO Circular MSC/Circ. 561;
Original explanatory note.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 20November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 21November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 19November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived fromother
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: