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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.16
22 January 1999
(99-0218)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BELGIUM
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:  Government of the Brussels-Capital Region
Boulevard du Régent 21-23
B – 1000 Brussels
Tel.: +32 2 506 33 11
Fax: +32 2 513 50 80
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Title III concerns the
following products when present on the construction site:
- Hydrocarbon tanks and barrels;
- retention tanks;
- blowtorches;
- gas cylinders;
- static transformers;
- extinguishers;- construction machinery;
- construction site fences.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regional Urbanization
Regulations – Title III  "Nuisances Relating to Construction Work and the Operating
Conditions of Construction Sites"
6. Description of content:  Title III:  Nuisances Relating to Construction Work and the
Operating Conditions of Construction Sites
(a) These Regulations cover construction sites of all kinds, whether or not located on
the public thoroughfare and whether or not requiring an urbanization permit or
environmental permit.
(b) The site manager must ensure that safety and traffic conditions for users of the
public thoroughfare are maintained at all times in the vicinity of the constructionsite, particularly in respect of pedestrians and cyclists.G/TBT/Notif.99.16
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6. Description of content: (cont'd)
(c) He must ensure peace and quiet, cleanliness, sanitation and safety in the vicinity of
the site in order to protect the residential quality of the neighbouring districts.  In
this connection he is responsible, inter alia , for ensuring that the surrounding areas
are kept clean and properly lit and that trucks and construction machinery are
washed before they leave the site.
(d) In order to limit damage to the urban envi ronment, the site manager must ensure the
protection, inter alia , of the roots and crowns of trees and the street furniture, and
must take efficient steps to reduce dust discharges as far as possible during
demolition work.
(e) The Regulations contain special provisions regarding hydrocarbon tanks, gas
cylinders, the use of blowtorches, static transformers, etc.
(f) Construction machinery is to be kept in good condition through regular control and
maintenance.  The necessary measures will be taken to ensure that the sources
inherent in the operation of the site are compatible with the nature and activities of
the surrounding neighbourhood.
(g) Vibration levels in the housing surrounding the site must neither undermine the
stability of the constructions nor be a source of inconvenience for theneighbourhood.
(h) Construction sites outside the public thoroughfare must be surrounded by a fence
placed on the ground or anchored to the ground according to the duration of the
works.  Sites on the public thoroughfare must be surrounded by a fence designed to
prevent people from falling into the trench.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Title III:  Nuisances Relating to Construction Work and the Operating Conditions
of Construction Sites
This Title responds to the demand from all interested circles for a single set of
reference regulations covering both urban and environmental aspects of the organization of
construction sites.
It reflects a concern for coherence and rationalization of construction site
management.
It calls upon those involved to respec t the rules introduced with a view to
minimizing the nuisances resulting from the operation of sites in order to protect the
surrounding neighbourhood and ensure mobility and fluidity of traffic.
It is a follow-up to the measures in sheet 1 of the National Plan for the Reduction of
CO3 emissions approved on 30 June 1994 by the Government of the Brussels-Capital
Region.
8. Relevant documents:  -
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 60 days
10. Final date for comments:  -
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  CIBELNOR