WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.749
9December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5400)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SPAIN
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofDevelopment, Directorate-General ofRailways and
Road Transport, attheproposal oftheCommission ofDirectors General oftheStateand
Autonomous Communities established bytheLOTT, which adopted thedraftinplenary.
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [X],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other: -Toupdate old
regulations andensure thatthey enter intoforce simultaneously forallrelevant
administrations.
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cableways
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical
Specifications fortheConstruction andOperation ofCableways fortheTransport of
Passengers (72pages)
6. Description ofcontent:
- Terminology andclassification ofinstallations;
- requirements relating toprojects, construction andentry intoservice;
- general requirements onroute, gauges, speeds, capacities, supports, crossings,
evacuation, lighting andsignalling;
- provisions relating tocables, types ofcables, dimensions, pulleys, connections
etc.;
- provisions relating tostations andtheir design anddimensions, access, exits,
engine andbraking equipment, cable tension andanchoring, etc.;
- provisions relating tolinesupports andsafety coefficients;
- provisions relating tovehicles, types, characteristics, mounting/attachment and
braking elements;
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6. Description ofcontent: (cont'd)
- provisions relating tosafety andcommunication devices andconnection to
communication networks;
- provisions relating topersonnel andoperating regulations, complaints and
responsibilities.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: To
update technical criteria applicable tocableways assetoutinthetechnical specifications
approved byMinisterial Order of30March 1979 andbring them intolinewith
technological advances which substantially affect thedesign andmanufacture oftheir
components aswellastheconstruction ofsuchinstallations.
Secondarily, todraw upregulations onaconsensual basis among allrelevant
administrations, which cantherefore beapplied asasingle setofstandards forall
installations inSpain onasuppletary ordirectly applicable basis, asthecasemaybe,
depending onthestatutory andlegal situation, ensuring thattheyenter intoforce atthe
same timeforall.
8. Relevant documents:
- CEN standards forpassenger cableways forcarrying persons (under
preparation);
- European Directive onpassenger cableways (suspended);
- OITAF recommendations;
- cable transport provisions andtheDIN, AENOR, AFNOR etc.standards
applicable inthecountry ofthecableway builder.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:10February 1998 -3March 1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 7January 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: Ministerio deFomento
Dirección General deFerrocarrilts yTransportes porCarretera
Transporte porcable-Despacho A-496
Paseo delaCastellana, 67
28071 -MADRID
Tel: 5977100
Fax: 5978581