. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/24
17 January 2000
(00-0179)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:           
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different 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 (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Gambling machines,
including games of chance and games of skill machines.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Further Rules
Regarding Gambling Machines (Gambling Machines Regulation 1999).
6. Description of content:   Article 30m of the Betting and Gaming Act stipulates that
gambling machines may not be manufactured in or imported into the Netherlands, unlessthey correspond to the model approved by the Minister for Economic Affairs.  In
accordance with Article 30n, para. 1, of this Act, as recently amended, this model shall
comply with the regulations with regard to th e issues referred to in Article 30n, para. 2.
These regulations are to be laid down by or pursuant to an Order in Council.  The draft
Gambling Machines Decree 1999 imposes various requirements with the main aim of
protecting the player.  The regulations for gamb ling machines have been further detailed in
the draft Gambling Machines Regulation 1999.  According to the Dutch government, this
draft decree probably contains technical regulations within the meaning of the Agreement
on Technical Barriers to Trade.
By way of indication, the following can be deemed to be technical regulations:  a number of
requirements to be met by accessories on games of chance machines and a number ofprovisions with regard to the calculation method of certain regulations from the draft
Gambling Machines Decree 1999 (Articles 7 - 9), as well as the exception included in
Article 2 and Appendix I for certain types of fairground machines.
The appendices to the regulation also contains specimen application forms to be used, the
declaration of the permit with regard to a ga mbling machine model and the rejection logo is
displayed.
In addition, a number of inspectorates are indicated which are authorized to carry out the
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With regard to other Dutch and foreign inspectorates, a clause of mutual recognition has
been included (Article 6, para. 2).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The decree applies to products of Dutch and foreign origin alike.  These measures are
justified from a social policy and fraud control point of view and to protect the interests of
public health.
8. Relevant documents:
- Betting and Gaming Act
- Draft Gambling Machines Decree 1999.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }28 February 2000
10. Final date for comments:   6 February 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: