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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/HUN/4
2 October 2002
(02-5289)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Waste Management and Environment Technology Department,
Ministry of Environment and Water
Budapest, I. ker.Fő u. 44-50.
H-1011
Tel: (361) 457-3414
Fax: (361) 201-2491   E-mail address: balazsg@mail.ktm.hu
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  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):   The government decree
covers the packaging and packaging wastes of all products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Decree 94/2002.
(V. 5.) Korm. rendelet of the Government on the packaging and the detailed rules of their
waste management.
6. Description of content:   The decree restricts the total content of heavy metals allowable in
packages to be placed on the market (max  100ppm of Pb+Hg+Cd+Cr(VI)), determines the
requirements for producing and labelling of packaging, and lays down measures on waste
management and  registration.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Harmonization of Council Directive 94/ 62/EC, and Commission Decisions 97/129/EC,
97/138/EC, 1999/177/EC, and 2001/171/EC in  order to meet the EU obligations.
8. Relevant documents:   European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of
20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste;
97/129/EC: Commission Decision of 28 January 1997 establishing the identification
system for packaging materials pursuant to European Parliament and CouncilDirective 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste;G/TBT/N/HUN/4
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97/138/EC: Commission Decision of 3 February 1997 establishing the formats
relating to the database system pursuant to European Parliament and Council
Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste;
1999/177/EC: Commission Decisi on of 8 February 1999 establishing the conditions
for a derogation for plastic crates and plastic pallets in relation to the heavy metalconcentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging
waste;
2001/171/EC: Commission Decisi on of 19 February 2001 establishing the conditions
for a derogation for glass packaging in re lation to the heavy metal concentration
levels established in Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 October 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2002
10. Final date for comments:   20 October 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Hungarian Notification Centre, Ministry of Economy and Transport
Budapest, V. ker.
Honvéd u. 13-15.
H-1880
Tel: (361) 374-2867
fax: (361) 312-4664
e-mail: notification@gmv.gov.hu