WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.474
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3899)
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 ofEconomic Affairs
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): Petrol pumps
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Weights andMeasures
Regulation onPetrol Pumps
6. Description ofcontent: Chapter 1gives thedefinitions relevant tothisregulation,
specifies which combinations aretoberegarded aspetrol pumps andstipulates thatthe
provisions must betaken intoaccount intypeapproval tests, inspection, re-inspection,
testing, asspecified inArticle 16.1oftheWeights andMeasures Act,andmonitoring.
Chapter 2specifies technical regulations. Heading 1declares theWeights and
Measures Regulations onFluid Metres tobeapplicable, subject toafewamendments
andsupplemented byparticular provisions forfluid metres with electronic devices.
Heading 2contains provisions relating tothemaximum andminimum measurement
capability. Heading 3laysdown rules relating totheremoval ofairorgases andthe
extra error inthemeasurement results which mayoccur asaresult ofthepresence ofair
orgases. Heading 4makes obligatory theuseoffilters forde-aerating devices.
Heading 5contains obligations withregard togasindicators. Heading 6regulates the
filling ofapetrol pump andtheextra error which mayoccur asaresult oftemperature
fluctuations. Heading 7specifies provisions withregard tobranches, bypass pipes and
other devices. Heading 8gives definitions andgeneral provisions forself-service
installations. These aresupplemented byparticular provisions forself-service
installations with:
(a)post-payment;
(b)pre-payment;
(c)deferred payment; and
(d)anumber ofself-service functions.
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6. Description ofcontent: (cont'd)
Heading 9specifies themaximum permissible errors. Heading 10regulates the
notices onpetrol pumps. Heading 11contains provisions withregard tothestamp of
approval. Heading 12covers theprocedure fortesting.
Chapter 3contains finalprovisions.
7. Objective andrationale: Insofar asthedraft Regulation contains quantitative import
restrictions ormeasures ofequivalent effect, these measures arejustified toprotect the
interests ofconsumers andfairtrade. Aclause ofmutual recognition hasbeenincluded
intheinterest ofproducts fromother states oftheEuropean Economic Area, which fulfil
therequirements setinthecountry oforigin.
8. Relevant documents:
-Weights andMeasures Regulation onPetrol Pumps (Government Gazette 1989, 83);
-Weights andMetres Regulation onFluid Metres (Government Gazette 1989, 83);
-Regulation amending theWeights andMeasures Regulation onPetrol Pumps, the
Weights andMeasures Regulation onL.P.G. Measuring Systems andtheWeights
andMeasures Regulation onFluid Metres (Government Gazette 1989, 252).
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 27October 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 28October 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 26October 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45daysif
nocomments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit havebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: