WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.570/Rev.1
18November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5080)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Revision
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THE NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofTransport andPublic Works
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): Ocean-going ships (with
theexclusion offishing vessels), ship equipment forocean-going ships (with the
exclusion offishing vessels).
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Decree Amending the
1965 Shipping Decree.
6. Description ofcontent: TheShipping Decree 1965 implements theInternational
Convention established inLondon on5April 1966 regarding theloadlineofships
(LOAD LINES (Treaty Journal 1966, 275)) andtheInternational Convention onthe
Safety ofLifeatSeaestablished inLondon on1November 1974 (SOLAS (Treaty
Journal 1977, 77)). Anindicative summary ofthese technical regulations canbefound
below. These arealsotheregulations included inthedraftDecree.
Shipping Decree 1965: Articles 3,6,39,41,43,43a,122,129and131;
Appendix I:Chapter VI;
Appendix II:Articles 11*,12a*, 14*,18*,19*,Chapters B.1*, C*,D*,E*andF;
Appendix III:Articles 6,10,14,18and19;
Appendix IV:Articles 3*,4*,5*,6*,8uptoandincluding 16*, 17,28b, 35*,
Chapters C*,D*andE;G/TBT/Notif.97.570/Rev.1
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6. Description ofcontent: (cont'd)
Appendix V:Article 1,para. 2(inconnection withregulations which remain inforce
between 1992 and1999 bywayoftransitional legislation, suchregulations being taken
from expired appendix XIII(seepoint 10)).
Appendix XIA: Article 4*andChapter C,sections Iuptoandincluding VII;*
Appendix XVII: Article 2*(The purpose oftheregulations marked with *isto
implement SOLAS almost initsentirety, whereby thedeviation inrespect ofSOLAS lies
onlyinthefactthatthese regulations alsoapply tofreight ships withatonnage ofless
than500tonnes).
Thedraft Decree doesnotcontain provisions inwhich theonlygeneral requirement is
thatcertain specific regulations oftheappendices aretobemet, ifthespecific
regulations from these appendices arealready included inthedraftDecree.
Forthesakeofcompleteness, itisindicated whytheother regulations from theShipping
Decree arenotnotified:
Regulations which were laiddown andwhich entered intoeffect before 28March 1984
andwhich were notamended subsequently:
Shipping Decree 1965: Articles 2,4,5,8,9,13,14,15,16,17,18,21,27,28,31,
32,33,35,36,37,38,40,42,44,46,47,49,59,64,65,67,87,89A, 98,99,105,
121,123,124,132,133,142,142A, 143,145,146,147,149,150A, 156,159,162,
166,167,168,169,170,171,173,175,179,180,181,182,184;
Appendix I:Articles 1uptoandincluding 4,6uptoandincluding 11,13uptoand
including 16,21,26,31uptoandincluding 38,41uptoandincluding 45,63upto
andincluding 70;
Appendix III:Articles 1uptoandincluding 5,7,9,11uptoandincluding 13,15
en16;
Appendices XandXX;
Appendix XXII: Articles 1,2,5,6and8;
Appendix XXIV.
Articles which implement Directive 92/29/EEC (OJEC L113):
Shipping Decree 1965: Articles 6,para. 3,(c),93,109a, 117a, 130h;
Appendix XIA: Articles 19,para. 8,section 8.1,38,section 5.1.8, 41,section 8.20,
47,section 2.2.9;
Appendix XVI: Appendix re-enacted.
Articles which donotcontain technical regulations.G/TBT/Notif.97.570/Rev.1
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6. Description ofcontent: (cont'd)
Shipping Decree 1965: Articles 1,1A,10uptoandincluding 12,19,20,22uptoand
including 25,34,45,50,51,52,57,62,63a,66,67a,67b, 88,89,94uptoand
including 97,100,101,107uptoandincluding 120(Chapter VII), 127,128,130upto
andincluding 130g, 134uptoandincluding 135a, 136a, 137a, 138,139a uptoand
including 141,144,148,150,154,155,157,158,160,163,165,172,174,174a, 176
uptoandincluding 178,182aand183;
Appendix II:1uptoandincluding 3,13,21uptoandincluding 23b,24uptoand
including 25b,28,31aand55;
Appendix III:Article 17;
Appendix IV:Articles 1,2,7,18uptoandincluding 22a,41,51,55,63aand64;
Appendix V:Articles 1,excluding para. 2,2,3,4,5,9,13,14,16and17
Appendix XIA: Articles 1uptoandincluding 3,5uptoandincluding 29en51upto
andincluding 59;
Appendix XVII: Articles 1,3uptoandincluding 6;
Appendix XXII: Articles 3,4,7and9;
Appendices: XXI, XXIIA, XXIII
Articles which contain technical regulations yetonlyaimtoimplement theSOLAS or
Load Lines Conventions:
Shipping Decree 1965: Article 48
Appendix I:Articles 5,12,17uptoandincluding 20,22uptoandincluding 25,27up
toandincluding 30,39and40;
Appendix II:Articles 4uptoandincluding 10,12,15uptoandincluding 17,20,20a,
23c,39,42aand54;
Appendix III:Article 8;
Appendix IV:Articles 23uptoandincluding 28,29uptoandincluding 34,36upto
andincluding 40,60and62;
Appendix V:Articles 6,7,8,10,11,12and15;G/TBT/Notif.97.570/Rev.1
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7. Objective andrationale: IftheDecree contains quantitative import restrictions or
measures ofequal effect within themeaning oftheAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade thensuch measures arejustified fortheprotection ofpublic safety, health and
human life.With regard toforeign products which conform totherequirements,
established inthecountry oforigin. Article 1bcontains aprovision relating tothe
mutual recognition oftechnical standards andrequirements aswellastypeapprovals.
8. Relevant documents:
-1965 Shipping Decree;
-Appendix XIIIrelating totransitory legislation;
-SOLAS andLOAD LINES;
-Article 28aofAppendix IVandAppendix XIX.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 11November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 12November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 10November 1997
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45days
ifnocomments orrequests forextension ofthetimelimithavebeenreceived from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: