. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/FIN/10 
12 July 2004 
 (04-2989) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   FINLAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   National Archives Services of Finland, Mr. Jorma Vappula, 
Rauhankatu 17, 00170 Helsinki, Te l. +358-9-228521, Fax +358-9-176302 
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:    
Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland 
European Communities TBT Enquiry Point mailto:ec-tbt@cec.eu.int  
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):   This regulation shall 
apply to the materials and methods to be used on preparation of the records, which shall be 
preserved permanently. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft regulation of 
National Archives Services on technical require ments for the materials and methods to be 
used on preparation of the records, which shall be preserved permanently,  (1 page, in Finnish). 
6. Description of content:   The draft regulation applies to paper records, which shall be 
preserved permanently according to the rules by the National Archives Services.  The paper 
to be used has to fulfil the criteria of  the Finnish national standard SFS 5453:1988 
(Paper and board.  Papers and boards for archival  preservation) or in other EU country or in 
Turkey officially approved standard, which fulf il the main criteria of the standard SFS 5453. 
In preparation the records (for permanent preservation) shall in addition use writing 
materials, toners, copy machines and printers , which fulfil the criteria of the standard 
ISO 11798:1999 (Information and documentation – Permanency and durability of writing, 
printing and copying on paper – Require ments and test methods).      
As far as durability of the materials and methods  used for preparation of records for long 
term preservation is concerned, laboratory tests made in accredited laboratories are needed.  
Test results stand for one year concerning papers, two years concerning writing materials 
and separate toners, permanently con cerning copy machines and printers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The aim of the draft is to ensure that the records and the information therein shall be 
recorded with materials and methods appropriate for long-term preservation. G/TBT/N/FIN/10 
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8. Relevant documents:   The Archives Law (831/1994) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }October 2004 
10. Final date for comments:   1 October 2004 
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: