WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.473
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3898)
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): Horn, wing-mirror,
flashing light, automatic sound signal
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: "Further Rules
Mining Regulations 1964, Concerning Surface Transport byMotor Vehicles"
6. Description ofcontent: ThisDecree relates tosafety during surface transport bymotor
vehicles inthemining industry. Article 44ofthe1964 Mining Regulations contains an
overall provision onthesafety orinteraliarolling stock. Thisprovision isdeveloped in
thisDecree. TheDecree contains those provisions withwhich motor vehicles, trailers
andforklift trucks transporting goods used inthemining industry must conform.
Article 1states therelevant definitions (relating tomotor vehicles, trailers, forklift
trucks) which apply tothisDecree. Subsequent Articles oftheDecree distinguish
between motor vehicles which must specify specific equipment requirements fortheir
operation insurface works anddrilling works. Amore detailed description ofthe
following provisions isgiven intheDecree: operating brake (Article 4),clutch design
(Article 5),reflectors (Article 6),wing-mirrors (Article 7),horn andflashing light
(Article 8),exhaust pipes (Article 9),seats (Articles 10and11), immobilizers
(Article 12)andautomatic sound signal (Article 12a). These constitute accessories
which canbemounted separately. Rules arealsostipulated governing themanner in
which loading andunloading ofmotor vehicles andtrailers must becarried out. The
Decree onlyapplies tomotor vehicles used inthemining industry. TheMinisterial
Regulation of22April 1988 introduces amendments inArticles 1(definition offorklift
truck withtrailer), 7(new rules concerning mirrors), 8(new rules concerning forklift
trucks), 12a(sound signal indicating reversing vehicle).
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7. Objective andrationale: Themeasures arejustified intheinterests ofensuring safety
andforsafeguarding thehealth andlifeofpersons employed inthemining industry.
8. Relevant documents:
-Article 44oftheMining Regulations 1964;
-Further Rules Mining Rules 1964, concerning surface transport bymotor vehicles
(Government Gazette 1970, 101);
-Ministerial Regulation of22April 1988 amending theFurther Rules Mining
Regulations concerning surface transport bymotor vehicles (Government
Gazette 1988, 80).
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 27October 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 28October 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 26October 1977
TheNetherlands willproceed toimplement theproposed measure after45daysifno
comments orrequests forextension ofthetime-limit have been received from other
Members within thattime.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: