./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.559
16 November 1998
(98-4557)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NORWAY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible: Norwegian Maritime Directorate
P.O. Box 8114 Dep.
0032 Oslo
Norway
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 [ X ], 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): Mobile offshore units
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulations
Concerning Amendment to Regulations of 10 February 1994 No. 123 for Mobile Offshore
Units with Production Plants and Equipment (6 pages)
6. Description of content:
- § 2, § 8, § 9, § 18, § 19, § 28, § 35, § 36, § 37:  The existing requirements for
productions plants are removed and replaced by reference to "internationally
recognized standards".
- § 5:  Amendments to administrative provisions regarding obligations to submit
documentation to the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.  According to the amendedRegulation, documentation is only to be submitted on the request of the Norwegian
Maritime Directorate, as opposed to the existing Regulations where documentation
always must be submitted.
- § 6:  Editorial amendments and amendments to administrative provisions regarding
approvals from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.  The only approvals given willbe in the form of maritime certificates.
- § 7:  Editorial amendment.  The repealed requirements are covered by Regulations
of 4 September 1987 No. 855 concerning notification of new building, survey, and
certification etc. of mobile offshore units.
- § 15:  Editorial amendments. Existing § 9 No. 5 is moved to § 15.- § 27:  Editorial amendments.  Existing § 28 No. 2 is moved to § 27 No. 6.
- § 31: Editorial amendments as a result of amendments to § 15.G/TBT/Notif.98.559
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6. Description of content: (cont'd):
- § 29 Manual emergency shutdown system:  Requirements for emergency shutdown
of the well stream of oil and gas.
- § 34 Loading and mooring system:  The amendment repeals the requirements for
equipment for remote operated release from the mobile offshore unit of themechanical/hawser connection and the loading hose.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  If the
draft amendment of the Notice contains quantitative import restrictions or measures of equal
effect within the meaning of Article 11 of the EEA Agreement then such measures are
justified in the interests of public health and safety and in order to protect human life.  With
regard to foreign products which conform to the requirements, established in the country of
origin, § 4(a) contains a provision relating to mutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents:
- Regulations of 10 February 1994 No. 123 for Mobile Offshore Units with
Production Plants and Equipment.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:  21 December 1998
11.Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: Norwegian Maritime Directorate
P.O. Box 8114 Dep.,
0032 Oslo
Norway
Telefax No.:  + 47 22 56 87 80