WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.93
18March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1104)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Slovak Office ofStandards, Metrology andTesting (UNMS SR)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Fireextinguishers and
related equipment, stationery goods andteaching aids, toys, gasapparatuses and
equipment using gasasaheating medium, airconditioning andrelated equipment,
laboratory equipment, wood-working machines, metal-working machines, machines and
equipment forhouseholds, asgiven intheenclosure inaform oftheUNMS
Decree No.137/1997.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Decree No.137/1997
oftheSlovak Office ofStandards, Metrology andTesting of30January 1997.
Obligatory Certification ofProducts
6. Description ofcontent: Theproposed technical regulations -Decree No.137/1997 of
theSlovak Office ofStandards, Metrology andTesting of30January 1997 "Obligatory
certification ofproducts" states theexamining ofmechanical, fireandelectrical safety,
hygienic soundness, health andenvironmental protection, safety atwork andenergy
saving, andsubsequent certification ofconformity ofthese products tothespecified
technical standards andlegislative regulations. This Decree contains alsoalready
notified Decree 80/1994 forproducts firedwithgaseous fuels. Ithasbeenadded tothis
Decree forbetter orientation ofthecustomer because here ithasthenew"KP"
classification which approaches theEuropean classification ofgoods andservices.
7. Objective andrationale: Thereason forintroducing theobligatory testing instead of
current obligatory products typeapproval istoharmonize theconformity certification
system valid inthecountries ofEUandEFTA (according toso-called "Global Approach
toCertification andTesting" of13June1989). Theaimofintroducing thisregulation is
toachieve fullcompatibility oftheprocedure fortheconformity certification ofproducts
inaccordance with theEUdirectives, which subsequently willsecure themutual
recognition ofcertificates.
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8. Relevant documents:
(a) Previous documents:
- ActNo.30/1968 Zb.onState testing intenor tosubsequent regulations;
- Regulation No.246/1995 oftheSlovak Office ofStandards, Metrology
andTesting oncertification ofproducts;
(b) International documents:
- 67/548 EEC (Council Directive); 78/142 EEC (Council Directive);
89/392 EEC(Directive); 93/8/EEC (Commission Directive); 93/9/EEC
(Commission Directive); 88/378 EEC(Council Directive); 89/106 EEC
(Council Directive); 92/59 EEC (Council Directive); 93/67 EEC
(Commission Directive); Council Regulation (EEC) No.793/93;
Commission Regulation (EC) No.1488/94; Council Decision 93/580
EEC.
(c) Publication inwhich there isareference:
UNMS Bulletin No.3/1997 (Vestník ÚNMS SR)
(d) Publication inwhich theproposal willbepublished aftertheapproval:
Official Gazette oftheSlovak Republic
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:30June1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 1July1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: