WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.95
10March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0948)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BELGIUM
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible:
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
Walloon Government
Office oftheMinister oftheEnvironment, Natural Resources andAgriculture
Square deMeeûs 35
B-1040 Brussels
TP:+3225158811
TF:+3225113615
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):
Theindividual treatment system which maybe:
- Anindividual treatment unitoffrom oneto20population-equivalents;
- anindividual treatment installation ofbetween 20and100 population-
equivalents;
- anindividual treatment plant of100population-equivalents ormore.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
Decree oftheWalloon Government Regulating theCollection ofUrban Waste
Water
6. Description ofcontent:
These regulations mainly determine theobligations andtime-limits which
communes anddwellings must respect inconnection with drainage andindividual
treatment, obligations andtime-limits which apply todrained ordrainable areas and
areas withalowpopulation density asdefined inthecommune 'sgeneral drainage plan.
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6. Description ofcontent: (cont'd)
More specifically withregard toindividual treatment, theregulations establish
discharge standards, operating conditions andmethods ofdischarge ofthetreated water,
according tothepollution loadtobetreated.
They describe thecomponents, operating conditions andtreated-water discharge
methods fortheequipment most frequently used.
Theregulations determine theauthorization andinstallation inspection procedures
forthese individual treatment systems.
They require thesupplier orinstaller ofindividual treatment systems tocertify
thatthesystem installed, whatever itsnature, satisfies thedischarge standards specified
inAnnex IIIofthedraftregulations.
Keywords: Decree oftheWalloon Government onthecollection ofurban
waste water, including technical regulations onindividual treatment system installation
anddischarge.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Pursuant toEEC Directive 91/271 andtheWalloon Decree of7October 1985
ontheprotection ofsurface waters, wearerequired toestablish aregulatory framework
forcommunes anddwellings intheareaofdrainage andindividual treatment.
Asfarasindividual treatment isconcerned, toprevent theinstallation of
unsuitable systems andtoprotect asfaraspossible theenvironment, theregulations
establish technical operating rules forwell-known systems while permitting theuseof
lesser known orasyetunknown systems (Annex II.1.4 other methods), provided that
these systems satisfy thedischarge andoperating standards ofAnnex III.
8. Relevant documents:
- EEC Directive 91/271 of21May1991;
- Decree of7October 1985 ontheProtection ofSurface Waters Against Pollution,
asamended byDecree of23June1994, inparticular Articles 2,32,35and39;
- Decree oftheWalloon Regional Executive of19September 1991 establishing
therules forthesubmission andpreparation oflocal authority general drainage
plans.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: CIBELNOR