G/TBT/N/DNK/116  
18 June 2021  
(21-4986) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  DENMARK   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Danish Maritime Authority  
Caspar Brands Plads 9  
4220 Korsør  
Denmark  
Phone: +45 72 19 60 00  
E-mail: sfs@dma.dk  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authorit y designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Danish Business Authority  
Langelinie Allé 17  
DK-2100 Copenhagen O  
Denmark  
Phone: +45 35 29 10 00  
E-mail: notifikationer@erst.dk  
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):  Passenger 
ships engaged on domestic voyages with a length of less than 24 meters and other 
passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages not covered by Directive 2009/45/ EC of 
the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety r ules and standards 
for passenger ships, as amended, as e.g. ships built of materials other than steel or 
equivalent.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Order on ships' 
building and equipment, etc., smaller passenger ships,  etc. on domestic voyages (3 
page(s), in Danish)  
6. Description of content:  The draft stipulates that passenger ships of less than 24 meters 
engaged on domestic voyages and other passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages 
not covered by Directive 2009/45 /EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 
May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships, as amended, such as ships 
built in materials other than steel or equivalent must comply with Directive 2009/45 / EC 
of 6 May 2009, with the e xceptions set out in section 2 (1) 2 -5. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages with a length of less than 24 
meters have been covered by Directive 2009/45/EC until an amendment to the directive G/TBT/N/DNK/116  
 
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  that came into force in 2019. Ships built of composite materials are not regulated in 
neither the IMO nor the EU. It is considered appropriate that these (continue) to be 
regulated according to the same rules that apply to pas senger ships over 24 meters 
according to Directive 2009/45/EC, but with the possibility of greater flexibility; Protection 
of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  The draft order and the law which the order is based on is 
attached.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 September 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  19 September 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Danish Standards  
Göteborg Plads 1  
Nordhavn  
DK-2150  
+ (45) 39 96 61 40  
+ (45) 39 96 61 01 (Fax)  
wto@ds.dk  
http://www.ds.dk  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/DNK/21_4212_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/DNK/21_4212_01_x.pdf