. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/HUN/25 
29 February 2012  
 (12-1150) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  HUNGARY  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Interior - Regulatory Division 
1051 Budapest, József Attila utca 2-4. 
Dr. Jozsef Bodi 
Tel.: 441-1295, Fax: 441-1537 E-mail:  jozsef.bodi@bm.gov.hu  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of 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 [   ], 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):   
1. Fire Protection Technology Category 1.  (fire fighting vehicles, superstructures), 
2. Fire Protection Technology Category 2.  (extinguishing subs tances, professional 
 equipment), 3. Fire Protection Technology Category  3. (personal protective equipment), 
4. Built-in fire alarm devi ces and their accessories, 
5. Built-in fire extinguishing devices and their accessories, 
6. Hand-held, portable and tr ansportable fire extinguishers, 
7. Fire resistant cable system and its accessories, 8. Fire and explosion hazard ous devices, machines, applia nces or technological systems 
 thereof, 9. Fire hydrants, wall hydrants and their accessories, 
10. Other fire technology products (particularl y fitting boxes, couplings, plastic closer 
 caps, suction hoses, pressure hoses, stan dpipes, supplementary standpipes, nozzles, 
 foam nozzles, hydrant wrenches, coupling wr enches, distributors, collectors, filters, 
 fire blankets, smoke alarms, non standard fire extinguishers). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft decree of the 
Ministry of Interior on the amendment of Decr ee No. 22/2009. (VII. 23.) of the Minister for 
Local Governments on the rules of obtaining fire protection conformity certificates 
(5 pages, in Hungarian). G/TBT/N/HUN/25 
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  6. Description of content:  The draft decree specifies the sc ope of products and technologies 
that may be distributed on condition of having a fire protection confor mity certificate. It 
defines what can be regarded as a technological sy stem in terms of the a pplication of the draft. 
It sets out the range of products, devices, ma chinery and equipment that the requirements of 
the draft shall not be applied to. It specifies the requirements regarding the contents of the 
certificate, reduces the period for retaining the documentation related to the certificate, 
furthermore the draft contai ns technical modifications.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Pursuant to the effective Decree No. 22/ 2009. (VII. 23.) of the Minister for Local 
Governments regulating the obtainance of fire pr otection conformity certificates the activities 
of the bodies issuing the certific ates were hindered by the contr oversies and inconsistencies in 
the legal regulation and due to this the legality of the issuance of certificates was doubtful in 
more cases. The Decree of the Minister for Lo cal Governments sets disproportionately strict 
requirements for certain products . Moreover, pursuant to the De cree in effect the clear 
specification of the range of pr oducts and technologies requiring the issuance of  a certificate 
was also problematic. In order that the design ated certifying institutions could pursue their 
activities in a uniform manner, and that only safe fire extinguishing technological products, 
fire and explosion proof de vices, machines and equipment should be marketed the 
amendment of the Decree is justified. The amendment specifies the range of products and 
technologies that can be market ed in possession of fire prot ection conformity certificates.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Act XXXI of 1996 on the protection against fire, technical rescue and the Fire  
 Department - Act CXXXIII. of 2009 on the activities of  organizations evaluating conformity 
- Decree No. 26/2004. (VI.11.) of the Minist er of Interior on the designation of 
 organizations examining, controlling and cer tifying the fire protection conformity of 
 certain technical products 
- Decree no. 15/2010 (V. 12.) of the Minist er for Local Government on the suitability 
 of fire protection technology for fire-f ighting and technical recovery activities 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 July 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 2012 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Hungarian Notification Centre, Ministry for National Economy 
Budapest,  Honvéd u. 13-15. 
H-1880 
Tel.:  (361) 374-2873  fax:  (361) 473-1622 
E-mail:  notification@nfgm.gov.hu