. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/HUN/23 
8 May 2009  
 (09-2266) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  HUNGARY
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Notification Centre, Ministry of National Development and Economy 
Budapest, Honved u. 13-15. H-1880  Tel: +36 1374 2873  
Fax: +36 1473 1622  
E-mail: notification@nfgm.gov.hu  
Originating Department:  Ministry of Local Government – Legal Department 
1051 Budapest, József Attila utca 2-4. Tel: +36 1441 1000 Fax: +36 1441 1537 
E-mail: jofo@bm.gov.hu 
Official-in-charge preparing the draft: Dr. Ring, Bela 
Tel: +361 441 1365 Fax: +36 1441 1537 E-mail: ring.bela@otm.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):  Fire extinguishing 
technical product, inflammable or expl osive apparatus, machine, equipment. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministry of Local 
Governmental decree draft on regulations concerning the acqu iring of fire protection 
compliance certificate (3 pages, in Hungarian).  
6. Description of content:  A brief summary of the content of the draft: According to the draft 
the certification of the produc t may be performed by an assigned certifying body. The 
performance of the tests required for the issuance  of the certification and the acquisition of the 
certificate should be ensured by the producer of  the distributor. The certificate can be issued 
only if the product complies with  the regulations of the law, adopted harmonise d standard or 
technical requirement. The certificate is valid for five years from the date of issuance. The 
certifying body performs the certification for a fee. G/TBT/N/HUN/23 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  The 
issuance of the regulations concerning the fire protection compliance certificate of the products under the scope of the decree is justifie d by the protection of human health and life.  
8. Relevant documents:   Other documents connected to the draft: Act XXXI/1996 on 
protection against fire, technical resc ue and fire-fighting authority   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    30 June 2009   
6 July 2009   
10. Final date for comments:  25 June 2009 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
Notification Centre, Ministry for Na tional Development and Economy  
Tel: +36 1374 2873  
Fax: +36 1473 1622 
E-mail: notification@nfgm.gov.hu