. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/566
19 November 1999
(99-5023)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   National Enquiry Point
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):   Ornamental plant
propagating material as defined in European Council Directive no 98/56/EC of
20 July 1998, concerning bringing ornamental plant propagating material onto the market
(OJ L 226).
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Inspection Regulation
on Ornamental Plants of the General Du tch Inspection Service for Nursery Products
(Dutch designation: NAKB)
6. Description of content:   The NAKB inspection regulation on ornamental plants issues
provisions referring to quality, health, authenticity of genetic identity and genetic purity of
ornamental plant propagating material as defined in Directive no. 98/56/EC.  The regulationis amended in consequence of the implementation of Directive no. 98/56/EC.  In addition,
some definitions are included which have not been regulated for in Directive 98/56/EC.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The Netherlands wishes to adopt several supplementary provisions in addition to those of
Directive 98/56/EC.  These are provisions which have been prompted by technical
considerations of checking, and also provisions which refer to subjects not included within
Directive 98/56/EC.  In addition to the provisions of Directive 98/56/EC, the following areincluded:  the suitability of the regulation for ornamental plant propagating material which
is used in trade outside the EU (Article 2, paragraph 1), ornamental plants propagated
in-vitro (Article 3, paragraph 10), more precise provisions for printing labels of seed
packaging in the case of ornamental plant material propagated by sexual means (Article 8)
and products sold under previous contracts (Article 16).  The provisions referred to above
do not give rise to barriers of trade within the EU.  Plant propagating material which has
been brought onto the market legitimately in another Member State is accepted in theNetherlands without any hindrance.
8. Relevant documents:   The NAKB Inspection Regulation (basic regulation), NAKB
extension decree, Sowing-Seed and Plants Act (already submitted with notification
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }1 December 1999
10. Final date for comments:   15 November 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: