./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.556
16 November 1998
(98-4553)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying: NORWAY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible: Norwegian Maritime Directorate
P.O. Box 8114 Dep.
0032 Oslo
Norway
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 [ X ], 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):  Mobile offshore units
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulations
Concerning Amendment to Regulations of 4 September 1987 No. 856 Concerning
Construction of Mobile Offshore Units (5 pages)
6. Description of content:
- § 2, § 4, § 8, § 9:  Editorial amendments made as a consequence of amendments to
Regulations of 20 December 1991 No. 878 concerning stability, watertight
subdivision and watertight/weathertight closing means on mobile offshore units.
- § 6 No. 3 Construction and strength etc.:  Existing requirements for environmental
data is removed from the Regulation.  Meteorological data and unit performancemust only be collected and forwarded when this is requested by the Norwegian
Maritime Directorate.
- § 22 Drilling installations and equipment:  The existing Regulations for drilling
installations and equipment of 23 May 1987 No. 396 are removed and replaced byreference to recognized international standards.
- § 23 Passenger lifts and cargo lifts on board mobile offshore units:  The existing
Regulations of 17 December 1986 No. 2316 concerning the construction,
installation, operation and control of passenger lifts and cargo lifts on boardNorwegian mobile offshore units is repealed and replaced by new Regulation 23.
The amended § 23 refers to the International Standard ISO No. 8383 "Lifts on Ships
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  If the
draft amendment of the Notice contains quantitative import restrictions or measures of equal
effect within the meaning of Article 11 of the EEA Agreement then such measures are
justified in the interests of public health and safety and in order to protect human life.  With
regard to foreign products which conform to the requirements, established in the country oforigin, § 25 contains a provision relating to mutual recognition
8. Relevant documents:
- Regulations of 4 September 1987 No. 856 Concerning Construction of Mobile
Offshore Units.
- ISO No. 8383 "Lifts on Ships – Specific Requirements".
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:  21 December 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: Norwegian Maritime Directorate
P.O. Box 8114 Dep.
0032 Oslo
Norway
Telefax No.:  +47 22 56 87 80