WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.602
2October 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-4166)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: NETHERLANDS
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofTransport andPublic Works
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent 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 (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Exhaust gassamplers:
instruments formeasuring theconstituent carbon monoxide inexhaust gases from
engines withelectric ignition when idleandidleoperating athighrevolutions aswellas
fordetermining thelambda value ofthefuelmixture calibration, inimplementation of
Directive 96/96/EC concerning exhaust gasemission. Other APK measuring
instruments: manometers, pedal dynamometers, cylinder brake testbenches, etc.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Amendment tothe
1996 Regulation onRegulations Governing Measuring Instruments
6. Description ofcontent: The1996 Regulations governing Measuring Instruments issue
requirements relating tomeasuring instruments which areusedwithin theframework of
periodic inspection. Through thepresent Amendment, requirements relating tothe
exhaust gassampler areincorporated inthe1996 Regulations governing Measuring
Instruments. Atthesame time, requirements established foranumber ofother APK
measuring instruments areadapted.
According totheDutch Government allsections oftheproposed amendment
Regulation probably contain technical regulations within themeaning oftheAgreement
onTechnical Barriers toTrade, with theexception ofSections C,E,F,GandI.
Sections A,G(point 2)andAE(paragraph 11.4) contain anewRegulation withregard
totheadjustment ofmeasuring instruments. This relates toasystem whereby an
assessment ismade astohowlong instruments maybeused without theneed for
adjustment (re-adjustment). Itisindicated inthemargin ofsection AE"11. Specific
requirements relating totheexhaust gassampler" which points havebeenamended with
regard tothepreviously notified requirements relating totheexhaust gassampler.
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7. Objective andrationale: Inorder tocarry outthecompulsory testforfourgases, an
approved exhaust gassampler withlambda definition must beused, pursuant toAPK
Directive 96/96/EC. Aprior setofrequirements wasnotified in1996. Afew
amendments are,however, implemented with regard tothese requirements. Anew
system isalsoadopted foradjusting exhaust gassamplers.
Anumber ofamendments arealso proposed forother APK measuring
instruments such asmanometers (section U),pedal dynamometers (W)andcylinder
brake testbenches (XandY).Ithasappeared thatanumber ofrequirements donot
conform totechnical developments. Further, bytheinclusion in1996 ofachapter on
general requirements forspecific measuring instruments requirements mistakenly apply
which were notintended forsuchmeasuring instruments. Forthisreason, anumber of
special requirements which were repealed atanearlier stage areonceagain applicable.
8. Relevant documents: 1996 Regulation Governing Regulations onMeasuring Instruments
(applicable text)
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 19November 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 20November 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 18November 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: