WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.22
27January 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0283)
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, Public Works andWater Management -
Directorate-General ofShipping andMaritime Affairs (DGSM)
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): Thetechnical provisions
relate totheconstruction andequipment ofstretchers.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Regulation ofthe
Minister ofTransport, Public Works andWater Management Amending theRegulation
onMedical Equipment OnBoard Sea-Going Vessels andtheRegulation onMedical
Equipment OnBoard Fishing Vessels (Stretcher Equipment) andtheRegulation ofthe
Minister ofTransport, Public Works andWater Management Amending theRegulation
onPassenger-Carrying Sailing Vessels (Stretcher Equipment)
6. Description ofcontent: TheRegulations cited under 5contain technical provisions
pertaining totheconstruction andequipment forstretchers, whereby theprescribed
width sizemay -under certain conditions -vary. TheRegulation amending the
Regulation onMedical Equipment OnBoard Sea-Going Vessels alsoincludes operational
provisions (change ofinspection schedule andchange ofreference toRegulations; see
Article I,Sections AandD.
7. Objective andrationale: Thepurport ofthetechnical provisions fortheconstruction and
equipment ofstretchers istoensure thatinjured andsickpassengers aretransported ina
safeandmedically rightway.
8. Relevant documents:
-Regulation onMedical Equipment OnBoard SeaGoing Vessels
-Regulation onMedical Equipment OnBoard Fishing Vessels (Stretcher Equipment)
-Regulation onPassenger-Carrying Sailing Vessels (Stretcher Equipment)
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 22February 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 22March 1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 21February 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: