RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.98
5April 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0824)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Slovak Office ofStandards, Metrology andTesting (ÚNMS SR)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [X],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cosmetics, soap(3303-
3307; 3401), soappowders (3402), transport bands (4010), textiles andtextile products
(5208-5212; 5309; 5401; 5402; 5407; 5408; 6101-6117; 6201-6211; 6213; 6301;
6302; 6309; 6526), ropes (5607), mining pipes (5911), soldering materials, tools,
devices andmaterials usedinwelding (2530; 3810; 7308; 7311; 7318; 7610; 8311;
8405; 8414; 8468; 8481; 8415; 9004), school bags, selected leather products and
footwear (4202; 4203; 6401-6404), products specified forhealth protection andsafety
atwork (3917-3921; 3923; 3925; 3926; 4008; 4009; 4015-4017; 4203-4205;
4303, 4304; 5007, 5111-5113; 5208-5212; 5309; 5310; 5407; 5408; 5512-5516;
5601; 5603; 5607; 5609; 5701-5705; 5903; 5904; 5907; 5909; 6002; 6101-
6104; 6110; 6113; 6114; 6116; 6201-6204; 6210; 6211; 6216; 6306; 6401-
6405; 6503; 6505; 6506; 6810; 6811; 6815; 6904; 7019; 7616; 8421; 8518;
9004), agricultural, food industry andforestry machines (8421; 8422; 8428; 8432-
8438; 8514; 8701), fuels, oils(2710), improvers offuels andlubricants (3811),
selected plastics andproducts made ofplastics (3901-3904; 3908; 3920; 3921; 3923-
3926; 4009; 4016; 4017; 8546; 8547).
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Obligatory Certification of
Specified Products -Decrees Nos. 81,82,84,85,87,88,90,91/1994 ÚNMS SR.
6. Description ofcontent: Theproposed technical regulations -obligatory certification of
specified products -Decrees Nos.81,82,84,85,87,88,90,91/1994 oftheUMNS SR
of1December 1994 "Obligatory Certification" statetheexamining ofmechanical, fire
andelectrical safety, hygienic irreproachability, health andenvironmental protection,
safety atwork andenergy saving andsubsequent certification ofconformity ofthese
products tothespecified technical standards andlegislative regulations.
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7. Objective andrationale: Thereason forintroducing theobligatory testing instead of
current obligatory products typeapproval istoharmonize theconformity certification
system valid inthecountries ofEUandEFTA (according tosocalled "Global Approach
toCertification andTesting" of13June1989). Theaimofintroducing these regulations
istoreach fullcompatibility oftheprocedure fortheconformity certification ofproducts
inaccordance with theEUdirectives, which subsequently willensure themutual
recognition ofcertificates.
8. Relevant documents:
(a) Previous documents:
-ActNo.30/1968 Zb.onstatetesting intenor tosubsequent regulations;
-FUNM Decree No.101/1988 onproducts certification.
(b) International documents:
-European Commission 'sdocument No.89/C267/03 of15June1989 "Global
Approach toCertification andTesting Qualitative Measures forIndustrial
Products".
-EUCouncil Decision of13October 1990 concerning themodules forvarious
phases oftheconformity assessment procedures which areintended tobeusedin
thetechnical harmonization directives.
-EUCouncil Directive No.90/396/EEC ontheapproximation ofthelawsofthe
Member States relating toappliances burning gaseous fuels.
-EUCouncil Directive No.92/42/EEC onefficiency requirements fornewhot-
water boilers firedwithliquid orgaseous fuels.
(c) Publication inwhich there isareference:
UNMS Bulletin No.14/1994 (Vestník ÚNMS SRNo.14/1994)
(d) Publication inwhich theproposal willbepublished aftertheapproval:
Official Gazette oftheSlovak Republic
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 1May1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 30April 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: