RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.56
2March 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0434)
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 forHousing, Spacial Planning andtheEnvironment
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): Shredding equipment
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft Order onDischarge
Regulations Governing Non-Institutions Environment
6. Description ofcontent: Rules prescribing thedischarge ofhousehold andindustrial
effluent originating from non-institutions (i.e.notbased onArticle 1.1,paragraph 3,
wm.suitable institutions) intopublic sewers. Thepurport oftheorder istoimplement
Directive 91/271/EEC (OJEC 1135)andpartly relates toissues connected therewith.
(a) Re: industrial effluent: Article 5:implementation Article 11,paragraph 2,
Directive 91/271/EEC (OJEC 1135)Articles 2and3:industrial waste which is
keptseparate from industrial effluent, notinpublic sewers, harmful waste only
insofarasexpressly permitted inthesaidexemption. More detailed regulations
may beincluded intheexemption issued bythemayor andalderman, re:
Article 10.47, paragraph 1,wm.
(b) Re: household effluent: Article 5:alsoapplies tohousehold effluent.
Article 4:banonintroducing shredded household waste intodrains andsewers.
Noother regulations, fallswithin thescope ofthestatutory exemption ofArticle
10.15, paragraph 2(b), wm. Inaccordance withfurther requirement (Article 5),
themayor andalderman mayprescribe provisions toguarantee theeffective
operation ofdrains andsewers, andtheeffluent purification installation (rwzi) or
theprocessing ofsediment from thesewers ortherwzi.
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7. Objective andrationale: Inconnection withtheimplementation oftheDirective included
under (a),themodel discharge regulation governing sewerage 1992 which, generally,
hasbeen adopted bylocal authorities, either wholly orinpart, isbeing replaced bya
statutory system. This adjustment shall nothave anynegative effects onthe
environment.
8. Relevant documents: Reference documents:
1. Actof2November 1994, governing theamendment oftheenvironment actand
theactonpollution ofsurface waters (effluent) (Law Gazette 798).
2. Model discharge regulation governing sewerage 1992, association ofDutch
municipalities.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 31August 1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 20April 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: