WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.54
19March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0978)
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 ofAgriculture, Nature Management and
Fisheries/Marketing Board forBeer
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): Beer
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Draft BeerOrder 1995 (available
inEnglish, 7pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheOrder contains regulations governing themanufacture of
andtrade inbeer. Alongside rawmaterial requirements theOrder alsocontains
designation criteria andadeposit regulation.
7. Objective andrationale: TheOrder isintended toreplace the1984 BeerOrder IIandto
implement theBenelux Regulations regarding theharmonization oflegislation governing
beer(M(92)10.
8. Relevant documents: Benelux Regulations governing beer
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 21June1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 6May1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: