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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.61
2March 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0439)
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; Department ofRoad
Transport
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): Vehicles andvehicle
components
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Vehicle Order -Order inCouncil
Accompanying theRoad Traffic Act1994. Import Act,Accompanying theRoad Traffic
Act1994 (nodrafttext).
6. Description ofcontent: The Netherlands notified thedraft vehicle order in
Notification 93.20. Bymeans ofthisNotification theNetherlands advised thatinthe
framework ofvehicle authorization (Article 3.2.40.1.) andthepermanent requirements
(Article 5.2.51.sub-section h),vehicles maydeviate from theprovisions concerned.
This anticipates theexpected adjustments toDirectives 76/756/EEC, concerning
installation regulations forlighting units onmotorized vehicles, lastamended by
91/663/EEC. Thedeviation permits thepresence ofacentre highmounted stoplamp
forvehicles which aresubmitted forregistration intheNetherlands orwhich are
registered intheNetherlands.
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7. Objective andrationale: Order 48,concerning installation regulations forvehicle
lighting hasbeen amended bytheECE. This amendment hasbeen inforce since
9February 1994. Oneoftheamendments concerns theinstallation ofa83category stop
lamp (centre highmounted). Asasignatory tothisorder theNetherlands isobliged to
accept vehicles which comply withtheamended version ofOrder 48.Inanticipation of
anadjustment ofDirective 76/756/EEC tobring itinlinewithECE Order 48,first
revision, theNetherlands willregister vehicles andpermit theirusewhen acentre high
mounted stoplamp isinstalled.
8. Relevant documents: ThedraftRoad Traffic Act1992 andtheVehicle Order
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 23April 1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 20April 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: