RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.144
10May1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-1225)
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 ofHealth, Welfare andSport
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): Nightwear
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Royal Decree Repealing theOrder
of16October 1993 (1page)
6. Description ofcontent: TheOrder of16October 1993 stipulating thedateonwhich the
Commodities ActOrder onFireSafety forNightwear shall come intoforce isbeing
repealed. Asaresult, theCommodities ActOrder onFireSafety forNightwear isno
longer valid.
7. Objective andrationale: TheDutch Government hasrecently introduced apolicy to
promote market forces, deregulation andlegislative quality. Within thisframework,
existing regulations arebeing scrutinized, including theCommodities ActOrder onFire
Safety forNightwear. TheCommodities ActOrder onFireSafety forNightwear is
being suspended untilfurther notice, pending theresults oftheaforementioned policy.
8. Relevant documents: Commodities Act.
Commodities ActOrder onFireSafety forNightwear (88/0053/NL).
Order of16October 1993, stipulating thedateonwhich theCommodities Act
Order onFireSafety forNightwear shallcome intoforce.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 25July1995
10. Final dateforcomments: 1July1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: