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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 1,1995 PSA#1274NETHERLANDS: SATELLITE EMERGENCY RADIO BEACONS, The following
notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification 94.505
dated 31 December 1994. 1. Party to agreement notifying: Netherlands.
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Transport and Public Works. 3.
Notified under Article 2.5.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where
applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be
provided in addition, where applicable): satellite emergency radio
beacons (EPIRBS) operating within the COSPAS/SARSAT-satellite system.
5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: NL-ETS 300 066
specification of minimum requirements for Maritime Radio Communications
equipment, satellite emergency radio beacons (EPIRBS), operating within
the COSPAS/SARSAT-satellite system. 6. Description of content: the
technical regulation contains the minimum requirements with which
EPIRBS in the COSPAS/SARAT system, operating on 406, 025 MHZ shall
comply. The requirements are entirely based on European Standards ETS
300 066. 7. Objective and rationale: in addition to the objective of
preventing trading restrictions by introducing new European technical
regulations, obligations pursuant to international treaties (IMO),
intended to step up the safety of the ship and its crew (Solas
Convention), shall apply. 8. Relevant documents: Radio-Electrical
Equipment Order (STB. 1988, 552), Sections C and F: Ships Order 1965
(STB. 1965, 367 amended RY STB. 1992, 35). 9. Proposed date of adoption
and entry into force: 15 March 1995. 10. Final date for comments: 1
March 1995. (030) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0719 19950131\FO-0002)
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