NETHERLAND: FAIRGROUND AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.95.278. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: NETHERLANDS. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Fairground and playground equipment. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Order on the Safety of Fairground and Playground Equipment (31 pages). 6. Description of content: The order prescribes general safety requirements for fairground and playground equipment. Technical construction files must be drawn up for new fairground and playground equipment. Fairground and new playground equipment shall be provided with instructions for use. All fairground equipment shall be tested at regular intervals. The testing obligation for playground equipment is limited to type approval of new playground equipment. Testing of fairground and playground equipment shall only be carried out by appointed testhouses. The order allows for the possibility of deeming tests of other EU testhouses to be equivalent. If the equipment meets the standards specified in this order, then it is likely the general safety requirement is also met. It is our intention to indicate the CBN standards for fairground and playground equipment which are currently being drafted as soon as they are ready. Additionally, the order also prescribes a general guideline for looking after the equipment. The person who looks after the equipment must make every effort to ensure that the safety and health of people is not jeopardized. Every piece of equipment shall be accompanied by a logbook in which a record of testing, inspections and maintenance is kept. 7. Objective and rationale: The private-sector registration system shows that, in the Netherlands, too many accidents take place involving fairground and playground equipment. The objective of the order is to curtail the accidents which involve playground equipment and fairground equipment (funfairs and theme parks). In line with the objective of the WHO, it aims to reduce the number of accidents by 25 per cent within 10 years. 8. Relevant documents: Dangerous Equipment Act. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: 1 January 1996. 10. Final date for comments: 20 November 1995. (289)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0377 19951017\FO-0002)