CZECH REPUBLIC: SHIP ANCHORS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.55. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: CZECH REPUBLIC. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (COSMT). 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): Ship anchors. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Czech Standard CSN 32 8232 Anchor Inventory of Inland Vessels - Ship Anchors (available in Czech, 23 pages). 6. Description of content: The draft Standard specifies the technical requirements, dimensions, testing methods and marking of the ship anchors of the types used at inland vessels, as follows: (1) Anchor with increased intensity of hold - depicted in Fig 2, weight and dimensions in Table 3; (2) welded anchor with cavity stockless arms and broad blades - Fig 3 and Table 4; (3) welded stockless balanced anchor - Fig 4 and Table 5; (4) casted stockless balanced anchor - Fig 5 and Table 6; (5) Elbe anchor - Fig 6 and Table 7. All the provisions of the draft Standard are mandatory. 7. Objective and rationale: Safety. 8. Relevant documents: (1) Notice will be published in the Official Journal of the COSMT, (2) Draft Czech Standard CSN 32 8232 Anchor Inventory of Inland Vessels - Ship Anchors, (3) Official Journal of the COSMT. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: September 1996. 10. Final date for comments: 30 April 1996. (087)

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