BELGIUM: MARKETING OF GAS CYLINDERS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.116. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: BELGIUM. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Employment and Labour Administration of Occupational Safety, rue Belliard 51, 1040 Brussels. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 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): Gas cylinders covered by Optional Directives 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC and 84/527/EEC but not constructed and/or accepted in conformity with these optional directives. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ministerial Order Granting a General Derogation from the Provisions of paragraph 2.2.1 of Annex I and paragraph 4 of Annexes I, II and III of the Royal Order of 12 June 1989 Implementing the Directives of the Council of the European Communities Relating to Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders, Seamless Unalloyed Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Gas Cylinders and Welded Unalloyed Steel Gas Cylinders. 6. Description of content: The purpose of the Order is to allow the marketing of gas cylinders which do not comply with certain provisions of the Royal Order of 12 June 1989. 7. Objective and rationale: This Order is intended to repeal the Derogation Order of 18 October 1992 on the same subject and to replace it with similar provisions supplemented by a mutual recognition clause for gas cylinders lawfully manufactured and/or commercialized in another member State. 8. Relevant documents: Royal Order of 12 June 1989 implementing the Directives of the Council of the European Communities relating to seamless steel gas cylinders, seamless unalloyed aluminium and aluminium alloy gas cylinders and welded unalloyed steel gas cylinders. Ministerial Order of 19 October 1992 (to be repealed). 9. Proposed date of adoption - Proposed date of entry into force: 60 days. 10. Final date for comments: N/A. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point (X) or address and telefax number of other body: CIBELNOR. (137)

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