NETHERLANDS: ANNEX TO THE DRAFT REGULATION OF THE STATE SECRETARY FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS LAYING DOWN THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR THE APPROVAL OF VOTING MACHINES (APPROVAL REGULATION FOR VOTING MACHINES) The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.172. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: NETHERLANDS. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry for Internal Affairs. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: National Enquiry Point. 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): Voting machines for use in the election of general representative bodies. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Annex to the Draft Regulation of the State Secretary for Internal Affairs Laying Down the Conditions and Procedure for the Approval of Voting Machines (Approval Regulation for Voting Machines). 6. Description of content: In the Netherlands, only those voting machines can be used for voting at elections which have been approved by the Minister for Internal Affairs. For the purpose of this approval, conditions for voting machines should be laid down. The Annex to the draft Regulation of the State Secretary for Internal Affairs laying down the conditions and procedure includes functional conditions for voting machines in this respect. The draft Regulation makes provisions in a procedure for the approval of voting machines. The functional conditions contain i.e. conditions on user-friendliness, reliability, safety and confidentiality. No provisions are made governing the way in which these conditions must be complied with from a technical point of view. This is therefore left up to the manufacturer. 7. Objective and rationale: Previously published conditions are not currently applied in the Netherlands for the approval of voting machines. The draft Regulation extends to changing this. 8. Relevant documents: The draft Regulation is based on Article J 33, para. 1, of the Elections Act (Annex 2) and Article J 14 of the Elections Order. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 15 June 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 15 June 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 12 1AMay 1A1997. 1A11. 1ATexts 1Aavailable 1Ain 1Afrom: 1ANational 1Aenquiry 1Apoint. 1A

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