NETHERLANDS: GROUP EXEMPTION FROM DEPOSIT REGULATION ON SOFT DRINKS AND WATERS 1997 The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.319. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: NETHERLANDS. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Commodity Board for Soft Drinks and Waters. 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): Syrups, fruit sorbets, non-alcoholic liqueurs and non-alcoholic aperitifs, as well as, base syrups and powders to prepare soft drinks. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Group Exemption from Deposit Regulation on Soft Drinks and Waters 1997 (1 page, available in English). 6. Description of content: The purpose of the group exemption is to keep the packaging of syrups, fruitsorbets, non-alcoholic liqueurs and non-alcoholic aperitifs and base syrups and powders to prepare soft drinks outside the scope of the deposit obligation. These products have never been subject to the deposit obligation for soft drinks and water. Group exemption is granted, provided that the single-use packaging is not advertised. Also, importers are advised and national manufacturers obliged to indicate the words "no deposit" on the label in order to facilitate the logistic handling of the packaging. 7. Objective and rationale: See under 8. 8. Relevant documents: Regulation establishing the Soft Drinks and Waters Commodity Board; Industrial Organization Act. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 October 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 1 October 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 5 September 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0189)

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