NETHERLANDS: AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATION RULING OUT CERTAIN PESTICIDES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.389. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: NETHERLANDS. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports. 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): Pesticides. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment to the Regulation Ruling Out Certain Pesticides (2 pages, available in English). . 6. Description of content: The purpose of the amendment is to supplement the Regulation of 1978, ruling out certain pesticides. This Regulation applies the proviso specified in Article 1, third paragraph, of the Pesticides Act 1962 to placecertain pesticides or groups of pesticides outside the scope of law. It concerns pesticides which are deemed harmless such that law enforcement is unnecessary or useless in the light of the accompanying administrative procedures and inspection. Inclusion of the present pesticides is in line with this. These products only consist of natural oils, i.e., coconut and sunflower oil, lecithin and water and are intended to keep away insects such as cockroaches, flies, ants, bed bugs and fleas so as to prevent nuisance to humans. 7. Objective and rationale: See under point 8. 8. Relevant documents: Pesticides Act 1962. 9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 November 1997; Proposed date of entry into force: 1 November 1997. 10. Final date for comments: 20 September 1997. 11. Text available from: National enquiry point. (0239)

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