RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/EST/17
11April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1543)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFESTONIA
Draft Notification
1. Observer member toagreement notifying: Government ofEstonia
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEconomic Affairs
3. Notified under: Article 15.2
4. Products covered: HS24(2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208); HS24(Tobacco)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document:
Regulations ofimportation andexportation, production andsalesofalcohol, tobacco
andtobacco products (Alhoholi, tubaka jatubakatoodete sisse- javäljaveo, tootnise ning
müügi korraldamise eeskiri) 20December 1996, Regulation oftheGovernment of
Estonia No.317(published inRiigi Teataja No.91,pages 2674-2683, itemNo.1614),
(inEstonian only).
6. Description ofcontent:
Synthetic anddenatured spirits should besoldaschemicals. Only soregistered
enterprises having aquality certificate forthegoods andregistered thebrand(s) withthe
alcohol databankofEstonia canengage inimportation andexportation, production and
salesofalcohol, tobacco andtobacco products. (Thequality ofalcohol soldtothe
public should benolessthandescribed intheGovernment Regulation No.40of
5February 1993 OntheQuality ofSpirits andVodka SoldtothePopulation.) All
monetary transactions inthecaseofimportation andwholesale ofalcohol should be
made through abank, nocashtransactions allowed.
7. Objective andrationale:
Prevention ofsalestothepopulation ofchemically impure toxic substances improperly
labelled asdestined forpersonal consumption.
8. Relevant documents:
Government Regulation No.40of5February 1993 OntheQuality ofSpirits and
Vodka SoldtothePopulation.
9. Entry intoForce: 20December 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: -
11. Texts available from Estonia 'sNational Enquiry Point