. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CZE/6
20 June 2001
(01-3069)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CZECH REPUBLIC
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Agriculture
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Foodstuffs
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Act amending
Act No 63/1986 Coll., on Czech Agricultural and Foodstuff Inspection, as Amended, and
Amending Act No 110/1997 Coll., on Foodstuffs and Tobacco Products and on
amendments to some relevant acts, as amended (23 pages, in Czech).
6. Description of content:   The aim of the draft Act is to accomplish cohesion and the same
competences with other inspection institutions:  Czech Trade Inspection, State Veterinary
Administration and bodies of public health protection.  The draft Act also choosesinspection activity and approximates Czech legal system to EC regulation and international
obligations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To comply Czech legal system with EC legislation
8. Relevant documents:
Act. No 63/1986 Coll., on Czech Agricultural and Foodstuff Inspection, as amended
Act No 110/1997 Coll., on foodstuffs and tobacco products and on amendments to some
relevant acts, as amended
Council Regulation (ECC) No 379/1989Council Regulation (ECC) No 99/1993
Commission Decree (ECC) No 2251/1992
Commission Decree (ECC) No 3720/1992
Commission Decree (ECC) No 785/1993
Commission Decree (ECC) No 3148/1994
Commission Decree (EC) No 645/2000G/TBT/N/CZE/6
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2003          
10. Final date for comments:   31 July 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           