WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/629
22 December 1999
(99-5515)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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
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):  Fresh fruit and fresh
vegetable, processed fruit and processed vegetable, dry hull fruit, mushroom, potatoes and
products thereof (HS Chapter 07 and 08)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft  Decree of the
Ministry of Agriculture Amending the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 332/1997
Coll. Implementing Article 18 (a), (d), (h), (i), (j) and (k) of the Act No. 110/1997 Coll. on
Foodstuffs and Tobacco Products and Amendments to Some Related Acts, For Fresh FruitAnd Fresh Vegetable, Processed Fruit And Processed Vegetable, Dry Hull Fruit,
Mushroom, Potatoes And Products Thereof  (22 pages, in Czech)
6. Description of content:   The Decree defines the terms fresh fruit and fresh vegetable,
processed fruit and processed vegetable, dry hull fruit, mushroom, potatoes and products
thereof. It divides them into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It
specifies the requirements for labelling, quality  technologies, marketing, storage, transport
and sale.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To approximate Czech legal system to EC regulations.
8. Relevant documents:   Act. 110/1997 Coll., Decree 332/1997 Coll.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  First half of 2000          
10. Final date for comments:   31 January 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           