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 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CZE/96 
16 November 2004 
 (04-4940) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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 Health 
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):   Toys and products for 
children up to 3 years of age. 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Draft Amendment to 
Decree No 84/2001 Sb., on Hygiene Requirements for Toys and Products for Children up to 
3 Years of Age (5 pages, in Czech). 
6. Description of content:   The draft Amendment to Decree specifies or regulates the hygiene 
requirements for toys and products for childre n up to 3 years of age. It incorporates the 
findings of toxicological studies on certain types of esters of phthalic acid, carried out at an establishment accredited by the European Co mmission and published at a Commission 
working group meeting on 10 May 2004. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The requirements for the labelling of products  for children and requirements for phthalic 
acid content in products for children. 
8. Relevant documents:   Act No 258/2000 Sb., on the Protec tion of Public Health. Decree No 
84/2001 Sb., on Hygiene Requirements for Toys and Products for Children up to 3 Years of 
Age. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }April 2005 
10. Final date for comments:   15 March 2005 
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:  
http://www.unmz.cz/ , wto.tbt@unmz.cz  
 