. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CZE/4
3 April 2001
(01-1674)
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 Environment
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):   Wastes, municipal and
dangerous wastes, selected products and wastes
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Act on wastes
and on amendment of other acts (69 pages, in Czech)
6. Description of content:   The new act, which replaces the Act No. 125/1997 Coll. on
wastes, deals with the management of wast es including of municipal, dangerous and
selected wastes.  The Act deals with classification and evaluation of wastes as well as with
collection, purchase and energy utilisation of wastes, management of wastes, removal anddisposal of wastes in such a way to prevent negative impacts on all components of
environment.  Obligations during collection, purchase and utilisation of waste are
determined. Integral part of the Act are the annexes, where is given the list of dangerous
characteristics of waste, the manner of packaging and labelling of dangerous wastes,
methods of use of wastes e.g. as a fuel for production of energy, recycling of metals and
metal compounds, recycling of inorganic materials. Rates of charges for disposal of wastes
are given.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The purpose of the Act is to give rules for management with wastes and at the same time to
ensure a high level of health and environment protection and attainment of sustainable
development.  New Act on wastes was proposed with the aim to harmonise Czech
legislation in this area with the legislation of European Communities.
8. Relevant documents:   Act No. 125/1997 Coll., on wastes, Act No. 157/1997 Coll., on
Chemical Substances and Chemical Prep arations. Decision of the OECD Council
C(92)39/Final on movement of wastes across boundaries of countries.G/TBT/N/CZE/4
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  to be decided (approx. in June or July 2001)
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2002
10. Final date for comments:   30 May 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:
wto.tbt@unmz.cz