. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CZE/2
26 February 2001
(01-0942)
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):   Packaging, packed
products and packaging waste
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Act on
Packaging (Draft Act on packaging and amendments of some other acts) (108 pages, in
Czech).
6. Description of content:   The European Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and
packaging waste has been implemented in the Czech Republic in a Draft on the Packaging
and amendments of some other acts.  The Act lays down rights and obligations of legal andnatural persons authorised for business activities and competencies of state authorities in
production of packaging, in placing the packaging and packed products on the market or
their circulation, during re-use of packaging, system of collection of packaging, recovery
and use of packaging waste, reprocessing.  The Act ensures authorities and businesses in the
packaging sector to adopt measures collectively which result in the lowest possible
environmental impact caused by packaging and packaging waste.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The objective of the draft Act on packaging is to reduce the mass, volume and harmfulness of
packaging and chemical substances of this packaging on environment.  The draft Act
complies with EC legislation in the area of  packaging and packaging waste and endorsed
Czech Implementation plan in the area of environment for framework management of
packaging and packaging waste.  A high leve l of environmental protection and avoiding of
possible trade and competition barriers is ensured.
8. Relevant documents:  Act No. 125/1997 Coll. on waste;  Decree of the Ministry of the
Environment of the Czech Republic No. 338/1997 Coll., on details of the waste management;
Government Order No. 31/1999 Coll., laying down the list of products and packaging subjects
to the obligation of reacceptance and details of the management of packaging, packaging
materials and wastes from used products and packages.G/TBT/N/CZE/2
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2002
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:
wto.tbt@unmz.cz