WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CZE/88
11 December 2003
(03-6552)
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 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):   Veterinary medicaments,
and biologically active substances used in the manufacturing process of foodstuffs and raw
materials for food use.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   A Draft Decree that is
amending Ministerial Decree No 273/2000 Coll., laying down the Marginal Permissible
Residual Limits for Veterinary Medicaments, and Biologically Active Substances Used in
the Manufacturing Process of Foodstuffs and Raw Materials for Food Use, as Amended byDecree No 106/2002 Coll. (54 pages, in Czech).
6. Description of content:   The classification of new substances, and the marginal limits of
residuals permissible in foodstuffs and raw materials for food use, and in the livestock
production during tissue examination.  The draft was prepared on the basis of the results of
substances recorded in the Czech Republic until the end of April 2003.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and safety
8. Relevant documents:   Act No110/1997 Coll., on Foodstuffs and Tobacco Products and on
Amendments of Some Acts, as amended.          
9. Proposed date of adoption:  February 2004
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2004
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the date of the notification
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