WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/526
3 November 2000
(00-4630)
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):   Specific kids and infant
cereal-based, energy-restricted formulae
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of the
Ministry of Agriculture laying down types of foodstuffs intended for special nutrition and
manner of their utilization (41 pages, in Czech)
6. Description of content:   The Decree defines types of foodstuffs intended for special
nutrition and manner of their utilization and specific kids and infant cereal-based, energy-restricted formulae.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To comply Czech legal system with EC legislation.
8. Relevant documents: Act No. 110/1997 Coll., Act No. 306/2000 Coll.
Decree No. 336/1997 Coll.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   30 November 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   wto.tbt@biskup.unmz.cz