WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CZE/78
7 August 2003
(03-4140)
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:   The Czech Mining Authority
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):   Explosives for civil uses
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   A draft Decree of the
Czech Mining Authority laying down Particular Requirements and Properties of Explosives
for a Use in Risk Conditions or in a Risk Environment and Testing Properties of TheseExplosives (3 pages, in Czech).
6. Description of content:   The draft Decree specifies the institution of a mining safe
explosive, risk conditions and a risk environment for use of explosives;  qualifies
application of an explosive in risk conditions or in a risk environment by fulfilment of
requirements lays down; qualifies the first application of a mining safe explosive by a
permit issued by the Czech Mining Authority.  The draft Decree repeals
Decree No 246/1996 Coll. of the Czech Mining Authority laying down detailed conditionsfor grating permits for explosives, explosive items and appliances into circulation and the
their testing, as later amended.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
An objective of the Draft is to set down equal conditions for the placing on the market and
supervision of explosives for civil uses in the Czech Republic, which exist in the
European Union.
8. Relevant documents:   Council Directive 93/15/EEC on the harmonization of the provisions
relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses;  Annex A
of European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road(ADR).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 March 2004
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 May 2004
10. Final date for comments:   15 October 2003
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