WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/355
8 August 2000
(00-3255)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Commission EC-TBT Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [     ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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):   2208 (Spirit drinks)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft COMMISSION
REGULATION (EC) No … of … laying down Community reference methods for the
analysis of spirit drinks (58/56 pages in French and English)
6. Description of content:   This Regulation establishes reference analysis methods for spirit
drinks, as foreseen in Article 4(8) of Regulations (EEC) No. 1576/89.  It concerns the
determination of alcoholic strength by volume, the total dry extract, and the determination
of volatile congeners and methanol.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:   Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying
down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   1 October 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
Commission EC
DG Entreprise Unit F/2
Fax: +32-2-299-5725
Email: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int