WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.79
24February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0741)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CZECH REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofEnvironment
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Chemicals, chemical
compounds andpreparations
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Acton
Chemical Substances andPreparations, andonAmendments toSome Acts(32pages, in
Czech)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisdraft lawcontains theobligations oflegal andphysical
persons when handling chemical substances andpreparations (hereinafter CSPs), namely
(titles ofChapters):
1.Common provisions;
2.Classification andtesting ofCSPs;
3.Registration ofCSPs;
4.Handling thedangerous CSPs;
5.Packaging andlabelling dangerous CSPs;
6.Placing dangerous CSPs onthemarket;
7.Authorization tohandling CSPs;
8.Import andexport ofcertain CSPs;
9.Obligations onrecord-keeping andnotifying ofdangerous CSPs;
10.State administration inthesphere ofhandling dangerous CSPs;
11.Penalties.
Annex 1.Limits forchanges inclassification ofCSPs
Annex 2.ListofCSPs theproduction, import, export and/or distribution ofwhich is
banned intheCzech Republic
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7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable: The
purpose oftheActis:
-togiveguidelines onhowtohandle various CSPs;
-toensure freecirculation ofCSPs and;
-toensure ahighlevelofhealth andenvironment protection.
8. Relevant documents:
1.OJofCzech Office forStandards, Metrology andTesting;
2.ActonChemical Substances andPreparations;
3.Collections ofLaws oftheCzech Republic;
4.Directives, regulations andadministrative provisions (asamended) ofEuropean
Union relating totheclassification, packaging andlabelling ofdangerous substances
andpreparation, theirexport andimport.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1July1998
10. Final dateforcomments: 20April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: