WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CZE/66
22 August 2002
(02-4546)
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 Industry and Trade
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   The Czech mark of
conformity.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   T h e  D r a f t
Amendment of Government Order No 179/1997  Coll., that lays down Graphic Appearance
of the Czech Mark of Conformity, Its Design and Affixation on the Product (2 pages, in
Czech).
6. Description of content:   The partial amendment of the Government Order refers to the size
of the Czech mark of conformity. As the practice indicates, it appears difficult to observe itsminimum size for some products. The draft amendment has no linkage to EC legislation. In
this case it is a formal modification of existing legal regulation having no impact on
international obligations of the Czech Republic.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
8. Relevant documents:   Government Order No 179/1997 Coll., that lays down Graphic
Appearance of the Czech Mark of Conformity, Its Design and Affixation on the Product.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of Publication in the Collection of Laws
10. Final date for comments:   16 September 2002
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