WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99/632
22 December 1999
(99-5518)
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):   Non-alcoholic beverages
and concentrates for preparation of non-alcoholic beverages, fruit wines, other wines and
mead, beer, spirit, spirit products and other alcoholic beverages, vinegar and yeast
(HS Chapter 22)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft  Decree of the
Ministry of Agriculture Amending the Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture No. 335/1997
Coll. Implementing Article 18 (a), (d), (h), (i), (j) and (k) of the Act No. 110/1997 Coll. on
Foodstuffs and Tobacco Products and Amendments to Some Related Acts, forNon-Alcoholic Beverages And Concentrates Fo r Preparation Of Non-Alcoholic Beverages,
Fruit Wines, Other Wines And Mead, Beer, Spirit, Spirit Products And Other Alcoholic
Beverages, Vinegar And Yeast (29 pages, in Czech)
6. Description of content:   The Decree defines the terms Non-alcoholic beverages and
concentrates for preparation of non-alcoholic beverages, fruit wines, other wines and mead,
beer, spirit, spirit products and other alcoholic beverages, vinegar and yeast. It divides them
into types, groups and subgroups, which are listed in Annexes. It specifies the requirements
for labelling, quality technologies, marketing, storage, transport and sale.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To approximate Czech legal system to the EC regulations.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  First half of 2000
10. Final date for comments:   31 January 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           