WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/44
1 February 2000
(00-0390)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Consumer Rights Protection Center
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):   Crystal glass
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulations of the
Cabinet of Ministers “Regulation on the Crystal Glass” (6 pages, available in Latvian)
6. Description of content:   Regulations specifies requirements for crystal glass labelling
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Human health and safety
8. Relevant documents:   Council Directive 69/493/EEC on the approximation of the laws of
the Member States relating to crystal glass.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 January 2000
Proposed date of entry into force:  February 2000
10. Final date for comments:           
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
Consumer Rights Protection Center
41/43 Elizabetes street
Riga, LV-1010
Latvia
Tel: +371 7212688
Fax: +371 7338024
E-mail: Tpkc@apollo.lv