WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/405
13 September 2000
(00-3543)
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):   Starch, starch products,
pulses and oil seeds
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree of the
Ministry of Agriculture Amending Decree of  the Ministry of Agriculture No. 329/1997
Coll. Implementing Article 18 a), d), h), i), j) and k) of Act No. 110/1997 Coll. onFoodstuffs and Tobacco Products and Amendments to Some Related Acts, for Starch,
Starch Products, Pulses and Oil Seeds (3 pages, in Czech)
6. Description of content:   The Decree defines the terms starch, starch products, pulses and
oil seeds. 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: Act No. 110/1997 Coll., Act No. 306/2000 Coll.,
Decree 329/1997 Coll.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2001
10. Final date for comments:   3 November 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           