WORLD TRADE
G/TBT/N/CZE/113
21 July 2006
ORGANIZATION
(06-3513)
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 Agriculture
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, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Milk and milk products,
eggs and egg products.
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: : Draft Decree on
Veterinary Requirements for Milk and Milk Products, Eggs and Egg Products,
(14 pages, in Czech).
6.
Description of content: The draft Decree lays down the veterinary requirements for milk
and milk products, eggs and egg products and handling them, the requirements for the
production of certain milk products requiring the use of traditional methods and more
detailed rules for the sale of small quantities of raw milk and products made from such milk
to end consumers at the point of production and also for the sale of small quantities of fresh
eggs by farmers at their farms, at indoor or outdoor markets or to local retail stores
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
The reason for issuing a new Decree is the repeal of Council Directive 92/46/EEC, laying
down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated
milk and milk-based products, Commission Directive 89/362/EEC on general conditions of
hygiene in milk production holdings and Council Directive 89/437/EEC on hygiene and
health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg products and
the replacement of these Directives by directly applicable EC regulations. The draft Decree
contains national arrangements for the requirements not covered by the directly applicable
EC regulations. The draft Decree supersedes Decree No 200/2003 Coll. on veterinary
requirements for egg products, as amended by Decree No 638/2004 Coll. and Decree No
203/2003 Coll. on veterinary requirements for milk and milk products, as amended by
Decree No 638/2004 Coll.
8.
Relevant documents: Act No 166/1999 Coll., on Veterinary Care as amended.
. /.
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9.
Proposed date of adoption:
31 October 2006
Proposed date of entry into force:
On the day it is announced in the Collection of
Laws
10.
Final date for comments: 29 September 2006
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