WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CZE/19
14 February 2000
(00-0549)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CZECH REPUBLIC
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, whereapplicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Feedstuffs
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Act amending Act
N° 91/1996 Coll. – Feedstuffs (19 pages)
5. Description of content:  The act determines obligation of registration for the producers and
importers of feedstuffs, complementary substances and pre-mixtures, conditions for
production, basic requirements on feedstuffs, complementary substances and pre-mixtures.
It lays down substances and products prohibited for animal nutrition, feedstuffs production
and limits of undesirable substances in feedstuffs.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Collection of Laws
of the Czech Republic (after adoption) (Available in English)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 May 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  31 July 2000
11. Final date for comments:  15 March 2000
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           