RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.138
8May1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1201)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: CZECH REPUBLIC
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture oftheCzech Republic
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Ethylalcohol. HS2207, 2208
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: TheGovernment Proposal of
Principles ofSpirit ActandofAmendments toSome Other Laws (26pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheProposal ofthePrinciples specifies therequirements on
spirit production, storage, registration anddistribution. Itlaysdown theobligation to
notify totheauthorities ofhandling thespirit, i.e.starting andfinishing itsseasonal
production, theamount ofspirit produced, amount oflosses during production and
distribution. Itdetermines thepenalties fornon-observing theprovisions ofthelaw. It
proposes amendments to: Trade Act255/1991 Coll., inthelater wording;
Law587/1992 Coll., onconsumer taxes, inthelaterwording; Law337/1992 Coll., on
taxes andrates management, inthelaterwording; Law63/1950 Coll., ontabac, salt,
andspirit management andonrepeal offinancial monopoly.
7. Objective andrationale: Health, prevention ofdeceptive practice
8. Relevant documents: (1)Announcement willappear intheOfficial Journal ofthe
COSMT, (2)WillbepartofFood Actwhen adopted, (3)Collection ofLaws
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 12June1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: