RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.205
13July1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2013)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: AUSTRALIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Food Authority
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):
Scotch whisky
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Explanatory Notes -
Application A15-Definition ofScotch Whisky (2pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Anapplication toamend theAustralian Food Standards Code to
define Scotch whisky ascontaining notlessthan400mlat20deg.Cofethanol or
40percentalc/vol.
7. Objective andrationale: Promotion oftrade andcommerce
8. Relevant documents: Australian Food Standards Code
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Recommendation toGovernment byend
of1995. Entry intoforce tobedecided.
10. Final dateforcomments: Thedomestic closing dateforcomments is5Julyhowever
comments from Members willbeaccepted until 8September ifnotice ofintention to
comment isreceived bythedomestic closing date.
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]quoting Application A15.