G/TBT/N/CZE/183
18 May 2015 
(15-2557)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: CZECH REPUBLIC 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Czech Office for Standards Metrology and Testing 
National Enquiry Point 
P.O. Box 49 128 01 Prague 2 Czech Republic 
Telephone: (+420) 224 907 139 
Telefax: (+420) 224 907 122 E-mail: wto.tbt@unmz.cz   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Milk and milk products 
(ICS: 67.100), Ice cream and ice confectionery (ICS: 67.100.40), Edible oils and fats. 
Oilseeds (ICS: 67.200) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Decree laying 
down the requirements for milk and milk products, ice creams and edible fats and oils 
(32 pages, in Czech) 
6. Description of content: The main objective of submitting a new decree is to adapt the 
requirements for milk and milk products, ice creams and edible fats and oils to directly 
applicable EU legislation relating to, for example, food labelling, hygiene rules or marketing standards, as well as to scientific knowledge  and technological developments in the food 
industry. The need for this draft stems from th e experience gained in the application of the 
existing Decree No 77/2003 laying down the requirements for milk and milk products, ice creams and edible fats and oils, as amended.  
The draft adapts this legislation, for exampl e, to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, in particular by removing duplicate provisions relating to the labelling of foodstuffs and by modifying terminology, and to Regulation (E C) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council on nutrition and health cl a i m s  m a d e  o n  f o o d s ,  a s  a m e n d e d ,  i n  t h e  
context of the decree on the labelling of f oodstuffs and an amendment to Act No 110/1997 
on foodstuffs and tobacco products.  
This decree is one of the measures implem enting Act No 110/1997 on foodstuffs and 
tobacco products, as amended, which contains the clause on the mutual recognition of products. 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The existing legislation was found to be  inadequate. Hence, the key objectives 
of this draft are increased protection of cons umers and adaptation to the developments in 
both European and national food legislation. 
8. Relevant documents: Reference(s) to basic text(s): Act No 110/1997 on Foodstuffs and 
Tobacco Products and on Amendments to Certain Related Laws, as amended. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 September 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 March 2016   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Czech Office for Standard s Metrology and Testing 
National Enquiry Point 
P.O. Box 49 128 01 Prague 2 
Czech Republic 
Telephone: (+420) 224 907 139 Telefax: (+420) 224 907 122 
E-mail: wto.tbt@un