. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CZE/123 
30 November 2007 
 (07-5258) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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):   Alcohol 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Draft Act  amending 
Act No 353/2003 Coll., on excise duties, sub sequently amended, Act No 86/2002 Coll., on 
climate change and amending certain other acts (Climate Change Act), subsequently 
amended, and Act No 61/1997 Coll., on alcohol , subsequently amende d and on supplements 
to several other Acts relating to the impl ementation of Act No 455/1991 Coll., on skilled 
trades (Trades Act), subsequently amende d and Czech national government Act No 
587/1992 Coll., on excise duties, subsequently  amended, (Alcohol Act), subsequently 
amended - part 3 of the draft of Act No 61/1997 Coll., on alcohol and on amendments and 
supplements to Act No 455/1991 Coll., on sk illed trades (Trades Act), subsequently 
amended, and Czech national government Act No 587/1992 Coll., on excise duties, 
subsequently amended, (Alcohol Act), sub sequently amended (3 pages, in Czech). 
6. Description of content:   The proposed amendment amends the wording of the Act so that 
checks are carried out when biofuels are placed on the market. From a technical point of view, this will lead to fundamental changes in  biofuel production, in particular as regards 
the volume of production. Given the projected exponential increase in volumes, 
amendments have been proposed that will provide for the use of different gauges and 
denaturing methods from those currently in co mmon use. Denaturing, which has until now 
been carried out in batches, must be adapted to the proposed amounts, and this shall be done 
by means of continuous denaturing. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The proposed amendment to the Act is part of a system of monitoring the placing of 
biofuels on the market, which is intended to ensure that biocomponents are not used for any other purpose and are not misused for the pur pose of tax evasion. The draft amends in 
particular technical aspects relating to the use of alcohol as a biocomponent in transport 
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  8. Relevant documents:   a) Act No 61/1997 Coll., on al cohol and on amendments and 
supplements to Act No 455/1991 Coll., on sk illed trades (Trades Act), subsequently 
amended, and Czech national government Act No 587/1992 Coll., on excise duties, 
subsequently amended (Alcohol Act), subsequently amended
. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }1 Februrary 2008 
10. Final date for comments:   31 December 2007 
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