. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CZE/113 
21 July 2006 
 (06-3513) 
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):   Milk and milk products, 
eggs and egg products. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   : Draft Decree on 
Veterinary Requirements for Milk and Milk Products, Eggs and Egg Products, 
(14 pages, in Czech). 
6. Description of content:   The  draft Decree lays down the veterinary requirements for milk 
and milk products, eggs and egg products and handling them, the requirements for the 
production of certain milk pr oducts requiring the use of traditional methods and more 
detailed rules for the sale of small quantities of  raw milk and products made from such milk 
to end consumers at the point of production and also for the sale of small quantities of fresh eggs by farmers at their farms, at indoor or outdoor markets or to local retail stores 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The reason for issuing a new Decree is the repeal of Council Directive 92/46/EEC, laying 
down the health rules for the production and placi ng on the market of raw milk, heat-treated 
milk and milk-based products, Commission Di rective 89/362/EEC on general conditions of 
hygiene in milk production holdings and Council Directive 89/437/EEC on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and th e placing on the market of egg products and 
the replacement of these Directives by directly applicable EC regulations.  The draft Decree 
contains national arrangements for the requireme nts not covered by the directly applicable 
EC regulations.  The draft Decree supersedes Decree No 200/2003 Coll. on veterinary requirements for egg products, as amended by Decree No 638/2004 Coll. and Decree No 
203/2003 Coll. on veterinary requirements fo r milk and milk products, as amended by 
Decree No 638/2004 Coll. 
8. Relevant documents:   Act No 166/1999 Coll., on Ve terinary Care as amended. G/TBT/N/CZE/113 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    31 October 2006 
On the day it is announced in the Collection of 
Laws 
10. Final date for comments:   29 September 2006 
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