. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CZE/106 
26 May 2005 
 (05-2140) 
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):   Quick-frozen foodstuffs 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Decree laying 
down the Requirements for Quick-frozen  Foodstuffs (5 pages, in Czech) 
6. Description of content:   The draft Decree gives the b asic concepts, defines the basic 
technological requirements and gives the re quirements for the production, storage and 
distribution of quick-frozen foodstuffs.  It also  lays down the requirements for sampling for 
temperature measurement and the measure ment method for quick-frozen foodstuffs. 
The draft Decree has been drawn up so as to correspond as far as possible in its content to 
the relevant provisions of European Commun ities regulations.  There was used the option 
for Member States to establish derogations in the monitoring and recording of temperatures 
during storage and transportati on of quick-frozen foodstuffs. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
The new European Commission Regulation 37/2005/EC on the monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for 
human consumption, superseding the exis ting Community arrangements covering the 
conditions for the transportation of qui ck-frozen foodstuffs and determining the 
requirements for temperature measuring instru ments.  Another reason for elaboration the 
new Decree is to eliminate legislative shortc omings resulting from changes in the national 
legislation.  By agreement with quick -frozen foodstuffs manufacturers, the existing 
terminology is being amended, whereby frozen foodstuffs will in future be designed quick-
frozen foodstuffs. 
8. Relevant documents:   Directive 2000/13/EC on Marking of Foodstuffs, Offering them for 
Sale and Associated Advertising, Commission Regulation 37/2005/EC, and 
Act No.110/1997 Coll. on Foodstuffs and Tobacco Products, as amended. G/TBT/N/CZE/106 
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 9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 September 2005  
1 January 2006 
10. Final date for comments:    15 July 2005 
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