CZECH REPUBLIC: NATURAL-WINE AND GRAPEVINE The following notification has been received in GATT Document TBT/Notification G/95.139 dated 8 May 1995. 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 Of The Czech Republic. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): natural wine and grapevine. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: The Government Proposal Of Viticulture And Winegrowing Act (16 pages). 6. Description of content: The proposal of the law regulates protection of grapevine plant and its growing, protection of wine, its classification, production and distribution of wine and gives specifications of its quality, provisions to packaging, labelling and storage of wine. 7. Objective and rationale: health, prevention of deceptive practice. 8. Relevant documents: (1) announcement will appear in the Official Journal of the COSMT, (2) will be part of food act, (3) collection of laws. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: to be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 12 June 1995. (145)

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