CZECH REPUBLIC: BRAZIL NUTS The following notification has been received in Gatt document TBT/Notification G/95.173 dated 7 June 1995. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: Czech Republic. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing. 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): Brazil nuts. 5. Title and number of pages of the notified document: Draft Czech Standard (CSN) 46 3084 Brazil Nuts (5 pages). 6. Description of Content: Draft Standard describes general requirements laid on nuts as to their physical and sensoric properties, quality grading (one grade only), acceptable deviations (in % by weight). Articles 2, 3 and 4 containing these requirements as well as Article 6.2 containing requirements on packaging become mandatory as of 1 December 1995. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumer's Health Protection. 8. Relevant documents: (1) Announcement will appear in the Official Journal of the COSMT (OJ) (2) CSN 46 3084 (3) OJ. 9. Proposed date of adoption and entry into force: Will be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 31 July 1995. (171)

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