CZECH REPUBLIC: FRUIT SPREADS STANDARDS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif. 96.307. 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 (COSMT) Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 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): Fruit spreads. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Standard CSN 56 8610 Fruit Spreads, 15 pages, in Czech. 6. Description of content: The draft standard contains the basic requirements on jams, jellies, marmalades, povidls and clevelas. Some provisions have national character. Of those the following are proposed to be mandatory: 4.3.4 Sweetened povidls; 4.3.5 Clevelas; 4.5 Fruits content in product; 6.1 Packaging; 7. Labelling. Only these provisions are notified under the TBT Agreement. 7. Objective and rationale: Consumers' protection. 8. Relevant documents: (1) Official Journal (OJ) of the COSMT, (2) See Item 5, (3) OJ, (4) Codex Stan. 79:1981 Codex Standard for Jams (Fruit Preserves) and Jellies, Codex Stan 80:1981 Codex Standard for Citrus Marmalade. 9. Proposed date of adoption - Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 26 September 1996. (255)

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