Case studies of notification authorities and enquiry points

Profile: National Notification Authority / National Enquiry Point

Director
Department of International Trade Cooperation — 4010
Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
Těsnov 17
117 05 Praha 1
CZECH REPUBLIC

Ph: +4202 218 124 48
Fax: +4202 248 106 52
Email: [email protected]

Type: Combined notification authority and national enquiry point

Staff: 2

Facilities:
MS Word
Telephone
Fax
Email

Two officials have responsibility for notification of proposed and adopted sanitary and phytosanitary regulations of the Czech Republic, and also the distribution of notifications received from other members of the World Trade Organization. The officials also cooperate with other officials from a number of relevant government agencies.

The Czech Republic receives copies of SPS notifications and SPS Committee documents via fax from its Permanent Mission in Geneva. It also regularly follows the work of the SPS Committee through attending and participating at Committee meetings. The national notification authority / national enquiry point has regular contact with other WTO Members’ national enquiry points for the purpose of gaining the full text of documents notified under the SPS Agreement.

The Czech SPS National Notification Authority / SPS National Enquiry point has regular contact with a number of relevant government agencies including:

• State Veterinary Administration
• State Phytosanitary Administration
• Czech Agricultural and Food Inspection.