G/TBT/N/CZE/181
14 January 2015 
(15-0253)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: CZECH REPUBLIC 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Industry and Trade 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Czech Office for Standards Metrology and Testing 
National Enquiry Point 
P.O. Box 49 128 01 Prague 2-Czech Republic Telephone: (+420) 224 907 139 
Telefax: (+420) 224 907 122  
E-mail: wto.tbt@unmz.cz   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Measuring instruments 
(ICS: 17.040.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft general 
measure laying down metrological and technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods for the verification of those devices: "heat meters – compact and combined heat meters for use in residential, commercial and light-industrial 
environments" (12 pages, in Czech) 
6. Description of content: This general measure will lay down the metrological and technical 
requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods for the 
verification of those devices, which in this case are heat meters and their sub-assemblies - compact and combined heat meters for use in residential, commercial and light-industrial 
environments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Heat meters and their sub-assemblies - compact and combined heat meters for use in 
residential, commercial and light-industrial environments, are specified measuring instruments within the meaning of § 3(3) of Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended, and are therefore subject to state metrological control, i.e. the verification of specified 
measuring instruments. Currently, specific metrological and technical requirements can be 
found in technical standards. This state of affairs needs to be addressed by incorporating the requirements into a binding general meas ure within the meaning of § 24c of Act No 
505/1990 on metrology, as amended, in order to prevent problems with their 
enforceability.  G/TBT/N/CZE/181 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Reference(s) to basic text(s): 
• Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended; 
• § 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004, the Administrative Procedure Code, as 
amended. 
The basic texts were forwarded with an earlier notification: 2014/0400/CZ  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   1 April 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 April 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 1 March 2015 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Czech Office for Standard s Metrology and Testing 
National Enquiry Point P.O. Box 49 
128 01 Prague 2 
Czech Republic Telephone: (+420) 224 907 139 
Telefax: (+420) 224 907 122  
E-mail: wto.tbt@unmz.cz