G/TBT/N/CZE/176  
 
1 August 2014  
(14-4453)  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) 224 907 219  
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, where applicable): Instruments and 
systems measuring the flow volume of compressed natural gas - compressed natural gas 
dispensers; Gas meters (HS 902810). 
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 type approval and verification of those 
instruments: "Instruments and systems measuring the flow volume of compressed natural gas - compressed natural gas dispensers" (15 pages, in Czech). 
6. Description of content: This general measure will lay down metrological and technical 
requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods for the type 
approval and verification of specified measuring instruments, which in this case are 
instruments and systems measuring the flow volume of compressed natural gas - compressed natural gas dispensers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Instruments and systems measuring the flow volume of compressed natural gas - compressed natural gas dispensers, are specified measuring instruments within the 
meaning of § 3(3) of Act No 505/1990 on me trology, as amended, and are therefore 
subject to state metrological control, i.e. type approval and verification of specified 
measuring instruments. Currently, specific metrological and technical requirements are 
contained in harmonised standards and national technical standards. This state of affairs 
needs to be addressed by incorporating the requirements into a binding general measure within the meaning of § 24(c) of Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended, in order to 
prevent problems with their enforceability.  G/TBT/N/CZE/176 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  References to basic texts: 
 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 submitted with an earlier notification: 2014/0263/CZ 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   14 November 2014  
Proposed date of entry into force:   14 November 2014   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
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) 224 907 219 Telefax:  (+420) 224 907 122 
E-mail:  wto.tbt@unmz.cz