G/TBT/N/CZE/216  
 
6 August 2018  
(18-4951) 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: Czech Metrology Institute  
Name and address (including telephone 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  
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
P. O. Box 49  
Biskupsky dvur 1148/5  
110 00 Prague 1 -Czech Republic  
Telephone: (+420) 221 802 212  
Telefax: (+420) 221 802 440  
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Measuring 
instruments and systems for measuring the flow of liquids other than water - stationary 
measuring system s except for dispensers; Measurement of fluid flow (ICS 17.120).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft General 
Measure number: 0111 -OOP-C066-16 laying down the metrological and technical 
requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods for type 
approval and verification of the following specified instruments: 'measuring instruments 
and systems for measuring the flow of liquids other than water - stationary measuring 
systems except for disp ensers' (11 page(s), in Czech; 12 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: Instruments and systems measuring the flow volume of liquids 
other than water - stationary measuring systems except for dispensers, are placed on the 
market and put into u se in the Czech Republic in accordance with Directive 2014/32/EU 
(the Measuring Instruments Directive - MID).Once they have been put into use, they 
become subject to national metrology regulation - verification at specified intervals. This 
notified legisla tion only applies to the verification of measuring instruments that have 
already been put into use. It does not concern placing them on the market or putting them 
into use. The requirements imposed on these measuring instruments when in use are fully 
compa tible with the MID and are also based on OIML Recommendation 117.  G/TBT/N/CZE/216  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Measuring instruments and systems for measuring the flow of liquids other 
than water - stationary measu ring systems except for dispensers are specified measuring 
instruments in the Czech Republic that are subject to mandatory type approval and 
verification.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Reference(s) to basic text(s):  
- Act No 505/1990 on metrology  
- § 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004, the Administrative Procedure Code, as amended   
9. Proposed date of adoption: October 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: October 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
If there will be a problem with downloading document, you can contact us:  
Czech Office for Standards Metrology and Testing  
WTO/TBT Enqu iry Point  
P. O. Box 49  
Biskupsky dvur 1148/5  
110 00 Prague 1 -Czech Republic  
Telephone: (+420) 221 802 212  
Telefax: (+420) 221 802 440  
E-mail: wto.tbt@unmz.cz   
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