G/TBT/N/CZE/205  
 
15 August 2017  
(17-4380) 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 Metrolog y 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 Articl e 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):  Breathalysers . 
Measuring instruments (ICS 17.040.30).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft General 
Measure number: 0111 -OOP-C040-16, laying down the metrological and technical 
requirements for legally controlled measuring instruments, including testing methods for 
type appr oval and verification of the following legally controlled measuring instruments: 
"breathalysers" (24 page(s), in Czech; 24 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content:  Breathalysers are subject to national metrological regulation and 
are placed on th e market and put into operation in the Czech Republic following type 
approval and initial verification pursuant to Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended. 
The subject matter of this notified legislation is the laying down of metrological and 
technical re quirements for legally controlled measuring instruments, including testing 
methods for type approval and verification of legally controlled measuring instruments.  
This legislation sets forth the metrological standard required for the recognition of 
measur ing instrument type approval and verification certificates issued abroad.  
The requirements applied to these measuring instruments are also based on European 
standard EN 15964:2011 and take account of draft recommendation OIML  R 126:2012.  
7. Objective and  rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
In the Czech Republic, breathalysers are legally controlled measuring instruments that are 
subject to type approval and verification.  Other  G/TBT/N/CZE/205  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
The draft general mea sure contains references to:  
 Draft OIML R  126:2012  
 Act No 505/1990 on metrology  
 § 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004  
 the Code of Administrative Procedure  
9. Proposed date of adoption: Estimated date: November 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: Estimated  date: November 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
If there will be a probl em with downloading document, you can contact us:  
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   
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