G/TBT/N/CZE/233  
 
15 January 2019  
(19-0227) 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): Electricity 
meters ; Measuring instruments (ICS 17.040.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft General 
Measure number: 0111 -OOP-C022-18 laying down the metrological and technical 
requirements for legally controlled measuring instruments, including test methods for 
type approval and verification of the following legally controlled measuring instruments: 
'electricity meters ' (36 page(s), in Czech; 36 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: Electricity meters are placed on the market and put into use in 
the Czech Republic in accordance with Directive 2014/32/EU (the Measuring Instruments 
Directive - MID) following conformity assessment or (in areas outside the MID 's scope) 
as legally controlled measuring instruments following type approval and initial verification 
pursuant to Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended. This legislation contains a 
nationa l metrological regulation of type approval of these measuring instruments and 
subsequent verification of instruments placed on the market either specified in the MID 
or Act No 505/1990 on metrology.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urge nt problems where 
applicable:  In the Czech Republic, electricity meters are legally controlled measuring 
instruments that are subject to mandatory type approval (for use outside the MID 's scope) 
and verification.  G/TBT/N/CZE/233  
 
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  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:  March 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 25 February 2019 
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 is an issue with downloading the document, you can contact us at:  
Czech Office for Sta ndards, 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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