G/TBT/N/CZE/224  
 
6 August 2018  
(18-4959) 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): 
Non-spectrometric activity meters and dosimeters used to monitor compliance with limits 
in the area of radiation p rotection or nuclear safety and for emergency measurement - 
portable surface contamination meters; Radiation measurements (ICS 17.240).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft General 
Measure number: 0111 -OOP-C079-16 laying down the metrological and technical 
requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods for type 
approval and verification of the following specified measuring instruments: 'non -
spectrometric activity meters and dosimeters us ed to monitor compliance with limits in the 
area of radiation protection or nuclear safety and for emergency measurement - portable 
surface contamination meters' (13 page(s), in Czech; 13 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: Non-spectrometric  activity meters and dosimeters used to 
monitor compliance with limits in the area of radiation protection or nuclear safety and for 
emergency measurement - portable surface contamination meters are placed on the 
market and put into use in the Czech Republ ic as specified measuring instruments 
following type approval and initial verification pursuant to Act No 505/1990 on metrology, 
as amended. This legislation contains a national metrological regulation for the type 
approval and verification of these measur ing instruments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: In the Czech Republic, non -spectrometric activity meters and dosimeters used 
to monitor compliance with limits in the area of radiation protection or nu clear safety and 
for emergency measurement - portable surface contamination meters are specified 
measuring instruments that are subject to mandatory type approval and verification.  G/TBT/N/CZE/224  
 
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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: 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 is an issue with downloading the document, you can contact us at:  
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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