G/TBT/N/CZE/164  
 
14 October 2013  
(13-5569)  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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Meters and 
measuring systems for liquefied gas flow (HS 902680). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  A draft measure 
of a general nature, specifying metrological and technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods to verify specific measuring instruments: "meters and measuring systems for liquefied gas flow" (12 pages, in Czech).   
 
6. Description of content:  This measure of a general nature specifies the metrological 
and technical requirements for specific measuring instruments, including testing 
methods to verify those particular instruments, which in this case are meters and 
measuring systems for liquefied gas flow.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Meters and measuring systems for liquefied gas flow are specific measuring 
instruments in accordance with Section 3(3) of Act No 505/1990, on metrology, as 
amended, and are thus subject to state metrolog ical control, i.e. verification of specific 
measuring instruments. Currently, specific metrological and technical requirements are contained in Directive 2004/22/EC of the Euro pean Parliament and of the Council of 31 
March 2004 on measuring instruments, in harmonised standards and in national 
technical standards. This state of affairs needs to be rectified by including requirements 
in a binding measure of a general nature in accordance with Section 24c of Act No 505/1990, on metrology, as amended, to prevent the occurrence of problems 
with their enforcement.  G/TBT/N/CZE/164 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
- Act No 505/1990, on metrology, as amended;  
- Section 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004, the Administrative Code, as amended. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    31 January 2014 31 January 2014 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the 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  
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