G/TBT/N/CZE/175  
 
26 June 2014  
(14-3677)  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) 224 907 139 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Speed indicators and 
tachometers; stroboscopes (HS 902920); Measuring instruments (ICS 17.040.30). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft general 
measure laying down metrological and technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including the testing methods for verifying the following specified instruments: 
"tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily equipped 
with these tachographs - analogue tachographs" (17 pages, in Czech). 
6. Description of content: This general measure will lay down the metrological and technical 
requirements for specified measuring instruments, including the testing methods for verification thereof, which in this case are tachographs recording the work activities of 
drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily equipped with these tachographs - analogue 
tachographs.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Tachographs recording the work activities of  drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily 
equipped with these tachographs - analogue tachographs, are specified measuring instruments within the meaning of § 3(3) of Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended, 
and are therefore subject to state metrological control, i.e. the verification of specified 
measuring instruments. The specific metrological and technical requirements are currently stated in Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 
February 2014 on tachographs in road transp ort, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 
3821/85 on recording equipment in road tran sport and amending Regulation (EC) No 
561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain 
social legislation relating to road transport. This state of affairs needs to be addressed by 
incorporating the requirements into a binding general measure within the meaning of § G/TBT/N/CZE/175 
 
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  24(c) of Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended, in order to prevent problems with 
their enforceability.  
8. Relevant documents:  References to basic texts: 
-Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended;  
- § 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004, the Administrative Procedure Code, as amended  
The basic texts were forwarded with an earlier notification: 2014/0079/CZ 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   20 October 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force:   20 October 2014 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers email and website addresses,  if available, of 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) 224 907 139 Telefax: (+420) 224 907 122 
E-mail: wto.tbt@unmz.cz