G/TBT/N/CZE/166  
 
14 October 2013  
(13-5571)  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):  Graduated 
flasks, burettes and pipettes used to check volume (HS 902690). 
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 test methods for verification of specified measuring instruments: "graduated flasks, burettes and pi pettes used to check volume" (16 pages, in 
Czech).     
6. Description of content:  This measure of a general nature stipulates metrological and 
technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including test methods for 
verifying specified measuring instruments, which in this case are graduated flasks, burettes and pipettes used to check volume.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Graduated flasks, burettes and pipettes used to check volume are specified 
measuring instruments in accordance with Section 3(3) of Act No. 505/1990, on 
metrology, as amended, and are thus subj ect to state metrological control, i.e. 
verification of specified measuring instruments. Currently, specific metrological and technical requirements are contained 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 prev ent the occurrence of problems with their 
enforceability.  G/TBT/N/CZE/166 
 
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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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