G/TBT/N/CZE/197  
 
14 July 2016  
(16-3793)  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: State Office for Nuclear Safety  
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  
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Selected nuclear items. 
Other standards related to nuclear energy (ICS: 27.120.99) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft implementing 
decree on selected nuclear items (24 pages, in English; 26 pages, in Czech) 
6. Description of content: Based on authorising provisions in the new Atomic Act, the draft 
implementing decree governs:  
a) the list of nuclear items that are selected nuclear items 
b) the specimen of the end-user statement for nuclear items that are selected nuclear 
items upon their import 
c) the scope and retention method and period for registered data on nuclear items that 
are selected nuclear items and deadlines for providing data to the State Office for 
Nuclear Safety 
d) the particulars of the end-use statement for nuclear items that are selected nuclear 
items, and 
e) content requirements for documentation for import, export, or transit of nuclear 
items that are selected nuclear items G/TBT/N/CZE/197 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The purpose of the proposed legislation is to establish an updated list of 
selected nuclear items in relation to the obligations laid down in the new Atomic Act and 
existing State supervision of these items, including verification of compliance with 
obligations arising from the handling of these items, reporting their transfer, and authorisation of their export and import. Th e implementing decree also lays down new 
requirements for the content of documentatio n for licensed activities and the scope and 
method of registered data retention for these items by licence holders, including delivery 
of this data to the State Office for Nuclear Safety. Aside from relevant provisions of the 
new Atomic Act, the draft implementing decree is also based on earlier legislation, i.e. 
Implementing Decrees of the State Offi ce for Nuclear Safety No. 179/2002 and 
No. 165/2009, which governed the list of selected nuclear items in the past.  
8. Relevant documents: References to standards and recommendations: Annex 1, Item 
1.7., Explanatory notes – the Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) or equivalent standards. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: Derived from the date of adoption of the new Atomic Act 
(which is the law authorizing the adoption of the Decree in question), estimated date: 4 
months following the notification 
Proposed date of entry into force: Derived from the date of entry into force of the new 
Atomic Act; estimated date: 1 January 2017   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
If there will be a problem with downloading document, you can contact us: 
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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