G/TBT/N/CZE/213  
 
6 August 2018  
(18-4948) 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): 
Hygrometers for cereals and oilseeds; Measuring instruments (ICS 17.040.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft General 
Measure number: 0111 -OOP-C071-18 laying down the metrological and technical 
requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods for type 
approval and ver ification of the following specified measuring instruments: 'hygrometers 
for cereals and oilseeds' (16 page(s), in Czech; 17 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: Hygrometers for cereals and oilseeds are placed on the market 
and put into use i n the Czech Republic 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 
verificati on of the measuring instruments in question.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: In the Czech Republic, hygrometers for cereals and oilseeds are specified 
measuring instruments that are subject to mandator y type approval and verification.  
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   G/TBT/N/CZE/213  
 
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  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 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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