G/TBT/N/CZE/217  
 
6 August 2018  
(18-4952) 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): Grain 
testers ; Measuring instruments (ICS 17.040.30).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft General 
Measure number: 0111 -OOP-C058-16 laying down the metrological and technical 
requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods for type 
approval and ver ification of the following specified instruments: 'grain testers' (16 page(s), 
in Czech; 17 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: Grain testers for determining the mass per storage volume of 
grains, oilseeds, and legumes are placed on the mark et and put into use in the Czech 
Republic as specified measuring instruments following type approval and initial verification 
pursuant to Act No. 505/1990 on metrology, as amended. The purpose of this notified 
regulation is to lay down metrological and tec hnical requirements for these measuring 
instruments. This regulation also stipulates tests for type approval and verification.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: In the Czech Republic, grain testers are s pecified measuring instruments that 
are subject to mandatory 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/217  
 
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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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