G/TBT/N/CZE/163  
 
14 October 2013  
(13-5564)  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):  Devices for 
measuring the gas flow volume of heating gas (either high-velocity or with rotary pistons) which are intended for use in residential and commercial zones and light industry 
(HS 902680). 
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 testing methods to verify specific measuring 
instruments: "meters and measuring systems for liquefied gas flow" (9 pages, in Czech).    
6. Description of content:  This general measure establishes the metrological and 
technical requirements for specified measurement devices, including testing methods for the type approval of specified measurement devices, which in this case are: devices for 
measuring the gas flow volume of heating gas (either high-velocity or with rotary 
pistons) which are intended for use in residential and commercial zones and light industry.  G/TBT/N/CZE/163 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Devices for measuring the gas flow volume of heating gas (either high-
velocity or with rotary pistons) which are intended for use in residential and commercial 
zones and light industry are specified measurement devices in the sense of § 3(3) of Act 
No 505/1990 Coll. on metrology, as amended, and are thus subject to state metrological inspection, i.e. type approval of specified measurement devices. The specific 
metrological and technical requirements are currently contained in Directive 2004/22/EC 
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments, as well as in harmonised standards and national technical standards. This 
situation must be rectified by incorporating the requirements into a binding general 
measure in the sense of 24(c) Act No 505/1990 Coll. on metrology, as amended, in order to prevent problems with their enforceability.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Act No 505/1990 Coll. on metrology, as amended; 
- Section 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004 Coll. on the Administrative Procedure 
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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