G/TBT/N/CZE/194  
 
2 June 2016  
(16-2971)  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): 
 Packaging for transport, storage or disposal of radioactive or fissile material 
 Special-form radioactive material and low-dispersible radioactive material subject to 
type approval 
 Radioactive or fissile materials subject a transport license 
Fissile materials and nuclear fuel technology (ICS: 27.120.30), 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 concerning the type approval of some products in the field of peaceful utilization of 
nuclear energy and ionising radiation and the transport of radioactive or fissile material (100 pages, in English; 101 pages, in Czech)  
6. Description of content: The draft implementing decree,  based on the authorising 
provisions under the new Atomic Act, stipulates the following, in particular:  
 rules for specifying radioactive or fissile materials subject to a transport license, 
their classification and requirements they must meet 
 technical requirements for specifying packaging for the transport of radioactive or 
fissile materials and the requirements imposed on them 
 requirements regarding the content of documentation for the transport license of a 
radioactive or fissile material 
 technical and organisational conditions of transport and shipping of a radioactive or 
fissile material 
 requirements regarding the content, lang uage and availability of documentation 
required for the transport and shipping of a radioactive or fissile material 
 the manner of marking, appearance and manne r of use of safety labels for labelling 
a radioactive package, vehicle used for its transport and the freight container G/TBT/N/CZE/194 
 
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   type approval of packaging for the transpor t, storage or disposal of radioactive or 
fissile materials, type approval of a special-form radioactive material and a low-dispersible radioactive material 
The draft of the new Atomic Act contains a mutual recognition clause. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: In connection with the adoption of the new Atomic Act, further details relating 
to the transport of radioactive or fissile mate rials and type approval of selected products 
need to be laid down. The area in question is currently governed, in particular, by 
Implementing Decree No 317/2002, as amended. However, this implementing decree will 
be repealed by the new Atomic Act. In respon se to international developments, the notified 
draft updates and aligns the requirements  of the current Implementing Decree No 
317/2002 with international regulations (IAEA recommendation SSR-6). Based on 
experience from application of the current implementing decree, this draft eliminates 
inconsistencies and problems identified in practice.  
8. Relevant documents: This draft contains following reference to International Legislation: 
 Regarding point 3(c) of Part I and point 11(b) of Part II of Annex 1: the text refers 
to ISO 9978:1992 (E) Radiation protection – Sealed radioactive sources – Leakage 
test methods, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 15.2.1992. 
 Regarding points 26(b), 27(b) and 30(b) of Part I of Annex 1: the text refers to the 
UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model Regulations, rev. 17, (ST/SG/AC.10/1/17), UN, 2 
 Regarding point 29(c) of Part I of Annex 1: the text refers to ISO 1496:1990(E) 
Series 1 Freight containers – Specification and testing – Part 1: General cargo containers for general purposes, International Organization for Standardization, 
Geneva, 15.8.1990. 
 Regarding points 31, 32(a) and 34(a) of Part I of Annex 1: the text refers to ISO 
7195:2005(E) Nuclear energy – Packagin g of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) for 
transport, International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, 1.9.2005. 
 Regarding point 9(a) and (b) of Part II of Annex 1: the text refers to ISO 
2919:2012(E) Radiological protection – Sealed radioactive sources – General requirements and classification, International Organization for Standardization, 
Geneva, 14.2.2012. 
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: from 4 
to 5 months following the notification 
Proposed date of entry into force: Derived from the date of en try 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 Standard s Metrology and Testing 
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point P.O. Box 49 
Biskupsky dvur 1148/05  
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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