G/TBT/N/CZE/191  
 
22 January 2016  
(16-0460)  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 
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): Construction product. 
Construction materials and building (ICS: 91) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft government 
regulation amending Government Regulati on No 163/2002, laying down technical 
requirements for selected construction products, as amended by Government Regulation 
No 312/2005 (10 pages, in English; 10 pages, in Czech). 
6. Description of content: The amendment to Government Regulation No 163/2002 
increases the number of construction products to  be regulated at national level in order to 
minimise threats to legitimate interests during the use of construction products. So-called stated products that are also construction products must be assessed prior to being placed 
on the market regarding their conformity with the relevant technical requirements 
specifically listed by government regulations, in order to implement the act. Technical requirements for harmonised construction pr oducts (with the CE mark) are regulated by 
Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down 
harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (abbreviated to "CPR"). Harmonisation of technical requirements for construction products at EU level is being constantly carried out through the creation of new harmonised technical specifications. 
Products are thus continually transferred from the national sphere to the harmonised one.  
At the same time, however, new atypical prod ucts or versions of existing products are 
entering the market which are not covered by harmonised technical specifications or are 
covered only partially. Many construction products are not expected to be harmonised in 
the future. Such products need to be regulated at national level to ensure that their use in 
a structure does not present a risk to the fulfilment of basic construction requirements.  G/TBT/N/CZE/191 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The objective of the amendment to Gove rnment Regulation No 163/2002 is to 
modify existing legislation on construction practices and to increase the number of 
construction products to be regulated at national level in order to minimise threats to 
legitimate interests (particularly regarding health and safety) during the use of construction products.  
8. Relevant documents:  
 This draft contains following reference to European legislation: – Regulation 
(EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down 
harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC 
 Reference of the legislation that is being amended to valid national technical 
standards:- CSN 73 0810 Building fire safety – Common provisions; CSN 73 0810 
Amendment 1, CSN 73 0810 Amendment 2, CSN 73 0810 Amendment 3 
 Reference(s) to basic text(s): – Act No 22/1997 on the technical requirements for 
products, as amended: 
 Government Regulation No 163/2002 laying down technical requirements for 
selected construction products  
 Government Regulation No 312/2005, amending Government Regulation 
No 163/2002, laying down technical requirements for selected construction products  
9. Proposed date of adoption: June 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: July 2016, Annex 1 and Annex 2 – 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  
In Annex we proceed the draft amendment to Government Regulation in Czech and English 
version and the Basic Government Regulation No 163/2002. 
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2 016/TBT/CZE/16_0256_00_e.pdf  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/CZE/16_0256_00_x.pdf  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/CZE/16_0256_01_x.pdf