G/TBT/N/CZE/174  
 
17 March 2014  
(14-1686)  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): Diaphragm 
sensors for measuring transmission media flow. Other instruments, appliances and 
machines (HS 903180) 
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 for verification of specified measuring 
instruments: "diaphragm sensors for measuring transmission media flow" (12 pages, in Czech). 
6. Description of content:  This measure of a general nature stipulates metrological and 
technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including testing methods 
for verifying specified measuring instruments, which in this case are diaphragm sensors 
for measuring transmission media flow.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Diaphragm sensors for measuring transmission media flow are specified 
measuring instruments pursuant to § 3(3) of Act No 505/1990, on metrology, as amended, and are thus subject to state metr ological control, i.e. type approval and 
verification. Currently, specific metrological and technical requirements are contained in 
national technical standards. This state of affairs needs to be rectified by including requirements in a binding measure of a general nature pursuant to § 24c of Act No 
505/1990, on metrology, as amended, to prevent problems with their enforceability.  
8. Relevant documents:  References to basic texts: Act No 505/1990, on metrology, as 
amended; § 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004, the Administrative Code, as amended; 
Basic texts were delivered within the scope of a prior notification: 2013/0523/CZ   G/TBT/N/CZE/174 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    16 June 2014   16 June 2014   
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from 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 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