G/TBT/N/CZE/171  
 
6 February 2014  
(14-0712)  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):  Mechanical 
and electronic contact ocular tonometers (HS CODE 902780) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  General 
measure laying down metrological and technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including the testing methods for the verification of the following specified instruments: "mechanical and electronic contact ocular tonometers" (12 pages, in Czech).   
 
6. Description of content:  This general measure will lay down the metrological and 
technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including the testing 
methods for the verification thereof, which in this case are mechanical and electronic 
contact ocular tonometers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Mechanical and electronic contact ocular tonometers are specified 
measuring instruments within the meaning of § 3(3) of Act No 505/1990 Coll. on 
metrology, as amended, and are therefore subj ect to state metrological control, i.e. the 
verification of specified measuring instruments. The specific metrological and technical requirements are currently contained in Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices, as amended, as well as in harmonised standards and 
national technical standards. This situation needs to be rectified by incorporating the 
requirements into a binding general measure within the meaning of § 24(c) of Act No 505/1990 Coll. on metrology, as amended, in order to prevent problems with their 
enforceability.  G/TBT/N/CZE/171 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Act No 505/1990 Coll. on metrology, as amended;  
- § 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004 Coll., the Administrative Procedure Code, as 
amended. The basic texts were forwarded with an earlier notification: 2013/0523/CZ.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    30 May 2014 30 May 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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