G/TBT/N/CZE/165  
 
14 October 2013  
(13-5578)  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):  Measuring 
devices and measuring systems for measuring the flow of liquids other than water or liquefied gases - fuel dispensers (HS 902690). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft general 
measure laying down metrological and technical requirements for specified measurement devices, including testing methods for the verification of specified measurement devices: 
"measuring devices and measuring systems for measuring the flow of liquids other than 
water or liquefied gases - fuel dispensers" (13 pages, in Czech).     
6. Description of content:  This general measure establishes the metrological and 
technical requirements for specified measuring devices, including test methods for the verification of specified measuring devices, which in this case are: measuring devices 
and measuring systems for measuring the flow of liquids other than water or liquefied 
gases - fueldispensers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Measuring devices and measuring systems for measuring the flow of 
liquefied gas are specified measuring devices in the sense of § 3(3) of Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended, and are thus subj ect to state metrological inspection, i.e. 
verification 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 on metrology, as amended, in order to prevent problems with their 
enforceability.  G/TBT/N/CZE/165 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
- Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended; - Section 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004 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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