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Executive summary for the EC (not part of this legislation)  
Tachographs in road transport are placed on the market and put into service in the Czech Republic in 
accordance with Regulation (EU) No  165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
tachographs in road transport.  
The sole purpose of this notif ied legislation is to lay down the procedure for examining the measuring 
instrument at the request of a person who may be affected by incorrect measurement.  
(End of executive summary.)  
 
 
I. 
D R A F T  G E N E R A L  M  E A S U R E 
number: 0111- OOP -C042 -19 
 
laying down metrological and technical requirements for legally controlled measuring 
instruments for the purposes of examining the measuring instrument at the request of 
a person who may be affected by incorrect measurement:  
‘tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily 
equipped with these tachographs – analogue tachographs’  
 
 
 
1   Basic definitions  
For the purposes of this general measure, the terms and definitions pursuant to VIM and VIML1 and the 
terms and defin itions below shall apply. 
1.1 
analogue tachograph (hereinafter ‘AT’)  
a tachograph using a record sheet as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 165/2014 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 4  February  2014 on tachographs in road transport, repealing Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of certain social 
legislation relating to road transport  
                                                      
1 TNI 01 0115 International Vocabulary of Metrology –  Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms 
(VIM) and International Vocabulary of Legal Metrology (VIML) are part of the technical harmonisation 
compendium ‘Terminology in the field of metrology’, which is publicly available at www.unmz.cz.  General Measure No  0111- OOP -C042 -19 
2 1.1.1 
mechan ical (analogue) tachograph  
an analogue tachograph processing vehicle motion information transmitted from the gearbox output 
shaft or axle using the flexible shaft  
1.1.2 
electronic (analogue) tachograph  
an analogue tachograph processing vehicle motion infor mation transmitted from the motion sensor of 
the gearbox output shaft or axle using a continuous signal conducted through an electric cable  
2   Metrological requirements  
The metrological requirements for tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles 
compulsorily equipped with these tachographs – analogue tachographs which are to be applied when 
verifying these instruments after they have been placed on the market or put into service are laid down 
by separate legislation2.  
3   Techn ical requirements  
The technical requirements for tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily equipped with these tachographs – analogue tachographs which are to be applied when 
verifying these instruments after they have been placed on the market or put into service are laid down by separate legislation
2. 
4   Measuring instrument markings  
The marking of the measuring instrument is governed by separate legislation2. 
5   Type approval of the measuring instrument  
Tachographs are not subject to type approval under Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended. 
6   Initial verification  
Initial verification is conducted in accordance with separate legislation2. 
                                                      
2 Annex IB to Council Regulation (EEC) No  3821/85 of 20 December  1985 on recording equipment in road 
transport, as amended,  
Regulation (EC) No  561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March  2006 on the 
harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport,  
Regulation (EU) No  165/201 4 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February  2014 on 
tachographs in road transport,  
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/799 of 18 March  2016 implementing Regulation (EU) 
No 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the requirements for the construction, 
testing, installation, operation and repair of tachographs and their components.  General Measure No  0111- OOP -C042 -19 
3 7   Follow -up verification  
Follow -up verification is conducted in accordance with separate legislation2. 
8   Measuring instrument examination  
The procedure in this chapter applies to the examination of a measuring instrument pursuant to § 11a of 
the Metrology Act at the request of a person who may be affected by inco rrect measurement.  
The following tests shall be performed during examination:  
a) determination of the effective circumference of the tyres on driving wheels;  
b) determination of the characteristic coefficient W  of the vehicle;  
c) tests of indication of speed and distance travelled;  
d) tests of accuracy of the crew activity record;  
e) tachograph time base test;  
f) test drive.  
The errors detected shall not exceed the relevant maximum permissible errors laid down in separate 
legislation3.  
9   Notified standards  
For the purposes of specifying metrological and technical requirements for measuring instruments and specifying the testing methods for their type approval and verification arising from this general measure, 
the CMI shall provide notification of Czech technical standards, other technical standards or technical 
documents of international or foreign organisations, or other technical documents containing more 
detailed technical requirements (hereinafter ‘notified standards’). The CMI shall publish a list of these 
notified standards attached to the relevant measures, together with the general measure, in a manner 
accessible to the public (at www.cmi.cz
). 
Compliance with notified standards or parts thereof is consid ered, to the extent and under the conditions 
laid down in the general measure, as compliance with those requirements laid down in this measure to which these standards or parts thereof apply.  
Compliance with notified standards is one way of demonstrating c ompliance with the requirements. 
These requirements may also be met by using another technical solution guaranteeing an equivalent or 
higher level of protection of legitimate interests.  
II. 
G R O U N D S 
The CMI has issued this general measure laying down the tests for the examination of legally controlled 
measuring instruments – ‘tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles 
compulsorily equipped with these tachographs – analogue tachographs’ – in accordance with §  14(1)(j) 
of the Metrology Act to implement §  11a(3) of the Metrology Act.  
Under item 2.2.2a in the Annex ‘List of the Types of Legally Controlled Measuring Instruments’ to 
Implementing Decree No  345/2002 specifying the measuring instruments whose verification is 
mandator y and measuring instruments subject to type approval, as amended, this type of measuring 
instruments is classified as an instrument subject to type approval and mandatory verification.  
                                                      
3 Regulation (EU) No  165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Annex  I, Chapter  III, 
paragraph  (f)) General Measure No  0111- OOP -C042 -19 
4 This legislation (general measure) will be notified in accordance with  Directive (EU)  2015/1535 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September  2015 laying down a procedure for the provision 
of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services.  
III. 
I N S T R U C T I O N S  
In accordance with §  172(1), in conjunction with §  39(1) CAP, the CMI has stipulated a time limit for 
comments of 30 days as of the date of posting on the official notice board. Comments submitted after 
this time limit will not be considered.  
The pe rsons concerned are hereby invited to comment on this draft general measure. With a view to the 
provisions of § 172(4) CAP, the comments shall be submitted in writing and meet the requirements for 
submissions in accordance with §  37 CAP.  
The comments shall  include the particulars referred to in §  37(2) of the CAP and clearly state the 
following: who is making the comments; which general measure they concern; to what extent the 
comments challenge the measure; how the general measure runs contrary to legislat ion or how the 
general measure or the procedure that preceded it is inaccurate; which matters the comments concern 
and what is being proposed. The comments shall also identify the administrative authority to which they 
are addressed and be signed by the pe rson making them.  
The supporting documents for this draft general measure may be consulted at the Czech Metrology 
Institute, Legal Metrology Department, Okružní 31, 638 00 Brno, after making arrangements by 
telephone.  
This draft general measure shall be posted for 15 days.  
IV. 
REPEALING PROVISIONS  
General Measure number: 0111- OOP -C042 -14, laying down metrological and technical requirements 
for legally controlled measuring instruments, including testing methods for verification of the following 
legally con trolled measuring instruments: ‘tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor 
vehicles compulsorily equipped with these tachographs – analogue tachographs’ is hereby repealed.  
 
Czech Metrology Institute  
Director General