G/TBT/N/CZE/175

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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 telephone 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) 224 907 139
Telefax: (+420) 224 907 122
E-mail:
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): Speed indicators and tachometers; stroboscopes (HS 902920); Measuring instruments (ICS 17.040.30).
5. / Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft general measure laying down metrological and technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including the testing methods for verifying the following specified instruments: "tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily equipped with these tachographs - analogue tachographs" (17 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 verification thereof, which in this case are tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily equipped with these tachographs - analogue tachographs.
7. / Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Tachographs recording the work activities of drivers of motor vehicles compulsorily equipped with these tachographs - analogue tachographs, are specified measuring instruments within the meaning of § 3(3) of Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended, and are therefore subject to state metrological control, i.e. the verification of specified measuring instruments. The specific metrological and technical requirements are currently stated 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. This state of affairs needs to be addressed by incorporating the requirements into a binding general measure within the meaning of § 24(c) of Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended, in order 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 Procedure Code, as amended
The basic texts were forwarded with an earlier notification: 2014/0079/CZ
9. / Proposed date of adoption: 20 October 2014
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 October 2014
10. / Final date for comments: 60 days from notification
11. / Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers email and website addresses, if available, of other body:
Czech Office for Standards Metrology and Testing
National Enquiry Point
P.O. Box 49 128 01
Prague 2
Czech Republic
Telephone: (+420) 224 907 139
Telefax: (+420) 224 907 122
E-mail: