Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Czech Republic - High-speed weigh-in-motion road vehicle scales

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: CZECH REPUBLIC

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Czech Metrology Institute

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

WTO/TBT Enquiry Point

P. O. BOX 49

Biskupský dvůr 1148/5

110 00 Prague 1 - Czech Republic

Telephone: (+420) 221 802 212

Email address: wto.tbt@unmz.cz

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): High-speed weigh-in-motion road vehicle scales

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Measure 0111-OOP-C010-23 stipulating metrological and technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including test methods for type approval and verification of specified measuring instruments: 'high-speed weigh-in-motion road vehicle scales'; (21 page(s), in Czech), (22 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: The legislation lays down the metrological and technical requirements for these specified measuring instruments, including test methods for type approval and verification of specified measuring instruments – high-speed weigh-in-motion road vehicle scales.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: High-speed weigh-in-motion road vehicle scales may be placed on the market and put into service in the Czech Republic as specified measuring instruments pursuant to Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended. Pursuant to this Act, specified measuring instruments are instruments that are included in the list of the types of specified measuring instruments (Decree No 345/2002) and, at the same time, intended (by the manufacturer/importer) for measurements of relevance to the protection of public interests in areas of consumer protection, contractual relations, imposition of sanctions, fees, tariffs and taxes, health protection, environmental protection, occupational safety, or the protection of other public interests protected by special legislation. This is therefore a purpose similar to the one defining specified products – non-automatic measuring instruments and instruments pursuant to Directives 2014/31/EU and 2014/32/EU. The requirements of this legislation do not apply to measuring instruments not placed on the market in the Czech Republic for the above purposes, defined by Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended. The purpose of this notified legislation is to lay down metrological and technical requirements for these specified measuring instruments. This legislation also stipulates tests for type approval and verification of specified measuring instruments of this type.

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Relevant documents:

Reference(s) to basic text(s):

Act No 505/1990 on metrology, as amended.

Section 171 et seq. of Act No 500/2004, the Administrative Code, as amended

Decree No 345/2002 stipulating measurement instruments for mandatory verification and measurement instruments subject to type approval, as amended

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Proposed date of adoption: January 2024

Proposed date of entry into force: February 2024

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Final date for comments: 20 December 2023

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

WTO Enquiry Point

Contact person: Mrs. Irena Karasova

Biskupský dvůr 1148/5

110 00 Praha 1

Tel: +(420) 221 802 212

Email: wto.tbt@unmz.cz

Website: http://www.unmz.cz/office/wto-tbt-enquiry-point

The English and Czech version of Measure 0111-OOP-C010-23 stipulating metrological and technical requirements for specified measuring instruments, including test methods for type approval and verification of specified measuring instruments: 'high-speed weigh-in-motion road vehicle scales' - is available in the Tris database, please follow the attached URL link below: https://technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu/en/notification/24926

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CZE/23_13074_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/CZE/23_13074_00_x.pdf