WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/CZE/39
23 April 2002
(02-2310)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   CZECH REPUBLIC
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Industry and Trade
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
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):   Non-Automatic
Weighing Instruments
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Amendment of
Government Order No 293/2000 Coll., which lays down Technical Requirements for
Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments (21 pages, in Czech).
6. Description of content:   Amendment of Government Order completes the harmonization of
regulation with EC legislation. Amendment of Government Order also includes minor
formal modifications connected partly with harmonization and partly with information
acquired during the implementation of the regulation.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
8. Relevant documents:   Council Directive 90/384/EEC as amended by Council Directive
93/68/EEC, Act No 22/1997 Coll., on Technical  Requirements for Products as last
amended, Act No 505/1990 Coll., on Metrology as last amended.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  Date of Publication in the Collection of Laws          
10. Final date for comments:   31 May 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.unmz.cz/ ,  wto.tbt@unmz.cz