 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/CZE/83 
10 December 2003  
 
(03-6523) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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):   Hot-water boilers 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   A Draft of 
Government Order Amending Government Or der No 25/2003 Coll. that lays down the 
Technical Requirements for Efficiency of Hot- Water Boilers Fired w ith Liquid or Gaseous 
Fuels (1 page, in Czech). 
6. Description of content:   Completion of the marking of hot-water boilers and their 
components by the data of the year when the marking was affixed. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Achievement of the unambiguity of some provisions on full compliance with relevant 
provisions of Directive 93/68/ECC that amends Directive 92/42/ECC. 
8. Relevant documents:   Act No. 22/1997 Coll. on Technical Requirements for Products and 
on Amendments to Some Acts;  Government Order No 25/2003 Coll. that lays down the 
Technical Requirements for Efficiency of Hot- water Boilers Fired w ith Liquid or Gaseous 
Fuels;  Council Directive 93/68/EEC;  Council Directive 92/42/EEC. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the day of entry into force of the agreement on 
accession of the Czech Republic to th e European Union (1 May 2004). 
10. Final date for comments:   10 February 2004 
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  
 