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Ministr pro vědu a technologie Vietnamu navštívil ÚNMZ/ČAS
Při příležitosti cesty vietnamského premiéra do České republiky se dne 20. ledna 2025 setkali zástupci Úřadu pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví (ÚNMZ) a České agentury pro standardizaci (ČAS) s ministrem pro vědu a technologii Vietnamu H.E. Huynh Thanh Datem a zástupkyní Odboru mezinárodní spolupráce Ministerstva pro vědu a technologii Vu Thi Tu Quyen. […]
Categories: NewsCooperation of the State Institute for Drug Control and the Office for Technical Standardization, Metrology and State Testing
On Thursday 5 December 2024, the Director of the State Institute for Drug Control (SÚKL) Tomáš Boráň and the Chairman of the Office for Technical Standardization, Metrology and State Testing Jiří Kratochvíl signed an updated Memorandum of Cooperation. The two institutions agreed to act in a unified manner in national and international negotiations concerning the scope of both parties, to coordinate their [...]
Categories: NewsThe Czech Agency for Standardization awarded personalities who have contributed to the development and popularization of standardization, as well as authors of student works at the Vladimír List Award Ceremony.
Prague, 26 November 2024 - The Czech Standards Agency honoured personalities who have contributed to the development and popularisation of standardisation, as well as authors of student works, at the Vladimír List Award ceremony. On 20 November 2024, the 21st edition of the Vladimir List Award and Honorable Mentions took place at the Kaiserstein Palace in Prague. These prestigious awards have been presented since 2002 [...]
Categories: NewsSigning of the Action Plan for cooperation in the field of standardization between the national standardization organizations of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Korea
On 21 October 2024, during the General Assembly of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), hosted by the British Standards Institute (BSI) in Edinburgh, a Standardization Cooperation Action Plan was signed by the top officials of the Office of Technical Standardization, Metrology and Government Testing (OSTM) and the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), specifying the specific focus [...]
Categories: NewsTargeted survey for the evaluation study of Directives 2014/31/EU on non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWID) and 2014/32/EU on measuring instruments (MID)
An evaluation study is currently being prepared by the European Commission to assess whether the two Directives, MID and NAWID, remain fit for purpose, in particular in terms of their basic requirements, scope and their continued relevance in light of technological developments, market trends and societal changes since 2014. As part of the consultation process for this study [...]
Categories: NewsDigitalization in Legal Metrology, 3rd WELMEC Webinar
WELMEC, the European Association for Legal Metrology, is organising the 3rd webinar on Digitalisation in Legal Metrology on 27 November this year. The webinar will focus on the latest advances in digital solutions that are shaping the future of legal metrology and also aims to foster discussion among industry leaders, policy makers and experts. The seminar will focus on a range of key topics, including: the redesign of guidance [...]
Categories: NewsSigning of the Memorandum of Understanding in the field of standardization and legal metrology between the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technologies of the United Arab Emirates (MOIAT)
On the occasion of the 1st meeting of the Czech-Emirati Intergovernmental Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation, a "Memorandum of Understanding in the field of standardization and legal metrology" was signed between the Office for Technical Standardization, Metrology and State Testing (ÚNMZ) and the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technologies of the United Arab Emirates (MOIAT) on 14 June 2024 at the [...]
Categories: NewsAmendment to MIT Decree No. 345/2002 Coll., establishing measuring instruments subject to mandatory verification and measuring instruments subject to type approval
On 1 July 2024, Decree No. 127/2024 Coll., which amends MIT Decree No. 345/2002 Coll., which establishes measuring instruments for mandatory verification and measuring instruments subject to type approval, comes into force. The text of Decree No. 127/2024 can be found here, the full working text of Decree No. 345/2002 Coll. can be found in the legislation - here.
Categories: NewsNew regulation on construction products
The European Commission has published a roadmap of the first steps in the implementation of the new CPR: after the completion of the legal-linguistic revision, which is now underway, the final English version will be published on 20 September 2024, after which the other language versions will be published.The new CPR is expected to enter into force in November 2024 (20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the EU) for products harmonised under [...]
Categories: NewsNoise emissions - Commission Delegated Regulation published in the OJEU
On 2 May 2024, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1208 of 16 November 2023 amending Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the methods for measuring airborne noise emitted by equipment intended for use outdoors was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The said Commission Delegated Regulation completely restructures Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [...].
Categories: NewsToy safety - current information
In the field of toy safety, a new regulation is currently being drafted, the proposal for which has been submitted by the European Commission in order to address the identified shortcomings of the existing legislation, i.e. Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys. These shortcomings include, in particular, the lack of protection for children from the risks posed by hazardous chemicals in toys and the increased incidence of toys that do not comply with the [...]
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