Council of the EU
Involvement in the activities of EU Council working groups
The Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (ÚNMZ) provides, in accordance with Government Resolution No. 427/2003 on Institutional Assurance of the Czech Republic's Membership in the EU and Coordination of the Decision-Making Process (as amended - last amended by Government Resolution No. 571/2007 on amendments to certain government resolutions in connection with the Czech Republic's EU membership) the activity of the G7 Working Group of the EU Council for Technical Harmonisation (G7 WG) within the Sectoral Coordination Group of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT).
PS G7 is composed of several working subgroups, The composition of these bodies varies according to the priorities of the individual EU Council presidencies and the state of play of the legislative proposal under discussion.
The agenda discussed within the working subgroups of the G7 WG, i.e. legislative and non-legislative proposals and acts under delegated competence, falls not only under the direct responsibility of the CNMI, but also partly under the responsibility of other government departments and bodies (MIT, MoD, MoH, MoHe, MoE, MŽP, CTU, ČBÚ...). In these cases, the CNMI acts as a coordinator in the preparation of documents for the meeting within the framework of the established cooperation mechanism.
The following legislative proposals are currently under discussion in the G7:
- Proposal for a Regulation of the EP and of the Council on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
- Proposal for a Regulation of the EP and of the Council on toy safety and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/32/EU as regards electric vehicle charging equipment, compressed gas dispensers and electricity, gas and heat meters
In addition, current issues of European standardisation related to the implementation of EU strategy for European standardisation, in particular increasing the role of Member States in strengthening the European standardisation system, strengthening Europe's leadership in international standardisation, accelerating the development and adoption of standards in the EU in new strategic areas, more intensive involvement of national experts in standardisation, evaluating the functioning of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 on European standardisation, etc.
The current status of the agendas discussed in the G7 is available for consultation here.
According to the topics currently under discussion, the ÚNMZ also continuously participates in the preparation of documents for the meetings of other preparatory bodies of the EU Council, such as:
- PS G1 on Competitiveness and Growth
- PS J1 on Environment
Poland holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 and has set out the following seven key priorities in its work programme:
- defence and security
- Protection of persons and borders
- resistance to foreign interference and disinformation
- ensuring security and free enterprise
- energy transition
- competitive and resilient agriculture
- health safety
If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact us at radaeu@unmz.gov.cz.