Legislation in preparation

The Economic Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is currently discussing a draft amendment to Act No. 22/1997 Coll., on Technical Requirements for Products and Act No. 90/2016 Coll., on Conformity Assessment of Specified Products. The aim of the draft is to adapt to new EU regulations in the field of medical devices and to ensure sponsored access to Czech technical standards.

Furthermore, an amendment to Act No. 505/1990 Coll., on Metrology, was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on 18 February. The amendment transposes EU Commission Directive 2019/1258 and modifies the definition of SI base units in accordance with the conclusions of the 26th session of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM).

The draft of the new Metrology Act, which will replace the existing Act No. 505/1990 Coll., is in the state of settlement of comments.

Furthermore, an amendment to Government Regulation No. 86/2011 Coll., on technical requirements for toys, is currently being prepared. This amendment will transpose EU Commission Directives 2019/1922 and 2019/1929, which regulate the permitted content of chemicals (aluminium and formaldehyde) in toys.