Working bodies of the European Commission
Journal provided by representation of the Czech Republic in the working bodies of the European Commission - comitology committees and expert groups established by European legislation which fall within the remit of the Authority. A list of these working bodies, including contact persons, is given in the table below.
More detailed information on the agenda of the EC working bodies can be obtained at radaeu@unmz.cz.
Membership and priorities of the European Commission
The current European Commission was approved by the European Parliament on 27 November 2019 and took up its mandate on 1 December 2019, beginning its five-year term. College President Ursula von der Leyen has made changes to the EC's organisational structure, appointing individual Commissioners as heads of project teams responsible for a specific thematic portfolio. Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia) is the Commission's head of trade affairs, Paolo Gentiloni (Italy) heads economic affairs, Kadri Simson (Estonia) heads energy policy and Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) is the Executive Vice-President for the digital age and competition. The Internal Market Agency is led by Thierry Breton of France. The Czech Commissioner, Věra Jourová, who is Vice-President of the EC, is responsible for the values and transparency agenda. Details of the EC's staffing, its working methods and the distribution of portfolios among Commissioners are described at the EC website.
The European Commission's main priorities for 2019-2024 are as follows (more here (available in Czech language only)):
- A green deal for Europe - to become the world's first climate-neutral continent,
- An economy that works for people - to promote social justice and prosperity,
- A Europe fit for the digital age - empowering citizens with the next generation of technologies,
- Promoting the European way of life - protecting our citizens and our values,
- A stronger Europe in the world - consolidating our responsible leadership in the world.
- A new impetus for European democracy - to develop, protect and deepen our democracy.
The European Commission has defined its main objectives and priorities for 2024 in its Work Programme of 17 October 2023 entitled "How to achieve your goals and prepare for the future", which, among other things, puts a strong emphasis on simplifying rules for citizens and businesses across the European Union and presents important initiatives aimed at reducing administrative burdens and improving implementation and enforcement of EU law. Given the end of the legislative cycle, the European Commission is primarily planning only a limited number of new initiatives that are needed to meet the remaining commitments of the European Commission or to respond to new challenges such as maintaining European sovereignty in key technologies, enhancing Europe's economic security, etc. Longer-term initiatives will include the Commission's continued pursuit of the objectives of the Green Deal for Europe, developments in digitisation or artificial intelligence, and more recently, for example, the preparation of space regulation.
The Work Programme consists of a policy note and four annexes listing (I) new EC policies and legislative initiatives for 2024; (II) major proposals and initiatives to streamline reporting requirements, evaluation and fitness check; (III) priority proposals currently under discussion; and (IV) pending legislative proposals that the EC intends to withdraw in the next 6 months.
The European Commission's Work Programme for 2024 includes the following proposals and initiatives within the remit of the IOM:
- Proposal for an amendment to Directive 2000/14/EC concerning noise emissions into the ambient environment from equipment intended for use outdoorswhich aims to remove the obligation to provide noise information for outdoor equipment that is already labelled;
- Evaluation of the functioning of Directive 2014/32/EU on measuring instruments and Directive 2014/31 on non-automatic weighing instruments, which will focus on the scope of the Directives, the technical requirements and the essential requirements in the light of technological progress and the state of the art, including digitisation, and the assessment of the possibility of simplifying the reporting obligations under the Directive for Member States;
- Evaluation of the functioning of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 on European Standardisation to assess in particular the ability of the European standardisation system to deliver standards in a timely manner to support the EU's green, digital and single market, the involvement of SMEs in standardisation, the procedural rules governing requests for standardisation, the extent of EU financial support, the potential for simplification and reduction of administrative burden, the costs of standardisation at different stages of the process and for different stakeholders, etc.
Representation at meetings of EC working bodies
1. Representation in EC committees, working/expert groups
a) Sectors under the responsibility of the IOMH
EU/EC/EEC Regulation |
Regulation number Change |
Contact person from ÚNMZ representing the Czech Republic in EC working bodies |
Bodies and organisations representing the Czech Republic in EC working bodies |
Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the placing on the market of electrical equipment intended for use within certain voltage limits |
2014/35/EU |
Ing. Zdeněk Pistora, CSc.
tel.: +420 221 802 173
e-mail: pistora@unmz.cz
- Committee on Electrical Equipment
- Working Group on Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 133
|
Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC, as corrected (CPR) |
305/2011/EU
568/2014
574/2014 |
Mgr. Václava Holušová
tel.: +420 221 802 181
e-mail: holusova@unmz.cz
- Standing Committee on Construction - SCC CPR
- Construction Advisory Group - AG Construction
- Informal CPR Acquis Revision Group
Ing. Bc. Květa Kabátníková
Tel: +420 221 802 389
e-mail: kabatnikova@unmz.cz
- Working Party AG CPR - SubAG Dangerous substances
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 260
PAVUS
www.pavus.cz
Tel: +420 286 019 513
- AG Construction - SubAG Fire and EU Fire Information Exchange Platform
|
Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 on the safety of toys |
2009/48/EC
2012/7/EU
2013/681
2014/79/EU
2014/81/EU
2014/84/EU
2015/2115
2015/2116
2015/2117
2017/738
2017/774
2017/898
2018/725
2019/1922
2019/1929
2020/2088
2020/2089
2021/903 |
Ing. Milada Chudíčková, PhD.
Tel: +420 221 802 171
e-mail: chudickova@unmz.cz
- Expert Group / Toy Safety Committee
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 229
|
Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility |
2014/30/EU |
Ing. Zdeněk Pistora, CSc.
Tel: +420 221 802 173
e-mail: pistora@unmz.cz
- Working Party on Electromagnetic Compatibility
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420296 366 133
|
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC |
2016/425/EU |
Ing. Michal Vindyš
tel.: +420 221 802 180
e-mail: vindys@unmz.cz
- Expert Group on Personal Protective Equipment
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 134
|
Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments |
2014/31/EU |
Ing. Eliška Machová
tel.: +420 221 802 140
e-mail: machova@unmz.cz
- Working Group/Committee on Measuring Instruments
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 134
|
Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on gaseous fuel appliances and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC |
2016/426/EU |
Ing. Kateřina Kratochvílová
tel.: +420 221 802 178
e-mail: kkratochvilova@unmz.cz
- Working group on gaseous fuel appliances
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 176
+420 296 366 251
|
Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres |
2014/34/EU |
Ing. Josef Kadlec
tel.: +420 221 802 163
e-mail: kadlec@unmz.cz
- Expert Group/Committee on Equipment and Protective Systems in Explosive Atmospheres
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 251
|
Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts |
2014/33/EU |
Ing. Jitka Futerová
Tel: +420 221 802 174
e-mail: futerova@unmz.cz
- Expert Group/Elevator Committee
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 191
|
Directive 2014/68/EU of 15 May 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the placing on the market of pressure equipment |
2014/68/EU |
Ing. Petr Kára
tel.: +420 221 802 147
e-mail: kara@unmz.cz
Ing. Kateřina Kratochvílová (alternate)
tel.: +420 221 802 178
e-mail: kkratochvilova@unmz.cz
- Working Party/Committee on Pressure Equipment
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 176
+420 296 366 251
Engineering Testing Institute, s. p.
www.szutest.cz
Tel: +420 483 348 282
Fax: +420 483 710 768
- Working Party on Rulemaking
TÜV NORD Czech, s.r.o.
www.tuv-nord.com
Tel: +420 284 810 255
Fax: +420 284 812 500
|
Directive 2014/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of simple pressure vessels |
2014/29/EU |
Ing. Petr Kára
tel.: +420 221 802 147
e-mail: kara@unmz.cz
Ing. Kateřina Kratochvílová (alternate)
tel.: +420 221 802 178
e-mail: kkratochvilova@unmz.cz
- Working Party/Committee on Pressure Equipment
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 176
+420 296 366 251
Engineering Testing Institute, s. p.
www.szutest.cz
Tel: +420 483 348 282
Fax: +420 483 710 768
- Working Party on Rulemaking
|
Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) |
2006/42/EC
596/2009/EU
2009/127/EU
167/2013/EU
2014/33/EU
2019/1243/EU |
Ing. Jitka Futerová
Tel: +420 221 802 174
e-mail: futerova@unmz.cz
- Expert Group/Committee on Machinery
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 191
|
Council Directive 92/42/EEC of 21 May 1992 on efficiency requirements for new hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels |
92/42/EEC
93/68/EEC
2004/8/EC
2005/32/EC
2008/28/EU
813/2013/EU |
Ing. Kateřina Kratochvílová
tel.: +420 221 802 178
e-mail: kkratochvilova@unmz.cz
- Committee for hot water boilers
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 251
Engineering Testing Institute, s. p.
www.szutest.cz
tel.: +420 541 120 433
- Advisory Committee - ECO-BED-AC**
|
Council Directive 75/107/EEC of 19 December 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to bottles used as measuring containers and Directive 2007/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepackaged products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC |
75/107/EEC
2007/45/EC |
Ing. Eliška Machová
Tel: +420 221 802 140
e-mail: machova@unmz.cz
- Working Group/Committee on Meters
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 130
|
Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the making available on the market of measuring instruments |
2014/32/EU |
Ing. Eliška Machová
Tel: +420 221 802 140
e-mail: machova@unmz.cz
- Working Group/Committee on Meters
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
tel.: +420 296 366 130
|
Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors |
2000/14/EC
2005/88/EC
219/2009/EU
2019/1243/EU |
Ing. Josef Kadlec
tel.: +420 221 802 163
e-mail: kadlec@unmz.cz
- Expert Working Group on Noise
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 191
Ministry of the Environment
www.mzp.cz
tel.: +420 244 464 711
- Expert working group on noise - ad hoc
|
Council Directive 75/324/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to aerosol dispensers |
75/324/EC
94/001/EC
807/2003/EC
2008/47/EU
219/2009/EU
2013/10/EU
2016/2037/EU |
Ing. Kateřina Kratochvílová
tel.: +420 221 802 178
e-mail: kkratochvilova@unmz.cz
- Working Group on Aerosols
|
|
* AdCo - Administrative Cooperation Group
** ECO-BED-AC - Ecodesign-Boiler Efficiency Directive Advisory Committee
b) Sectors for which ÚNMZ has a co-responsibility for the authorisation/notification of conformity assessment bodies
New Approach Guidelines |
Directive number
Change |
Gesce
(Co-guests) |
Bodies and organisations representing the Czech Republic in EC working bodies |
Contact person
Journal |
Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC |
2017/745
2020/561
2023/607 |
MZ |
Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
www.mzcr.cz
tel: +420 224 971 111
State Institute for Drug Control
www.sukl.cz
Tel: +420 272 185 914
|
Mgr. Svatava Lagronová, Ph.D.
tel.: +420 221 802 143
e-mail: lagronova@unmz.cz
Ing. Milada Chudíčková, Ph.D.
tel.: +420 221 802 171
e-mail: chudickova@unmz.cz
- NBO***
- MDCG Standards****
|
Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU |
2017/746
2022/112
2023/607 |
MZ |
Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
www.mzcr.cz
tel: +420 224 971 111
State Institute for Drug Control
www.sukl.cz
Tel: +420 272 185 914
|
Mgr. Svatava Lagronová, Ph.D.
tel.: +420 221 802 143
e-mail: lagronova@unmz.cz
Ing. Milada Chudíčková, Ph.D.
tel.: +420 221 802 171
e-mail: chudickova@unmz.cz
- MDCG ** (IVDR)
- NBO***
- MDCG Standards****
|
Directive 2014/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the placing on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses |
2014/28/EU |
CBO |
Czech Mining Authority
www.cbusbs.cz
tel.: +420 221 775 388 |
Ing. Josef Kadlec
tel.: +420 221 802 163
e-mail: kadlec@unmz.cz |
Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC |
2013/53/EU |
MD |
Ministry of Transport
www.mdcr.cz
Tel: +420 225 131 213
+420 725 548 923
- Expert Committee for Recreational and Passenger Craft
- Stakeholder group for end-of-life recreational boats
- Recreational Craft Directive Committee Group
|
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 134
Ing. Michal Vindyš
tel.: +420 221 802 180
e-mail: vindys@unmz.cz
|
Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableways and repealing Directive 2000/9/EC |
2016/424/EU |
MD |
Railway Authority
www.ducr.cz
tel: + 420 972 241 835
+ 420 972 241 313
Ministry of Transport
www.mdcr.cz
tel.: + 420 225 131 626
|
Ing. Michal Vindyš
tel.: +420 221 802 180
e-mail: vindys@unmz.cz |
Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 on transportable pressure equipment and repealing Council Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC and 1999/36/EC |
2010/35/EU |
MD |
Ministry of Transport
www.mdcr.cz
tel.: +420 225 131 271 |
Ing. Kateřina Kratochvílová
tel.: +420 221 802 178
e-mail: kkratochvilova@unmz.cz |
Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system in the European Union |
2016/797/EU
2020/700/EU |
MD |
Ministry of Transport
www.mdcr.cz
tel.: +420 225 131 361
- Committee on Railway Interoperability and Safety
|
Ing. Zdeněk Pistora, CSc.
tel.: +420 221 802 173
e-mail: pistora@unmz.cz |
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2014/90/EU of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC |
2014/90/EU |
MD |
Ministry of Transport
www.mdcr.cz
tel.: +420 225 131 085 |
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 134
Ing. Michal Vindyš
tel.: +420 221 802 180
e-mail: vindys@unmz.cz
|
Directive 2014/53/EU of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC |
2014/53/EU |
MIT
(CTU) |
Czech Telecommunications Office
www.ctu.cz
tel.: +420 224 004 576
Czech Trade Inspection Authority
www.coi.cz
Tel: +420 296 366 133
|
Ing. Zdeněk Pistora, CSc.
tel.: +420 221 802 173
e-mail: pistora@unmz.cz
|
*AdCo - Administrative Cooperation Group
**MDCG (MDR/IVDR) - Medical Devices Coordination Group
*** Notified Bodies Oversight (MDCG sub-working group)
**** MDCG Standards (MDCG Working Subgroup)
c) Contact persons for other New Approach Directives (MIT responsibility)
(Indicated because of the necessary interaction with the regulations that are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Health.)
Gesce |
New Approach Guidelines |
Directive number
Change |
Bodies and organisations representing the Czech Republic in EC working bodies |
MIT's motto |
Directive 2008/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 amending Directive 2005/32/EC establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission |
2008/28/EU |
Ministry of Industry and Trade
www.mpo.cz
tel.: + 420 224 852 597 |
2. Representation on EC working bodies on cross-cutting EU legislation
Gesce |
EU law |
Regulation number
Change |
Contact person from ÚNMZ/ČAS representing the Czech Republic at meetings of the EC working bodies |
responsibilities of the ÚNMZ |
Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 on the procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and rules on information society services |
2015/1535/EU |
Mgr. Irena Karasová
tel.: + 420 221 802 212
e-mail: karasova@unmz.cz
eu9834@unmz.cz
Ing. Jindra Kafková
tel.: + 420 221 802 194
e-mail: kafkova@unmz.cz
- Committee on Technical Regulations (Directive 2015/1535/EU)
|
responsibilities of the ÚNMZ |
Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation |
1025/2012/EU
2015/1535/EU |
Ing. Miroslav Čermák
Tel: +420 221 802 123
cermak@agentura-cas.cz
- Committee on Standardisation
Ing. Miroslav Škop
Tel: +420 221 802 136
skop@agentura-cas.cz
- European multilateral platform for ICT standardisation
|
3. Representation on other EC working bodies
Gesce |
EC working body |
Contact person from ÚNMZ representing the Czech Republic at meetings of the EC working bodies |
responsibilities of the ÚNMZ |
Expert Group on Accreditation and Conformity Assessment IMP
(Expert Group on the Internal Market for Products on Accreditation and Conformity Assessment) |
JUDr. Natália Kolibová
Tel: +420 221 802 169
e-mail: kolibova@unmz.cz |