Course detail
European Law in the Industrial Practice
FSI-XEVAcad. year: 2015/2016
The interpretation of European legal regulations, technical specifications and management systems, inclusive of their applications in conformity assessment (testing), accreditation, metrology, and technical standardization. The above activities are developed with the emphasis on the period following the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union (EU), including the harmonized controlled area, non-harmonized controlled area (national modification) as well as non-controlled (commercial) areas.
Students learn the basic attributes of the rule of law, constitutional system and the functioning of public authorities in the Czech Republic and to enable them to deepen in the broad context of social science basics own legal consciousness related to the exercise of public authority.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Introduction to legal terminology. Legal regulation of business in the Czech Republic. Legal regulation of business in the EU and legal liability for businesses in the country. The basic legislation in the field of business. Introduction to Commercial Law - basic concepts, commercial obligations, companies, cooperatives and associations, public control. Introduction to Civil Law - basic concepts, civil obligations, natural and legal persons analogy of law, public control. Introduction to trade law - basic terms, the rights and obligations of entrepreneurs, business trade operation, commencement and types of trade authorization, public control. Introduction to labor law - basic concepts, labor relations, types of contractual relations, public control. Protection of Competition. Law enforcement and enforcement proceedings in the Czech Republic and the EU.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Semester project, working papers on selected topics.
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Aims
The course enables students a better orientation in difficult structure of laws and technical rules within EU with the emphasis on the benefits of a Czech subject and the decrease of possible risks.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
BLECHA, P. Designing process of a new safe machine tool. In Design of Machine Tools. MM special. Praha: MM publishing, 2015. s. 74-99. ISBN: 978-80-260-8637- 6. (CS)
Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC. Official Journal of the European Communities: OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82–128 (EN)
Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety. Official Journal of the European Communities: OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4–17 (EN)
Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products. Official Journal of the European Communities: OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10–35 (EN)
Nařízení Evropského parlamentu a Rady (ES) č. 765/2008 ze dne 9. července 2008, kterým se stanoví požadavky na akreditaci a dozor nad trhem týkající se uvádění výrobků na trh a kterým se zrušuje nařízení (EHS) č. 339/93. Úř. věst. L 218, 13.8.2008, s. 30—47; dostupné on-line na www.eurlex.eu (CS)
Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93. Official Journal of the European Communities: OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30–47 (EN)
Rozhodnutí Evropského parlamentu a Rady č. 768/2008/ES ze dne 9. července 2008 o společném rámci pro uvádění výrobků na trh a o zrušení rozhodnutí Rady 93/465/EHS. Úř. věst. L 218, 13.8.2008, s. 82—128; dostupné on-line na www.eurlex.eu (CS)
Směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2001/95/ES ze dne 3. prosince 2001 o obecné bezpečnosti výrobků. Úř. věst. L 11, 15.1.2002, s. 4—17; zvláštní vydání v českém jazyce: Kapitola 15 Svazek 006 S. 447 – 462; dostupné on-line na www.eurlex.eu (CS)
Směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2009/125/ES ze dne 21. října 2009 o stanovení rámce pro určení požadavků na ekodesign výrobků spojených se spotřebou energie (Text s významem pro EHP). Úř. věst. L 285, 31.10.2009, s. 10—35 (CS)
Recommended reading
Howarth, P.; Redgrave, F.: Metrology – in short; 3. ed.; EURAMET e.V.; July 2008; pp 86; ISBN 978-87-988154-5-7
ISO: Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement, First edition 1995, ISBN 92-67-10188-9
ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, 2nd edition, 2005
Whitehouse, D. J.: Handbook of Surface Metrology. IOP Publishing Ltd., 1994.
Classification of course in study plans
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Syllabus
2. Low no. 22/1997
3. PECA Contract
4. Conformity assessment, new approach, new legislative frame
5. Global approach
6. Modular conception
7. Accreditation
8. National system for accreditation in CR, CIA
9. Metrology
10. Directive MID
11. Activities MERA and INCOLAB
12. Technical standards
13. European standardisation (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI)