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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The understanding and identification of areas, which are problematic and the application of European rules in industrial practice i.e. area of mechanical, electronically and civil engineering.
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.

Prerequisites

General knowledge of European Union. Knowledge of quality management.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline.Presentation essay.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students take both oral and written examination. Evaluation: excellent (90-100 points), very good (80-89 points), good (70-79 points), satisfactory (60-69 points), sufficient (50-59 points), failed (0-49 points).
Semester project, working papers on selected topics.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Excursions in selected company.

Aims

The aim of the course is an 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 this area
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

The attendance at seminars is compulsory. An alternative assignment may be given to students if the condition is not met (in justified cases).

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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. (EN)
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)
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)

Recommended reading

Guide to the implementation of directives based on New Approach and Global Approach. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxemburg 1999. CO-22-99-814-EN-C. Reedice 2001.
Whitehouse, D. J.: Handbook of Surface Metrology. IOP Publishing Ltd., 1994.
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

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme M2I-P Master's

    branch M-KSB , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. European Agreement on establishing the Czech Republic a EU member
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)