Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 332 / 2000 Coll.
Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade laying down certain procedures for the approval and verification of certain EEC-marked measuring instruments
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DECLARATION
Ministry of Industry and Trade
of 6 September 2000
laying down certain procedures for the approval and verification of certain EEC-marked measuring instruments
The Ministry of Industry and Trade provides, pursuant to Section 27 of Act No. 505 / 1990 Coll., on Metrology, as amended by Act No. 119 / 2000 Coll., ("the Act ') for the implementation of Sections 6 (2) and 9 (1) of the Act:
(1) This decree (1) implements the relevant provisions of the European Community1a) and lays down procedures for:
(a) type-approval of measuring instruments in cases where the requirements for such measuring instruments are laid down in a specific legislation, 1b (EEC type-approval);
(b) verification of measuring instruments in cases where the requirements for them are laid down by a specific legislation, (1b) (EEC initial verification).
(2) EEC type-approval and initial EEC verification may be carried out at the request of the manufacturer, instead of the type-approval of the measuring instrument and the verification of the measuring instrument in accordance with a specific regulatory regulation.2)
(1) EEC type-approval shall, as a general rule, be carried out in the context of the manufacturer's application for initial EEC verification. Where specific legislation (3) does not provide for an obligation to verify the measuring instrument, only the type approval of the measuring instrument shall be carried out. Where specific legislation (3) does not provide for a type-approval obligation but only for the verification of the measuring instrument, the type-approval shall not be carried out and only for the verification of the measuring instrument.
(2) The application for EEC type-approval shall be submitted by the manufacturer or his authorised representative established in a Member State of the European Union at the Czech Metrology Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Institute) or, where appropriate, by the competent metrology authority of a Member State of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the Member State), who shall issue an EEC type-approval certificate for a measuring instrument only if the measuring instrument and the auxiliaries comply with the requirements laid down in a specific legislation. (1b)
(3) An application for EEC type-approval may be submitted in only one Member State.
(4) Where the EEC type-approval certificate relates to an auxiliary device, the certificate shall include:
(a) the types of gauges to which such equipment may be connected or to which such equipment may be installed;
(b) the general conditions for the overall operation of the meters for which the equipment is approved.
(5) If the results of the examination provided for in point 2 of Annex No 1 to this Regulation are satisfactory, the Institute shall issue an EEC type-approval certificate and send it to the competent applicant. (b) the applicant may, in all other cases, place on each apparatus or additional device conforming to the approved type the approval mark shown on the certificate.
(6) If it is not possible to issue the EEC type-approval certificate referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) for certain gauges, then after the other Member States have been informed and consulted, where appropriate, the EEC type-approval certificate may be issued with limited effectiveness or extension. In the case referred to in point (c), preliminary advice shall be required if the place of installation of the measuring instrument is in a State other than that which issued the EEC type-approval certificate. EEC type-approval may be subject to the following restrictions:
(a) limitation of the period of validity to less than 10 years;
(b) limitation of the number of instruments that can be approved;
(c) an obligation to inform the responsible authorities of the places of installation;
(d) restriction of use.
(7) Where new methods are used which are not covered by a separate legislation, 1b) a restricted EEC type-approval certificate may be issued after preliminary consultation with the other Member States. Type-approval with limited efficiency may be subject to the restrictions referred to in paragraph 6 and special conditions relating to the method used. However, an EEC type-approval certificate with limited efficiency may be issued only if:
(a) special legislation (1b) is effective for the category of apparatus concerned;
(b) the maximum permissible errors referred to in the specific legislation are not exceeded. (1b)
Type-approval with limited effectiveness shall not last more than two years. It can be extended for another three years.
If EEC type-approval is not required for a category of gauges which comply with the requirements of a specific legislation, 1b, the manufacturer may place on the gauges in that category, under his own responsibility, the mark described in paragraph 3.3 of Annex 1.
(1) At the initial EEC verification, the check shall confirm that the gauge complies with the approved type or that it complies with the requirements of the relevant Directive; Such verification shall be certified by the official mark of the initial EEC verification, the graphic form of which is set out in Annex 2 to this Order.
(2) The initial EEC verification shall be carried out by the Institute or by an authorised metrology centre at the request of the manufacturer for measuring instruments which, according to the manufacturer's data, have the relevant metrological characteristics and comply with the requirements laid down in specific legislation1b) for this category of measuring instruments.
(3) In the case of gauges bearing the mark of the initial EEC verification, the period of validity of the verification is laid down in a separate legislation.4)
(4) Where measuring instruments are submitted for initial EEC verification, the Institute shall determine:
(a) whether the gauges belong to a category for which EEC type-approval is not provided and, if so, whether they comply with the technical design and activity requirements laid down in the specific legislation1b) for that category of gauges; or
(b) whether the gauges have EEC type-approval in other cases and, if so, whether they conform to the approved type.
(5) The first EEC verification shall be assessed in accordance with specific legislation1b).
(a) metrological characteristics;
(b) maximum permissible errors;
(c) construction, that is to say, guarantees that metrological characteristics are not significantly impaired under normal conditions of use;
(d) whether the measuring instrument is marked in a specified manner and whether labels with nominal values are correctly placed on it; the label must be in the Czech language.
(6) A measuring instrument which meets the conditions of the initial EEC verification provided for in this Regulation and in the specific legislature (1b), the Institute or the authorised metrology centre shall place the mark of the partial or complete EEC verification referred to in point 3 of Annex 2 thereto. Measurements shall not be marked with marks which are interchangeable with EEC marks.
(b) the initial EEC verification is not required, the manufacturer shall place a special mark referred to in paragraph 3.4 of Annex 1 to this Regulation on a measuring instrument which meets the requirements of this special legislation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of the publication of the sectoral annex to the Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the Czech Republic, of the one part, and the European Communities and their Member States, of the other part, on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products in the Collection of International Treaties, or on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union, if that date is earlier.
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Annex No 1 to Decree No. 332 / 2000 Coll.
EEC TYPE-APPROVAL
1. APPLICATION FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL
1.1 The application for EEC type-approval and the documents relating thereto shall be submitted by the manufacturer to the Czech Metrology Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Institute).
The applicant shall simultaneously send a copy of his application to all Member States.
1.2. The application shall contain the following information:
- the name and address of the manufacturer or firm or their authorised representative or applicant,
- instrument category,
- intended use,
- metrological characteristics,
- trade name, if any, or type.
1.3. The application shall be supplemented by the additional documents necessary for the evaluation, which shall be completed in duplicate:
Description:
- the design and operation of the gauge,
- the protection arrangements ensuring proper operation,
- control and adjustment devices,
- the planned location for:
- verification marks,
- seals (where applicable).
1.3.2 Drawings of general arrangements and, where necessary, detailed drawings of important components.
1.3.3 A schematic drawing illustrating the principles of action and, where necessary, a photograph.
1.4 The application shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by documents relating to the previous type-approval.
2. REVIEW FOR EEC TYPE-APPROVAL
2.1. The examination shall include:
2.1.1 A study of documents and a test of the metrological characteristics of a given type carried out by the Institute in its or its designated laboratories or at the premises of the manufacturer, at the point of delivery or installation.
2.1.2. If the metrological characteristics of the type are known in detail, the Institute shall only examine the documents.
2.2 The examination shall cover the entire operation of the apparatus under normal conditions of use.
Under these conditions the equipment must retain the required metrological characteristics.
2.3 The nature and scope of the examination referred to in point 2.1 may be further adapted by a separate legislation.
The Institute may require the applicant to provide ethalons and appropriate material resources and auxiliary staff to carry out the type-approval examination.
3. CERTIFICATE AND EEC TYPE-APPROVAL MARK
3.1 The EEC type-approval certificate shall indicate the results of the type-examination and specify other requirements to be met. This certificate shall be supplemented by descriptions, drawings and diagrams necessary to identify the type and clarify its function. The approval mark referred to in this Regulation shall take the graphic form of a stylized letter ε containing:
(a) at the top, a large letter identifying the State which issued the EEC type-approval certificate and the last two digits of the year of approval;
(b) at the bottom of the designation established by the Institute (identification number).
An example of such an approval mark is shown in paragraph 6.1.
3.2 In the case of EEC type-approval with limited efficiency, the letter shall be placed before the stylized letter ε P of the same size.
An example of a restricted type-approval mark is shown in paragraph 6.2.
3.3 The mark referred to in Section 3 of this Order is the same as the EEC type-approval mark, except that the stylized letter ε is symmetrically inverted along the vertical axis and contains no other indication.
An example of this mark is shown in paragraph 6.3.
3.4 The mark referred to in Section 5 of this Regulation is the same as the EEC type-approval mark and is within the hexagon.
The example of this mark is shown in paragraph 6.4.
3.5 The marks referred to in the preceding points, which shall be placed by the manufacturer in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, shall be placed in the visible place of each apparatus and on all additional devices submitted for verification and shall be legible and indelible. Where their location presents technical difficulties, derogations may be made where provided for in specific legislation2), or those exemptions may be granted after agreement between the metrological services of the Member States has been reached.
4. SAMPLING INSTRUMENT
In cases covered by special legislation2), the Institute may, if it considers it necessary, require the deposit of a sample of the apparatus for which an EEC type-approval certificate has been issued. Instead of such a sample of apparatus, it may permit the fitting of parts of the apparatus, models on the appropriate scale or drawings and shall state this in the EEC type-approval certificate.
5. NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL
5.1 At the same time as notification to the relevant party, the Institute shall send a copy of the EEC type-approval certificate to the European Commission and to the other Member States; they may also receive copies of metrological control reports if they so wish.
5.2 The withdrawal of EEC type-approval and other communications relating to the scope and validity of EEC type-approval shall also be subject to the notification procedure referred to in point 5.1.
5.3 If the Institute refuses to issue an EEC type-approval certificate, it shall inform the other Member States and the European Commission of its decision.
6. MARKS APPLICABLE TO EEC TYPE-APPROVAL
6.1. EEC type-approval mark
Example:
y - EEC type-approval number
6.2. EEC type-approval mark with limited effectiveness
Example:
y - EEC type-approval number with limited effectiveness
6.3. Make of withdrawal from EEC type-approval
Example:
6.4. EEC type-approval mark for equipment exempted from initial verification
Example:
y - EEC type-approval number
Příloha č. 2
Annex No 2 to Decree No 332 / 2000 Coll.
FIRST EEC VERIFICATION
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1 Initial EEC verification may be carried out in one or more stages (mostly in two stages).
1.2 In EEC verification, the Institute or the authorised metrology centre shall proceed according to this decree and under special legislation2).
1.2.1 The initial EEC verification shall be carried out at one stage in the case of gauges which, at the end of production, form a whole which can be transported to the installation site without having to be disassembled in advance.
1.2.2 Initial EEC verification of measuring instruments whose proper operation depends on the conditions under which they are installed or used shall be carried out in two stages.
1.2.3. In particular, the first stage of the verification procedure shall ensure that the measuring instrument complies with the type approved or, for measuring instruments for which no type-approval is provided, that it meets the requirements laid down in specific legislation1b.
2. PLACE OF FIRST EEC VERIFICATION
2.1. If special legislation1b) does not specify the place where the verification is to be carried out, then meters to be verified only at one stage shall be checked at the site chosen by the Institute or by an authorised metrology centre.
2.2 Measurements to be verified in two or more stages shall be verified by the Institute or by an authorised metrology centre.
2.2.1. The last stage of verification shall be carried out at the installation site.
2.2.2. The additional verification stages shall be carried out as specified in point 2.1.
2.3 In particular, when the verification is carried out outside the Institute's or an authorised metrology centre, the Institute or the authorised metrology centre may require the applicant to:
(a) make available ethalons and appropriate material resources and auxiliary staff to carry out such verification;
(b) deliver a copy of the EEC type-approval certificate.
3. MARKS OF THE FIRST EEC VERIFICATION
3.1 Description of EEC initial verification marks
3.1.1. According to the provisions of the Special Legislation (1b), the marks of the initial EEC verification shall be those which are placed on the gauge referred to in point 3.3:
3.1.1.1. The EEC verification mark shall consist of two parts:
(a) the first of these shall consist of a point (e) containing:
in the upper half, a large letter identifying the State where the initial EEC verification was carried out;
in the lower half, the identification number of the relevant Institute or Authorised Metrology Centre;
(b) the second mark shall contain the last two digits of the year of verification located in the hexagon.
3.1.1.2. The EEC sub-verification mark shall contain only the first part. This mark also serves as a seal.
3.2 Shape and dimensions of marks
3.2.1. The drawings attached show the shape, dimensions and contours of the letters and figures for the EEC initial verification marks, as referred to in point 3.1; the first two drawings represent different parts of the mark, the third being an example of the mark. The dimensions given in the drawings shall express relative values; These values are the function of the diameter of the circle inscribed around the small letter e and around the hexagon.
3.2.2 Graphic form of the EEC initial verification mark
Designation for the Czech Republic:
Graphic form of the second part of the EEC initial verification mark
Example of the graphic design of the EEC initial verification mark
3.2.3 The Technical Standardisation, Metrology and State Testing Office shall ensure the exchange of drawings of EEC initial verification marks corresponding to the shapes in the accompanying models with the metrological services of the Member States.
3.3 Position of marks
3.3.1 The EEC-wide verification mark shall be placed in a designated place on the gauge if the gauge has been completely verified and found to comply with EEC requirements.
3.3.2. The EEC sub-verification mark shall be placed:
3.3.2.1. In the case of verification carried out in several stages on a measuring instrument or on a part of a measuring instrument which meets the conditions not prescribed for the installation site, the place where the label is affixed or any other place specified in the separate Directives.
3.3.2.2. In all cases, as a seal at the places provided for in special legislation1b).
1) It is issued on the basis and within the limits of the law, the content of which allows the relevant provisions of the European Communities to be incorporated by decree.
(1a) Council Directive No 71 / 316 / EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for measuring instruments and methods of metrological control. Council Directive 83 / 575 / EEC of 26 October 1983 amending Directive 71 / 316 / EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for measuring instruments and methods of metrological control. Council Directive 87 / 355 / EEC of 25 June 1987 amending Directive 71 / 316 / EEC of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for measuring instruments and methods of metrological control. Council Directive 88 / 665 / EEC of 21 December 1988 amending several Directives on the approximation of the laws of the Member States containing provisions on the publication of and testing and certificates in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Commission Directive 2007 / 13 / EEC of 7 March 2007 amending Annex II to Council Directive 71 / 316 / EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for measuring instruments and methods of metrological control.
(1b) For example, Decree No 333 / 2000 Coll., laying down requirements for hot water meters marked with EEC mark, Order No 334 / 2000 Coll., laying down requirements for cold water meters marked with EEC mark, Order No 338 / 2000 Coll., laying down requirements for mass measurement meters marked with EEC mark, Order No 336 / 2000 Coll., laying down requirements for gas meters marked with EEC mark, Order No 337 / 2000 Coll., laying down requirements for mass measurement meters marked with EEC mark, Order No 335 / 2000 Coll., Regulation No 337 / 2000 Coll., which lays down requirements for measuring the pressure of air in road tyres.
2) Decree No. 262 / 2000 Coll., which ensures the uniformity and correctness of meters and measurements.
3) Decree No. 263 / 2000 Coll., which specifies the measuring instruments for compulsory verification and the measuring instruments subject to type approval.
4) Decree No 345 / 2002 Coll., setting out the measuring instruments for compulsory verification and the measuring instruments subject to type approval.
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| Citation | Decree of the Ministry of Industry and Trade No. 332 / 2000 Coll., laying down certain procedures for the approval and verification of specified meters marked with EEC mark |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 26.09.2000 |
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| Effective from | 21.04.2004 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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