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2. Regulations applicable to NAWIs (scales)
2.1 Principle of European regulations
The representative authorities of the Member States of the European Union have harmonized national legislation on non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWI). The regulations apply to safety, the environment, health and consumer protection.
The aim of the new approach to harmonizing national legislation for NAWIs is to lay down essential metrological and performance requirements to guarantee effective protection for users and consumers, and to establish rules and procedures for certification.
The directives apply to all non-automatic weighing instruments intended for the following uses:
determination of mass for commercial transactions ;
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Regulations applicable to NAWIs (scales)
Metrological evaluation of a weighing instrument
Regulations
European Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 26, 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of non-automatic weighing instruments (OJEU of March 29, 2014).
European Directive No. 90/384/EEC of June 20, 1990 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to non-automatic weighing...
Statistical and economic data
1. Standards
A working standard can be either a weight or a standard mass.
Weight is a legally marked mass; its shape (dimensions), composition (material), nominal value, maximum permissible error and marking are regulated.
A marked mass is a material object used to determine the mass of a body. A marked mass is not required to meet...
Standards and norms
European standard ( http://www.afnor.fr )
- Aspects métrologiques des instruments de pesage à fonctionnement non automatique. - NF EN 45501 - 2015
- Critères généraux pour le fonctionnement des différents types d'organismes procédant à l'inspection. - NF EN ISO/CEI 17020...
International standards
Directory
Bureau de la métrologie (part of the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and the Digital Economy and the General Directorate for Enterprise)
http://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/metrologie/
International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)
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