G/TBT/N/GBR/26  
 
2 October 2015  
(15-5119)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED KINGDOM 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: National Measurement & Regulation Office (Executive Agency of the 
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
National Measurement & Regulation Office 
Stanton Avenue Teddington Middlesex TW11 0JZ 
Tel: +44(0)20 8943 7272 
Fax: +44 (0)20 8943 7270 Email: info@nmro.gov.uk   
Website: http://www.gov.uk/nmro   
and 
UK National TBT Enquiry Point 
Trade Policy Unit 
Department of Business, Innovation & Skills 1 Victoria Street  London SW1H 0ET 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): The non-automatic 
weighing instruments Regulations 2016 applies to all non-automatic weighing instruments. 
Metrology and measurement. Physical phenomena (Vocabularies) (ICS: 01.040.17) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: The Non-Automatic 
Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 (31 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 
implement the NAWI (2014/31/EU) aligned und er the New Legislative Framework (NLF) 
text of EU Decision 768/2008/EC and Regulati on 765/2008/EC on accreditation and market 
surveillance.  
The Regulations revoke and replace The Non- automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 
2000 (as amended). It introduces new obligations on manufacturers, importers and 
distributors. It also makes detailed provisions concerning the bodies which are entitled to carry out conformity assessment and the market surveillance regime. The scope and 
essential requirements are unchanged. G/TBT/N/GBR/26 
 
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  In addition to the safeguard provisions of the Directive, the new legislation also includes 
national in-service control provisions. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The legislation not only transposes the provisions of the NAWI Directive but 
includes in-service national control provisions for individual instruments once they have 
been placed on the market and put into use both in relation to metrological performance 
and continued suitability. Disqualification and re-qualification provisions provide for the control of non-conforming instruments by appropriate persons. 
Prevention of deceptive practices and co nsumer protection; Quality requirements. 
8. Relevant documents: The Draft Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 April 2016   
10. Final date for comments: 90 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
UK National TBT Enquiry Point 
Trade Policy Unit 
Department of Business, Innovation & Skills 
1 Victoria Street  London SW1H 0ET 
or 
Robert Harper 
National Measurement & Regulation Office Stanton Avenue 
Teddington 
Middlesex TW11 0JZ Email: info@nmro.gov.uk  
Website: http://www.gov.uk/nmro  
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