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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of26July1971
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both
measuringinstrumentsandmethodsofmetrological control
(71/316/EEC)
(OJ L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 72/427/EEC of 19 December 1972 L 291 156 28.12.1972
►M2Council Directive 83/575/EEC of 26 October 1983 L 332 43 28.11.1983
►M3Council Directive 87/354/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 43 11.7.1987
►M4Council Directive 87/355/EEC of 25 June 1987 L 192 46 11.7.1987
►M5Council Directive 88/665/EEC of 21 December 1988 L 382 42 31.12.1988
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern IrelandL 73 14 27.3.1972
(adapted by Council Decision of 1 January 1973) L 2 1 1.1.1973
►A2Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
►A3Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal L 302 23 15.11.1985
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of26July1971
on the approximationof the lawsofthe Member States relating to
commonprovisionsforbothmeasuringinstrumentsandmethodsof
metrological control
(71/316/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament(
1);
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(2);
Whereas, in each Member State, mandatory provisions determine the
technical characteristics of measuring instruments and the methods of
metrological control; whereasthes e requirementsdiffer from one
Member State to another; whereasthes e differenceshinder trade andmay create unequal conditionsof competition within the Community;
Whereasone of the objectsof controlsin each Member State isto give
assurance to customers that quantities delivered correspond to the price
paid; whereas consequently the aim of this Directive is not to abolish
these controls but to eliminate differences between rules in so far asthese constitute a hindrance to trade;
Whereas these hindrances to the establishment and functioning of the
common market can be reduced and eliminated if the same require-
mentsapply in Member States , initially complementing national
provisions in force and later, when the necessary conditions exist,replacing those provisions;
Whereas, even during the period when they coexist with national provi-
sions, the Community requirements will enable firms to manufacture
productswhich have uniform technical characteris ticsand can therefore
be marketed and used throughout the Community after they haveundergone EEC controls;
WhereasCommunity technical requirementsfor des ign and functioning
should ensure that instruments continuously give measurements that are
sufficiently accurate for their intended purpose;
Whereascompliance with technical requirementsisus ually confirmed
by Member States before measuring instruments are placed on themarket or used for the first time, and where appropriate when they arein service, such confirmation being carried out in particular by means
of pattern approval and verification procedures; whereas in order to
achieve free movement of these instruments within the Community itis also necessary to provide for mutual recognition of controls amongMember States and to establish appropriate EEC pattern approval andinitial verification proceduresfor thispurpos e aswell asEEC methods
of metrological control, in accordance with thisDirective and with the
relevant separate directives;
Whereas the presence, on a measuring instrument or a product, of signs
or markss howing that it hasundergone the appropriate controlsindi-cates that such instrument or product satisfies the relevant technical
requirementsof the Community, and therefore that when the ins trument
or product is imported or put into operation it is unnecessary to repeatthe controlswhich have already been carried out;1971L0316 — EN — 27.12.1988 — 006.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 45, 10.5.1971, p. 26.
(2) OJ No C 36, 19.4.1971, p. 8.
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Whereasnational metrological rulescover numerouscategoriesof
measuring instruments and products; whereas this Directive should laydown the general provisions dealing, in particular, with EEC pattern
approval and initial verification procedures , aswell asEEC methods
of metrological control; whereasimplementing directivescovering thevariouscategoriesof ins trumentsand productswill lay down the tech-nical requirementsasto des ign, functioning and accuracy, the controlproceduresand, where appropriate, the conditionsunder which
Community technical requirementsare to replace the national provi-
sions in force;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
CHAPTER I
Basicprinciples
Article 1
1. (a) This Directive applies to goods referred to as instruments, which
include measuring instruments, components of measuring instru-ments, additional devices and measurement equipment.
(b) This Directive also applies to units of measurement, the harmo-
nization of methodsof meas urement and metrological controland, where appropriate, the meansrequired for application of
such methods.
(c) It also applies to the prescription, methods of measurement,
metrological control and marking of quantitiesof prepackaged
products.
2. No Member State may, on the basis of this Directive and the
separate directives relating to it, prevent, prohibit, or restrict the
placing on the market and/or entry into service of an instrument or ofa product described in paragraph 1 if that instrument or product bearsEEC marksand/or s ignsin accordance with the conditionslaid downby this Directive and by the separate directives relating to the instru-ment or product in question.
3. Member States shall attach the same value to EEC pattern
approval and initial verification asto the corres ponding nationalmeasures.
4. The separate directives concerning the subjects referred to in
paragraph 1 shall specify:
— in particular, the measurement procedures and characteristics of,
and the technical requirementsfor, their des ign and functioning, asregardsthe productsreferred to in paragraph 1 (a),
— the requirementsconcerning paragraph 1 (b) and (c).
They may fix the date on which the existing national provisions are to
be replaced by Community provisions.
CHAPTER II
EECpatternapproval
Article 2
1. EEC pattern approval of instruments constitutes their admission
to EEC initial verification and, where the latter isnot required, the
authorization to place them on the market and/or to put them intoservice. If the separate directive(s) applicable to a category of instru-mentsexempt(s ) that category from EEC pattern approval, theinstruments in that category shall be admitted directly to EEC initialverification.1971L0316 — EN — 27.12.1988 — 006.001 — 3
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2. If their inspection equipment so permits, Member States shall
grant EEC pattern approval for every instrument which satisfies therequirementslaid down in thisDirective and the s eparate directives
relating to the instrument in question.
3. An application for EEC pattern approval may be made only by
the manufacturer or his representative established within the Commu-
nity. For one and the same instrument, application may be made inone Member State only.
4. A Member State which hasgranted EEC pattern approval s hall
take the necessary steps to ensure that it is kept informed of any modi-fication or addition to the approved pattern. It shall inform the otherMember States of such alterations.
Modificationsor additionsto an approved pattern mus t receive addi-
tional pattern approval from the Member State which granted EECpattern approval, where such changes influence or might influence
measurement results or the prescribed conditions for use of the instru-
ment.
However, in the case of a modified pattern, a new EEC pattern
approval shall be granted instead of an addition to the original EECpattern approval certificate, if the pattern ismodified after the provi-sions of this Directive or of the relevant special directive have beenamended or adapted in such a way that the modified pattern could beapproved only pursuant to the new provisions.
5. Member Statess hall grant EEC pattern approval in accordance
with the provisions of this Directive and of the relevant separate direc-
tives.
Article 3
When EEC pattern approval isgranted for ancillary equipment, this
approval shall specify:
— the patternsof ins trument to which thisequipment may be attached
or in which it may be incorporated;
— the general conditionsfor the overall functioning of the ins truments
for which it isapproved.
Article 4
When an instrument has successfully completed the EEC pattern
approval examination laid down in thisDirective and in the s eparatedirectivesrelating to it, the Member State which carried out that exam-ination shall draw up an EEC pattern approval certificate and forwardit to the applicant. In the cases provided for in Article 11 or in a sepa-rate directive, the applicant must, and in all other cases he may, affix
or cause to be affixed on each instrument conforming to the approved
pattern the EEC approval sign shown in this certificate.
Article 5
1. EEC pattern approval shall be valid for 10 years. It may be
extended for successive periods of 10 years; the number of instruments
which may be manufactured in accordance with the approved pattern
shall not be limited.
EEC pattern approvals granted on the basis of the provisions of this
Directive and of a separate directive may not be extended after thedate of the entry into force of any amendment to, or adaptation of,these Community provisions, in cases where such EEC patternapprovals could not have been granted on the basis of these new provi-sions.
When EEC pattern approval isnot extended, thisapproval s hall never-
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2. Where use is made of new techniques not provided for in a sepa-
rate directive, EEC pattern approval with limited effect may begranted, after prior consultation of the other Member States.
It may include the following restrictions:
— limit on the number of instruments which may be covered by the
approval,
— obligation to notify the competent authoritiesof the placesof ins tal-
lation,
— restrictions on use,
— special restrictions concerning the technique used.
However, it may not be granted unless:
— the separate directive for that category of instruments has come into
force,
— no derogation has been made from the maximum permissible errors
laid down in the separate directives.
The period of validity of such approval shall not exceed two years. It
may be extended by up to three yearsat mos t.
3. The Member State which hasgranted the limited EEC pattern
approval referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply for adjustment to tech-nical progress of the Annexes to this Directive, where appropriate, andof the separate directives, in accordance with the procedure set out inArticle 18, as soon as it considers that a new technique has proved to
be satisfactory.
Article 6
When EEC pattern approval isnot required for a category of ins tru-
mentswhich meetsthe requirementsof a s eparate directive, the
manufacturer may, on his own responsibility, affix to the instrumentsin this category the special sign described in item 3.3 of Annex I.
Article 7
1. The Member State which hasgranted EEC pattern approval may
withdraw it:
(a) if instruments for which this approval was granted do not conform
to the approved pattern or to the provisions of the relevant separatedirective;
(b) if the metrological requirementss pecified in the certificate of
approval or the provisions of ►
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(c) if it ascertains that approval was granted in an improper manner.
2. The Member State which hasgranted EEC pattern approval mus t
withdraw it if the instruments constructed according to an approvedpattern reveal in service a defect of a general nature which makesthem unsuitable for their intended use.
3. If that Member State isinformed by another Member State of the
occurrence of one of the cases covered by paragraphs 1 and 2, it shall
likewise take the measures provided for in those paragraphs, afterconsulting with that other State.
4. The Member State which declaresthat the cas e referred to in
paragraph 2 hasaris en may forbid the placing on the market andputting into service of the instruments concerned until further notice.It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commis-
sion, stating the reasons on which its decision is based. The same
procedure shall apply in the cases mentioned in paragraph 1, withrespect to instruments which have been exempted from EEC initialverification, if the manufacturer, after due warning, doesnot bring theinstruments into line with the approved pattern or with the require-mentsof the relevant s eparate directive.1971L0316 — EN — 27.12.1988 — 006.001 — 5
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5. If the Member State which granted the approval disputes that the
case referred to in paragraph 2 of which it has been informed hasarisen, or disputes that the measures taken in pursuance of paragraph
4 are justified, the Member States concerned shall endeavour to settle
the dispute.
The Commission shall be kept informed and shall, where necessary,
hold appropriate consultations for the purpose of reaching a settlement.
CHAPTER III
Initialverification
Article 8
1. (a) EEC initial verification constitutes the examination of a new or
reconditioned instrument and the confirmation of its conformityto the approved pattern and/or to the requirementsof thisDirec-tive and the separate directives relating to the instrument in
question; it is certified by the EEC initial verification mark.
(b) EEC initial verification of instruments may be carried out by a
method other than unit checking in the cases specified in theseparate directives and in accordance with the proceduresadopted.
2. If they have the requisite equipment, Member States shall carry
out EEC initial verification of instruments submitted as having the
measurement characteristics and satisfying the technical constructionand functioning requirementslaid down by the s eparate directive onthis category of instruments.
3. In the case of instruments bearing the EEC initial verification
mark, the obligation imposed on Member States by ►
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(2)◄shall last until the end of the year following that in which the
EEC initial verification mark was affixed, unless separate directives
make provision for a longer period.
Article 9
1. When an instrument is submitted for EEC initial verification, the
Member State carrying out the examination shall determine:
(a) whether the instrument belongs to a category exempt from EEC
pattern approval and, if so, whether it satisfies the technicalconstruction and functioning requirements laid down by the sepa-rate directivesrelating to that ins trument;
(b) whether the instrument has received EEC pattern approval and, if
so, whether it conforms to the approved pattern, and to the separatedirectives relating to that instrument, in force on the date of issueof thisEEC pattern approval.
2. The examination carried out in EEC initial verification relatesin
particular, in accordance with the separate directives, to:
— the metrological characteristics,
— the maximum permissible errors,
— the construction, in so far as this guarantees that the measurement
characteristics are not likely to deteriorate to any great extent undernormal conditionsof us e,
— the presence of prescribed inscriptions and stamp plates or provi-
sions for EEC verification marking.
Article 10
When an instrument has successfully undergone EEC initial verifica-
tion, in accordance with the requirementsof thisDirective and of theseparate directives, the EEC partial or final verification marksdescribed in Annex II to this Directive shall be affixed to that instru-1971L0316 — EN — 27.12.1988 — 006.001 — 6
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ment under the responsibility of the Member State in accordance with
the ruleslaid down in that Annex.
Article 11
When EEC initial verification isnot required for a category of ins tru-
mentswhich meet the requirementsof a s eparate directive, themanufacturer shall, on his own responsibility, affix to the instrumentsin that category the special symbol described in item 3.4 of Annex I.
CHAPTER IV
ProvisionsforbothEECpatternapprovalandEECinitialverifica-
tion
Article 12
Member States shall take all necessary measures to prevent the use on
instruments of marks or inscriptions liable to be confused with the EEC
signs or marks.
Article 13
Each Member State shall notify the other Member States and the
Commission of the services, agencies and institutes which are duly
authorized to carry out the examinationss pecified in thisDirective
and in the separate directives, to issue the EEC pattern approval certi-ficatesand to affix the EEC initial verification marks .
Article 14
Member States may require that the prescribed inscriptions be drawn
up in their official language or languages.
CHAPTER V
Controlofinstrumentsinservice
Article 15
The separate directives shall specify the control requirements for
instruments in service which bear EEC signs or marks and in particular
the maximum errors permitted in service. If national provisions on
instruments which do not bear EEC signs or marks lay down less strin-gent requirements, the latter may serve as criteria for the controls.
CHAPTER VI
Adjustmentofdirectives totechnical progress
Article 16
The amendments necessary for adjusting to technical progress the
Annexesto thisDirective and the Annexesto the s eparate directivesreferred to in Article 1 shall be adopted in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 18. However, thisprocedure s hall not apply
to the chapter relating to imperial unitsof meas urement of the Annexto the Directive on units of measurement and the Annexes, concerningquantity rangesfor pre-packed quantitiesof products , to the directiveson pre-packed products.
Article 17
1. A Committee for adjustment to technical progress of the Direc-
tivesreferred to in Article 16 (hereinafter called ‘the Committee’) is1971L0316 — EN — 27.12.1988 — 006.001 — 7
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hereby set up. It shall consist of representatives of the Member States
with a representative of the Commission as chairman.
2. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
Article 18
1. Where the procedure laid down in thisArticle isto be followed,
matterss hall be referred to the Committee by the chairman, either on
his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member
State.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shalldeliver itsopinion on the draft within a time limit s et by the chairmanhaving regard to the urgency of the matter. Opinionss hall be adoptedby a qualified majority asprovided in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty.
The chairman shall not vote.
3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged where they
are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
(b) Where the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the
opinion of the Committee, or if no opinion isadopted, the
Commission shall without delay propose to the Council the
measures to be adopted. The Council shall act by a qualifiedmajority.
(c) If, within three months of the proposal being submitted to it, the
Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted
by the Commission.
CHAPTER VII
Finalprovisions
Article►M219◄
All decisions taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementa-
tion of this Directive and of the separate directives on the instrumentsin question and refusing to grant or extend EEC pattern approval, with-
drawing such approval, refusing to carry out EEC initial verification or
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shall state the reasons on which they are based. Such refusal, with-drawal or prohibition shall be notified to the party concerned, whoshall at the same time be informed of the remedies available to himunder the lawsin force in the Member Statesand of the time limits
allowed for the exercise of such remedies.
Article►
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1. Member States shall put into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive
within eighteen monthsof itsnotification and s hall forthwith informthe Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall ensure that the text of the main provisions of
national law which they adopt in the field covered by thisDirective arecommunicated to the Commission.
Article►
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ANNEX I
EECPATTERNAPPROVAL
1.ApplicationforEECapproval
1.1. The application and the correspondence relating to it shall be drawn up
in an official language in accordance with the lawsof the State to which
the application ismade. The Member State hasthe right to require the
annexed documents should also be written in the same official language.
The applicant shall send simultaneously to all Member States a copy of
hisapplication.
1.2. The application shall contain the following information:
— the name and address of the manufacturer or the firm, or of his or its
authorised representative or of the applicant,
— the category of instrument,
— the intended use,
— the measurement characteristics,— the commercial designation if any, or the type.
1.3. The application shall be accompanied by the documents necessary for its
evaluation, in duplicate, and in particular:
1.3.1. A description in particular of:
— the construction and operation of the instrument,
— the protecting arrangementsens uring correct working,
— the devicesfor regulation and adjus tment,
— the intended locationsfor:
— verification marks
— seals (where applicable).
1.3.2. General arrangement drawings and, where necessary, detailed
drawingsof important components .
1.3.3. A schematic drawing illustrating the principles of operation and,
where necessary, a photograph.
1.4. The application shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by documents
relevant to the national approvalsalready granted.
2.ExaminationforEECapproval
2.1. The examination shall comprise:
2.1.1. Study of the documentsand an examination of the meas urement
characteristics of the pattern in the laboratories of the metrolo-
gical service, in approved laboratories or at the place of
manufacture, delivery or installation.
2.1.2. If the measurement characteristics of the pattern are known in
detail, only an examination of the documentss ubmitted.
2.2. The examination shall cover the entire performance of the instrument
under normal conditions of use. Under such conditions, this instrument
must maintain the measurement characteristics required.
2.3. The nature and scope of the examination mentioned in 2.1 may be
specified by separate directives.
2.4. The metrological service may require the applicant to put at its disposal
the standards and the appropriate means in material and assisting
personnel for the performance of the approval tests.
3.EECcertificate andsignofapproval
3.1. The certificate shall give the results of the examination of the pattern
and shall specify the other requirements which must be complied with.
It shall be accompanied by descriptions, drawings and diagrams neces-
sary to identify the pattern and to explain its functioning. The sign of
approval provided for in Article 4 of this Directive shall be a stylised
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— in the upper part, the distinguishing capital letter of the State which
granted the approval ►A3(B for Belgium, D for Germany, DK for
Denmark, E for Spain, F for France, ►M3EL for Greece ◄, I for
Italy, IRL for Ireland, L for Luxembourg, N L for Netherlands, P for
Portugal, UK for the United Kingdom) ◄and the last two digits of
the year of approval.
— in the lower part, a designation to be determined by the metrological
service which granted approval (an identification number).
An example of this approval sign is shown in item 6.1.
3.2. In the case of EEC limited approval, a the letter P, having the same
dimensions as the stylised letter ε,shall be placed before this letter.
An example of this limited approval sign is shown in item 6.2.
3.3. The sign mentioned in Article 6 of this Directive is the same as the EEC
approval sign, except that the stylized letter E is reversed symmetrically
about a vertical axis and bears no other indication unless the separate
directives stipulate otherwise.
An example of this sign is shown in item 6.3.
3.4. The sign mentioned in Article 11 of this Directive is the same as the
EEC approval sign in a hexagon.
An example of this sign is shown in item 6.4.
3.5. The signs mentioned in the previous items and affixed by the manufac-
turer in accordance with the provisions of the Directive must be affixed
at a visible point of each instrument and all ancillary equipment
submitted for verification, and must be legible and indelible. If their
affixation presents technical difficulties, exceptions may be made in
separate directives or accepted after agreement among the metrologicalservices of Member States has been reached.
4.Depositingofasampleinstrument
In the cases mentioned by separate directives, the service which granted the
approval may, if it considers this necessary, request the deposition of the
sample instrument for which approval has been granted. Instead of this
sample instrument, the service may authorise the depositing of parts of the
instrument, of scale models or of drawings, and will mention this on the
EEC certificate of approval.
5.Announcementofapproval
5.2. At the same time as the party concerned is notified, copies of the EEC
certificate of approval shall be sent to the Commission and to the other
Member States; the latter can also obtain copies of the reports of the
metrological examinationsif they wis h.
5.3. Withdrawal of EEC pattern approval and other communications
concerning the extent and validity of EEC pattern approval shall also
be subject to the announcement procedure mentioned in item
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5.4. A Member State which refuses to grant EEC pattern approval shall
inform the other Member States and the Commission of its decision.1971L0316 — EN — 27.12.1988 — 006.001 — 10
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6.Signsrelative toEECpatternapproval
6.1.Sign of EEC pattern approval
Example:
EEC pattern approval granted by the Metrological
Service of the Federal Republic of Germany in
1971 (see item 3.1, first indent)
Identification number of the EEC pattern approval
(see item 3.1, second indent)
6.2.Sign of EEC limited pattern approval
(see item 3.2)
Example:
EEC limited pattern approval granted by the Metro-
logical Service of the Federal Republic of Germany
in 1971.
Identification number of the EEC limited pattern
approval.
6.3.Sign of exemption from EEC pattern approval (see item 3.3)
Example:
6.4.Sign of EEC pattern approval for instruments exempt from initial verifi-
cation
(see item 3.4)Example:
EEC pattern approval granted by the Metrological
Service of the Federal Republic of Germany in
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ANNEX II
EECINITIALVERIFICATION
1.General points
1.1. The EEC initial verification may be carried out in one or more stages
(usually two).
1.2. Subject to the provisions of the separate directives:
1.2.1. The EEC initial verification shall be carried out in one stage on
instruments which constitute a whole on leaving the factory, that
is to say instruments which, theoretically, can be transferred to
their place of installation without first having to be dismantled.
1.2.2. The EEC initial verification shall be carried out in two or more
stages for instruments whose correct functioning depends on the
conditions in which they are installed or used.
1.2.3. The first stage of the verification procedure must ensure, in parti-
cular, that the instrument conforms to the approved pattern or, in
the case of instruments exempt from pattern approval, that they
conform to the relevant provisions.
2.Place oftheEECinitialverification
2.1. If the separate directives do not specify the place where verification is to
be carried out, instruments which have to be verified in only one stage
shall be verified at the place chosen by the metrological service
concerned.
2.2. Instruments which have to be verified in two or more stages shall be
verified by the metrological service territorially competent.
2.2.1. The last stage of a verification must be carried out at the place of
installation.
2.2.2. The other verification stages of a verification shall be carried out
aslaid down in item 2.1.
2.3. In particular, when the verification takesplace outs ide the office of veri-
fication the metrological service carrying out the verification may
require the applicant:
— to put at its disposal the standards and the appropriate means in
material and assisting personnel for the performance of the verifica-
tion.
— to provide a copy of the EEC certificate of approval.
3.EECinitialverification marks
3.1.Description of EEC initial verification marks.
3.1.1. Subject to the provisions of separate directives, EEC initial veri-
fication markswhich are affixed in accordance with item 3.3
shall be as follows:
3.1.1.1. The final EEC verification mark shall be composed of
two stamps:
(a) the first consists of a letter ‘e’ containing:
— in the upper half, the distinguishing capital letter
of the State where the original check iscarried
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for Denmark, E for Spain, F for France,
►M3EL for Greece ◄, I for Italy, IRL for
Ireland, L for Luxembourg, N L for Netherlands,
P for Portugal, UK for the United Kingdom) ◄
together, where necessary, with one or two
figuresidentifying a territorial or adminis trative
subdivision;
— in the lower half, the identification number of the
verifying agent or office;
(b) the second stamp shall consist of the last two digits
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3.1.1.2. The mark of EEC partial verification shall consist solely
of the first stamp. It shall also serve as a seal.
3.2.Shape and dimensions of marks
3.2.1. The attached drawings show the shape, dimensions and outline of
the lettersand numbersfor the EEC initial verification marksas
laid down in item 3.1; the first two drawings show the various
parts of the stamp, the third is an example of a stamp. The
dimensions given in the drawings are relative values; they are a
function of the diameter of the circle described about the small
letter ‘e’ and about the field of the hexagon. The actual diameters
of the circlesdes cribed about the marksare 1·6 mm, 3·2 mm,
6·3 mm, 12·5 mm.
3.2.2. The metrological services of Member States shall mutually
exchange the original drawingsof the EEC initial verification
marks, conforming to the models in the annexed drawings.
3.3.Affixing the marks
3.3.1. The final EEC verification mark shall be affixed at the appointed
location on the instrument when the latter has been completely
verified and is recognised to conform to EEC requirements.
3.3.2. The partial EEC verification mark shall be affixed:
3.3.2.1. When verification is made in several stages on the instru-
ment or part of an instrument which fulfils the conditions
laid down for operationsother than chos e at the place of
installation, at the place where the stamp-date is affixed
or in any other place specified in the separate directives.
3.3.2.2. In all cases as a seal, in the places specified in the sepa-
rate directives.1971L0316 — EN — 27.12.1988 — 006.001 — 13
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