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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
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
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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; whereas these requirements differ from one
Member State to another; whereas these differences hinder trade andmay create unequal conditions of competition within the Community;
Whereas one of the objects of controls in each Member State is to 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-
ments apply 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
products which have uniform technical characteristics and can therefore
be marketed and used throughout the Community after they haveundergone EEC controls;
Whereas Community technical requirements for design and functioning
should ensure that instruments continuously give measurements that are
sufficiently accurate for their intended purpose;
Whereas compliance with technical requirements is usually confirmed
by Member States before measuring instruments are placed on themarket or used for the first time, and where appropriate when they arein service, suchconfirmation 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 establishappropriate EEC pattern approval andinitial verification procedures for this purpose as well as EEC methods
of metrological control, in accordance withth is Directive and withth e
relevant separate directives;
Whereas the presence, on a measuring instrument or a product, of signs
or marks showing that it has undergone the appropriate controls indi-cates that such instrument or product satisfies the relevant technical
requirements of the Community, and therefore that when the instrument
or product is imported or put into operation it is unnecessary to repeatthe controls which have already been carried out;1971L0316 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 002.001 — 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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Whereas national metrological rules cover numerous categories of
measuring instruments and products; whereas this Directive should laydown the general provisions dealing, in particular, with EEC pattern
approval and initial verification procedures, as well as EEC methods
of metrological control; whereas implementing directives covering thevarious categories of instruments and products will lay down the tech-nical requirements as to design, functioning and accuracy, the controlprocedures and, where appropriate, the conditions under which
Community technical requirements are to replace the national provi-
sions in force;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
CHAPTER I
Basicprinciples
Article 1
1. No Member State may prevent, prohibit or restrict the placing on
the market or entry into service of a measuring instrument (hereinafter
called ‘instrument’) or of ancillary equipment if that instrument or
equipment bears the mark certifying initial verification or the signcertifying EEC pattern approval as provided for in Articles 10 and 11.
2. Member States shall attach the same value to EEC pattern
approval and initial verification as to the corresponding nationalmeasures.
3. Member States may require EEC pattern approval or EEC initial
verification for a category of instruments only if corresponding controlsare laid down for instruments of the same category satisfying nationalrequirements which have not been harmonised at community level.
4. For the categories of instruments with which they are concerned,
separate directives will specify the measurement characteristics of and
the technical requirements for their desgin and functioning.
They may also specify:
— whether in all Member States these instruments must undergo both
EEC pattern approval and EEC initial verification or just one ofthese;
— the date on which national provisions conforming to the relevant
separate directive are to replace completely the national provisions
formerly applicable to new instruments of the same category.
CHAPTER II
EECpatternapproval
Article 2
1. EEC pattern approval constitutes the admission of a manufac-
turer's instruments to EEC initial verification and, where the latter isnot required, the authorisation to place them on the market and put
them into service. If the separate directive applicable to a category of
instruments exempts that category from EEC pattern approval, theinstruments in that category shall be admitted directly to EEC initialverification.
2. In so far as their control equipment permits, Member States shall,
at the request of the manufacturer or of his authorised representative,
grant EEC pattern approval for every pattern of instrument and all
ancillary equipment which satisfies the measurement characteristicsand the technical design and functioning requirements laid down bythe separate directive relating to the category of instrument in question.
3. Application for EEC pattern approval of a given pattern of instru-
ment may be submitted in only one Member State.1971L0316 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 002.001 — 3
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4. A Member State which has granted EEC pattern approval shall
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 other
Member States of suchalterations.
Modifications or additions to an approved pattern must receive addi-
tional pattern approval from the Member State which granted EEC
pattern approval, where such changes influence or might influence
measurement results or the prescribed conditions for use of the instru-ment.
5. Member States shall grant EEC pattern approval in accordance
with the provisions of this Chapter, of items 1 and 2 of Annex I, andof the relevant separate directives.
Article 3
When EEC pattern approval is granted for ancillary equipment, this
approval shall specify:
— the patterns of instrument to which this equipment may be attached
or in which it may be incorporated;
— the general conditions for the overall functioning of the instruments
for which it is approved.
Article 4
1. If the results of the examination described in item 2 of Annex I
are satisfactory, the Member State which has carried out this examina-tion shall draw up an EEC pattern approval certificate and forward it to
the applicant. In the cases provided for in Article 11 or in a separate
directive the applicant must affix on each instrument and all ancillaryequipment conforming to the approved pattern the approval sign shownin this certificate; in all other cases he shall be entitled to affix theapproval sign in question.
2. The provisions relating to the certificate, to the approval sign, to
the deposit if any of a specimen instrument, and to the announcementof the EEC pattern approval, are set out in items 3, 4 and 6 of Annex I.
Article 5
1. EEC pattern approval shall be valid for ten years. Approval can
be extended for successive periods of ten years; the number of instru-
ments which may be manufactured in accordance with the approvedpattern shall not be limited.
When EEC pattern approval is not extended, instruments already in
service which conform to the provisions of this Directive shall beconsidered to be approved.
2. When normal approval or extension cannot be granted for certain
instruments, a limited approval or extension may be granted after theother Member States have been informed and, where appropriate,consulted. In the case provided for in the third indent, prior consulta-tion is mandatory if the place of installation is situated in a State
other than the one issuing the EEC certificate of pattern approval.
EEC pattern approval may be subject to the following restrictions:
— limitation of the period of validity to less than ten years;
— limitation of the number of instruments which can be approved;
— an obligation to notify the competent authorities of the places of
installation;
— limitation of use.
3. When new techniques which are not provided for in a separate
directive are employed, limited EEC pattern approval may be grantedafter previous consultation with other Member States. This limitedapproval may be subject to the restrictions mentioned in paragraph 2and to special conditions connected with the technique used.1971L0316 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 002.001 — 4
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This limited approval can, however, be granted only:
— if the separate directive for the relevant category of instruments has
already entered into force;
— if the maximum permissible errors specified in the separate direc-
tives are not exceeded.
Such limited approval shall be valid for not more than two years. It
may be extended for a further period of three years.
4. If the Member State which granted limited EEC pattern approval
referred to in paragraph 3 considers that a new technique has provedsatisfactory, it shall apply for an adjustment of the relevant directiveto technical progress, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 18
and 19.
Article 6
When EEC pattern approval is not required for a category of instru-
ments which meets the requirements of a separate directive, themanufacturer 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 has granted 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 separate
directive;
(b) if the metrological requirements specified in the certificate of
approval or the provisions of Article 5 (2) and (3) are not met.
2. The Member State which has granted EEC pattern approval must
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 is informed 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 declares that the case referred to in
paragraph 2 has arisen may forbid the placing on the market and
putting 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 sameprocedure 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, does not bring the
instruments into line withth e approved pattern or withth e require-
ments of the relevant separate directive.
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. The EEC initial verification constitutes the inspection of a new or
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pattern and/or to the requirements of the relevant separate directive; it
is certified by the EEC initial verification mark.
2. If they have the requisite equipment, Member States shall carry
out EEC initial verification of instruments submitted as having themeasurement characteristics and satisfying the technical constructionand functioning requirements laid down by the separate directive onthis category of instruments.
3. In the case of instruments bearing the EEC initial verification
mark, the obligation imposed on Member States by Article 1 (1) shalllast until the end of the year following that in which the EEC initialverification mark was affixed, unless separate directives make provi-
sion for a longer period.
Article 9
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 directive on this category of instruments;
(b) whether the instrument has received an EEC pattern approval and,
if so, whether it conforms to the approved pattern.
The inspection carried out in the EEC initial verification relates in
particular, in accordance withth e relevant separate directive, to:
— the measurement 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 under
normal conditions of use;
— the presence of prescribed inscriptions and the correct positioning
of the stamp plates.
Article 10
1. When an instrument has successfully undergone EEC initial veri-
fication in accordance withArticle 9 and items 1 and 2 of Annex II,Member States shall affix on the instrument a partial or final EEC veri-fication mark in accordance withitem 3 of Annex II.
2. The provisions relating to the designs and characteristics of the
EEC verification marks are set out in item 3 of Annex II.
Article 11
When EEC initial verification is not required for a category of instru-
ments which meet the requirements of a separate 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 withth e EECsigns or marks.
Article 13
Each Member State shall notify the other Member States and the
Commission of the services, agencies and institutes which areauthorised to affix the marks referred to in Article 10.1971L0316 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 002.001 — 6
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Article 14
Member States may require that the prescribed inscriptions be drawn
up in their official language or languages.
CHAPTER V
Controlofinstrumentsinservice
Article 15
1. If Member States control instruments which are in service and
which bear EEC signs or marks, and if separate directives do notspecify the way in which the controls are to be carried out and the
maximum errors permitted in service, the control requirements, and in
particular the maximum errors permitted in service, must bear the sameratio to those applied before instruments are put into service as theratio applied to instruments complying withnational tech nical require-ments which have not been harmonised at Community level.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 1 (1), an
instrument in service which bears EEC signs or marks but does notsatisfy the requirements of the relevant separate Directive, in particularwithregard to maximum permissible errors, may be banned fromservice in the same way as an instrument bearing national marks.
CHAPTER VI
EECmethodsofmetrological control
Article 16
1. The harmonisation of methods of measurement and of metrolo-
gical control and, where appropriate, of the means necessary for theirapplication may be regulated by separate directives.
2. Harmonisation of the requirements for marketing certain products,
in particular as regards the prescription, measurement and marking of
pre-packed quantities, may also be covered by separate directives.
CHAPTER VII
Adjustmentofdirectives totechnical progress
Article 17
The amendments necessary to keep:
— Annexes I and II to this Directive; and
— the technical annexes of separate directives dealing with the
different categories of instruments, the legal units of measurementand EEC methods of metrological control,
in line with technical progress shall be made in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 19.
Article 18
1. A committee (hereinafter called the ‘Committee’), is hereby set
up to adjust to technical progress those directives which concern theelimination of technical barriers to trade in measuring instruments. Itshall consist of representatives of the Member States with a representa-
tive of the Commission as Chairman.
2. The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
Article 19
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to be followed,
matters shall be referred to the Committee by the Chairman, either onhis own initiative or at the request of the representative of a MemberState.1971L0316 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 002.001 — 7
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2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be adopted. The Committee shalldeliver its Opinion of the draft within a time limit set by the Chairman
having regard to the urgency of the matter. Opinions shall be adopted
by a majority of ►
A2forty-five ◄votes, the votes of Member States
being weighted as provided 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 is adopted, theCommission shall without delay propose to the Council themeasures 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 adoptedby the Commission.
CHAPTER VIII
Finalprovisions
Article 20
All decisions taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementa-
tion of this Directive and of the separate directives on the instruments
in question and refusing to grant or extend EEC pattern approval, with-
drawing suchapproval, refusing to carry out EEC initial verification orprohibiting sale or use shall state the reasons on which they are based.Such refusal, withdrawal or prohibition shall be notified to the partyconcerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the remediesavailable to him under the laws in force in the Member States and of
the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.
Article 21
1. Member States shall put into force the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions needed in order to comply withth is Directive
within eighteen months of its notification and shall 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 this Directive arecommunicated to the Commission.
Article 22
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1971L0316 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 002.001 — 8
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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 laws of the State to which
the application is made. The Member State has the 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
his application.
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 arrangements ensuring correct working,— the devices for regulation and adjustment,— the intended locations for:
— verification marks
— seals (where applicable).
1.3.2. General arrangement drawings and, where necessary, detailed
drawings of 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 approvals already granted.
2.ExaminationforEECapproval
2.1. The examination shall comprise:
2.1.1. Study of the documents and an examination of the measurement
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 documents submitted.
2.2. The examination shall cover the entire performance of the instrument
under normal conditions of use. Under suchconditions, th is 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
letter εcontaining:
— in the upper part, the distinguishing capital letter of the State which
granted the approval (B for Belgium, DK for Denmark, D for the1971L0316 — EN — 01.01.1981 — 002.001 — 9
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Federal Republic of Germany, F for France, IR for Ireland, I for
Italy, L for Luxembourg, N L for the Netherlands,
UK for the United Kingdomand ►A2E for Greece ◄) 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 stylised letter E is reversed symmetrically
about a vertical axis.
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 eachinstrument 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 metrological
services 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
5.1. EEC pattern approvals and EEC limited pattern approvals shall be
published in a special Annex to the Official Journal of the European
Communities . The same applies to EEC additional pattern approvals.
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 examinations if they wish.
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 items 5.1 and
5.2.
5.4. A Member State which refuses to grant EEC pattern approval shall
inform the other Member States and the Commission of its decision.
6.Signsrelative toEECpatternapproval
6.1.SignofEECpatternapproval
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
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6.2.SignofEEClimitedpatternapproval
(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.Signofexemption fromEECpatternapproval
(see item 3.3)Example:
Instrument constructed in Germany in 1971 and not
subject to EEC pattern approval.
Reference number of the category not subject to
EEC pattern approval if mentioned in a separate
directive.
6.4.SignofEECpatternapprovalforinstrumentsexemptfrominitialverifi-
cation
(see item 3.4)Example:
EEC pattern approval granted by the Metrological
Service of the Federal Republic of Germany in
1971.
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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
as laid down in item 2.1.
2.3. In particular, when the verification takes place outside 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.DescriptionofEECinitial verification marks.
3.1.1. Subject to the provisions of separate directives, EEC initial veri-
fication marks which 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 is carried
out (B for Belgium, DK for Denmark, D for the
Federal Republic of Germany, F for France, IR
for Ireland, I for Italy, L for
Luxembourg, N L for the Neth-
erlands, UK for the United Kingdomand ►A2E
for Greece ◄) together, where necessary, with
one or two figures identifying a territorial or
administrative 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.Shapeanddimensionsofmarks
3.2.1. The attached drawings show the shape, dimensions and outline of
the letters and numbers for the EEC initial verification marks as
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 circles described about the marks are 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 drawings of the EEC initial verification
marks, conforming to the models in the annexed drawings.
3.3.Affixing themarks
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 operations other than chose 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-
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