A force transmission device (200, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100) for a load cell based on the principle of electromagnetic force compensation, comprising a parallel guide with a movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140), a stationary parallel leg (145, 845, 1145), and at least two parallel guide rods (150, 450, 850, 950, 1150), wherein the parallel legs (140, 145, 440, 840, 845, 1140, 1145) and the parallel guide rods (150, 450, 850, 950, 1150) are connected to each other via flexures (160, 860, 1160) and the movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140) is guided by the parallel guide rods (150, 450, 850, 950, 1150) on the stationary parallel leg (145, 845, 1145), further comprising a force transmission lever (280, 480, 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180) pivotably mounted about a pivot bearing (190, 490, 590, 690, 790, 890, 990, 1090, 1190) arranged on the stationary parallel leg (140, 145, 440, 840, 845, 1140, 1145) with a first lever arm (181, 281, 481, 581, 681, 781, 881, 981, 1081, 1181) connected in a force-transmitting manner via a coupling element (470, 570, 870, 1170) to the movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140), and a second lever arm (182, 282, 482, 582, 682, 721, 882, 982, 1082, 1182) connectable in a force-transmitting manner to a measuring sensor (110, 310A, 310B, 410, 510, 610, 710, 1010), said second lever arm comprising a first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) and a second part lever arm (282B, 482B, 582B, 682B, 782B, 882B, 982B, 1082B, 1182B), wherein the first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) is designed to absorb the compensation force generated by the measuring sensor (110, 310A, 310B, 410, 510, 610, 710, 1010), the second part lever arm (282B, 482B, 582B, 682B, 782B, 882B, 982B, 1082B, 1182B) is designed to detect a deflection of the pivotably mounted force transmission lever (280, 480, 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180) from a position sensor (120, 320, 520, 620, 720, 1020), characterised in that the first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) and the second part lever arm (282B, 482B, 582B, 682B, 782B, 882B, 982B, 1082B, 1182B) are separated from each other over their length up to close to the pivot bearing (190, 490, 590, 690, 790, 890, 990, 1090, 1190) of the pivotably mounted force transmission lever (280, 480, 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180) such that a compensation force generated by the measuring sensor (110, 310A, 310B, 410, 510, 610, 710, 1010) is essentially transmitted via the first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) to the movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140). a movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140), a stationary parallel leg (145, 845, 1145), and at least two parallel guide rods (150, 450, 850, 950, 1150), wherein the parallel legs (140, 145, 440, 840, 845, 1140, 1145) and the parallel guide rods (150, 450, 850, 950, 1150) are connected to each other via flexures (160, 860, 1160) and the movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140) is guided by the parallel guide rods (150, 450, 850, 950, 1150) on the stationary parallel leg (145, 845, 1145), further comprising a force transmission lever (280, 480, 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180) pivotably mounted about a pivot bearing (190, 490, 590, 690, 790, 890, 990, 1090, 1190) arranged on the stationary parallel leg (140, 145, 440, 840, 845, 1140, 1145) with a first lever arm (181, 281, 481, 581, 681, 781, 881, 981, 1081, 1181) connected in a force-transmitting manner via a coupling element (470, 570, 870, 1170) to the movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140), and a second lever arm (182, 282, 482, 582, 682, 721, 882, 982, 1082, 1182) connectable in a force-transmitting manner to a measuring sensor (110, 310A, 310B, 410, 510, 610, 710, 1010), said second lever arm comprising a first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) and a second part lever arm (282B, 482B, 582B, 682B, 782B, 882B, 982B, 1082B, 1182B), wherein the first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) is designed to absorb the compensation force generated by the measuring sensor (110, 310A, 310B, 410, 510, 610, 710, 1010), the second part lever arm (282B, 482B, 582B, 682B, 782B, 882B, 982B, 1082B, 1182B) is designed to detect a deflection of the pivotably mounted force transmission lever (280, 480, 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180) from a position sensor (120, 320, 520, 620, 720, 1020), characterised in that the first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) and the second part lever arm (282B, 482B, 582B, 682B, 782B, 882B, 982B, 1082B, 1182B) are separated from each other over their length up to close to the pivot bearing (190, 490, 590, 690, 790, 890, 990, 1090, 1190) of the pivotably mounted force transmission lever (280, 480, 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180) such that a compensation force generated by the measuring sensor (110, 310A, 310B, 410, 510, 610, 710, 1010) is essentially transmitted via the first part lever arm (282A, 482A, 582A, 682A, 782A, 882A, 982A, 1082A, 1182A) to the movable parallel leg (140, 440, 840, 1140).