Prsentation PowerPoint

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Regional Workshop on Legal Metrology Malta,
24-25 June 2004
International cooperation in metrology and the
OIML-MAA J.F. Magaña, BIML Director
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The International Organization of Legal Metrology
1 Set up by an Intergovernmental Treaty
(1955) 59 Member States and 50 Corresponding
Members Member States have the moral obligation
of implementing the decisions of the OIML
Conference (OIML Recommendations) 2 Observer at
the WTO/TBT Committee as an International
Standard Setting Organization TBT Agreement
commits its signatories to base their technical
regulations on international standards
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OIML activities
Mutual information Harmonization of
Regulations Mutual confidence Certification
systems Promotion of Metrology and Legal
Metrology Support to Developing Countries
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M.I.D. and OIML Recommendations
Whereas 12 ... the use of these
internationally agreed normative documents can be
an alternative to the use of harmonised standards
and, under specific conditions, give rise to a
presumption of conformity. Article 4 -
Definitions (i) normative document means a
document containing technical specifications
adopted by the Organisation Internationale de
Métrologie Légale (OIML), subject to the
procedure stipulated in Article 16(1).
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M.I.D. and OIML Recommendations
Article 16 - Functions of the Measuring
Instruments Committee 1. On request by a Member
State or on its own initiative, the Commission,
acting in accordance with the procedure referred
to in Article 15(2) , may take any appropriate
measure to (a) identify normative documents
drawn up by OIML and, in a list, indicate the
parts thereof compliance with which gives rise to
a presumption of conformity with the
corresponding essential requirements of this
Directive (b) publish the references of the
normative documents and the list referred to in
point (a) in the Official Journal of the European
Union, C series.
Consultation of the (advisory) Measuring
Instruments Committee
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M.I.D. and OIML Recommendations
Article 13 - Harmonised standards and normative
documents ... 2. Member States shall presume
conformity with the essential requirements
referred to in Annex I and in the relevant
instrument-specific Annexes in respect of a
measuring instrument that complies with the
corresponding parts of the normative documents
and lists referred to in Article 16(1)(a), the
references in respect of which have been
published in the Official Journal of the European
Union, C series.
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OIML Mutual Acceptance Arrangement

• Framework document adopted at the 38th CIML
  Meeting in 2003
• Each category of the OIML Certificate System may
  be the object of a Declaration of Mutual
  Confidence (DoMC)
• Participants in a DoMC may be
• OIML Issuing Authorities
• National Type Approval Authorities
• Participants accept to utilize OIML Test Reports
  issued by participating OIML Issuing Authorities,
  and additional test reports related to certain
  specific national additional requirements.

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OIML Mutual Acceptance Arrangement

• Participants who issue test reports under a DoMC
  shall declare their test capabilities and their
  compliance with ISO 17025, using checklists.
• Confidence is established
• either by accreditation (by a signatory of ILAC's
  MRA),
• or by peer assessment
• Accreditation and peer assessment will be based
  on ISO 17025.
• For each DoMC, a Committee on Participation
  Review (CPR) will be established, review the
  accreditations, monitor the peer assessments and
  report to Participants.

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OIML Mutual Acceptance Arrangement
The BIML will participate in the CPRs, ensure
consistency, try to solve eventual disputes,
record the capabilities of Participants and will
keep and publish a record of the test reports
issued under each DoMC. An additional staff
member will be recruited at the BIML from 1st
January 2005, to take care of the MAA
implementation.
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OIML Mutual Acceptance Arrangement

• To be discussed and decided by the CIML in
  October
• Issuing Authorities will pay fees to the BIML for
  balancing the costs resulting from its new tasks
• a fixed annual fee (about 1200 ) for each
  participation in a DoMC,
• plus a fee (about 150 ) for each OIML
  Certificate issued under the DoMCs
• When a DoMC is signed
• participating Issuing Authorities will issue all
  their OIML Certificates for this category
  according to the rules of the DOMC,
• after a transition period, non participating
  Issuing Authorities will be delisted for this
  category.

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OIML Mutual Acceptance Arrangement

• Declarations of Mutual Confidence will start with
  the two following categories
• R 60 Load Cells
• R 76 Non Automatic Weighing Instruments
• Bodies willing to be Participants (and specially
  Issuing Authorities) will be invited to start
  preparing their application,
• A meeting will be organized at the beginning of
  2005 to set up the Committees on Participation
  Review and to prepare the signature of these DoMCs

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M.I.D. and the OIML MAA
ANNEX B - TYPE EXAMINATION 3. The application for
type examination shall be lodged by the
manufacturer with a notified body of his
choice. The application shall include ... - the
supporting evidence for the adequacy of the
technical design of those parts of the measuring
instrument for which no specimens are required.
This supporting evidence ... shall include, where
necessary, the results of tests carried out by
the appropriate laboratory of the manufacturer,
or by another testing laboratory on his behalf
and under his responsibility.
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M.I.D. and the OIML MAA
ANNEX B - TYPE EXAMINATION 2. Type examination
may be carried out in either of the following
manners. The notified body decides on the
appropriate manner and the specimens
required ... (c) assessment of the adequacy of
the technical design of the measuring instrument
through examination of the technical
documentation and supporting evidence referred to
in paragraph 3, without examination of a specimen.
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OIML publications and the MID (and other
Directives)
R 21 Taximeters being revised (MID, annex
MI-007) R 29 Capacity serving measures (MID,
annex MI-008) R 31 Diaphragm Gas Meters R
32 Rotary piston gas meters and turbine gas
meters Combined revision of R 31 and R 32 in
process (MID, annex MI-002) R 35 Material
Measures of length for general use (MID, annex
MI-008) R 46 Electricity meters (revision) is
progressing, in liaison with the IEC. Some
differences of approach are being discussed
(MID, annex MI-003)
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OIML publications and the MID (and other
Directives)
R 49 Cold water meters, parts 2 and 3 are about
to be published (MID, annex MI-001) R
50 Continuous Totalizing Automatic Instruments
(MID, annex MI-006) R 51 Automatic catchweighing
instruments (MID, annex MI-006) R 52 Hexagonal
weights (revision) is being published
(Directive 71/317/CEE, Old Approach) R 60 Load
Cells (Directive 90/384 and MID annex MI-006) R
61 Automatic gravimetric filling instruments
(revision) is being published (MID, annex MI-006)
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OIML publications and the MID (and other
Directives)
R 66 Length measuring instruments (MID, annex
MI-009) R 72 Hot water meters, in revision, to
be combined with R 49 (MID, annex MI-001) R
75 Heat Meters (MID, annex MI-004) R 76 NAWIs is
under revision (Directive 90/384) R 87 Net
content in prepackages (revision) is being
published (Directives n 75/106/CEE and n
76/211/CEE) R 99 Exhaust gas analysers
(revision) is being published (MID, annex
MI-010)
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OIML publications and the MID (and other
Directives)
R 106 Automatic rail weighbridges (MID, annex
MI-006) R 111 Weights (revision) is being
approved by CIML postal vote (Directive
71/317/CEE, Old Approach) R 117 Measuring
Systems for liquids other than water R 118 Fuel
dispensers, testing procedures and test report
format (MID, annex MI-005) R 126 Breath
Analysers is being revised. A first Committee
Draft should be sent to TC 17/SC 7 before summer
(future additions to MID) R 129 Multi-dimensional
measuring instruments (MID, annex MI-009)
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OIML publications and the MID (and other
Directives)
R ... Instruments for measuring the area of
leathers, being developed (6th Committee draft)
(MID, annex MI-009) D 11 Electronic devices
(revision) is being submitted to CIML approval
(MID, annex I) Work on software in measuring
instruments is progressing in TC 5/SC 2 (MID,
annex I)