WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology

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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

• European Cooperation in Legal Metrology
• WELMEC
• Gerald Freistetter
• WELMEC Chairman
• Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen
• Austria

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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

• European Cooperation in Legal Metrology
• WELMEC
• Corinne LAGAUTERIE
• WELMEC Vice Chair person
• Ministère de lindustrie
• Sous-direction de la métrologie
• FRANCE

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WELMEC Legal MetrologyEuropean
cooperation in legal metrology
MID

• Fair Trade
• Protection of Consumers (trade, safety, health
  and environment)
• Confidence in reliable measurements
• Not all parties involved have the possibility of
  checking the measuring results
• Development and implementation of regulations for
  measuring instruments (performance, testing,
  conformity assessment)
• Governmental responsibility for regulations and
  infrastructure

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WELMEC Measuring Instruments European
cooperation in legal metrology

• Measuring instruments subject to legal control
  (Examples)
• Water meters
• Gas meters
• Electricity meters
• Heat meters
• Measuring systems for liquids (petrol stations,
  road tankers)
• Weighing instruments
• Taximeters
• Instruments for speed control
• Exhaust gas analysers
• Breath analysers
• Dimensional measuring instruments
• Sound level meters
• Radiation protection measuring instruments

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WELMEC Measuring Instruments European
cooperation in legal metrology

• Measuring instruments subject to legal control
  (Examples)
• Water meters
• Gas meters
• Electricity meters
• Heat meters
• Measuring systems for liquids (petrol stations,
  road tankers)
• Weighing instruments
• Taximeters
• Instruments for speed control
• Exhaust gas analysers
• Breath analysers
• Dimensional measuring instruments
• Sound level meters
• Radiation protection measuring instruments

Measuring Instruments Directive Published 30.
April 2004 National transpos. 30. April
2006 Applicable 30.10.2006
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WELMEC MembershipEuropean cooperation in legal
metrology

• Memorandum of Understanding 1990
• Members Legal metrology authorities from 18
  countries
• 15 Countries European Union (EU)
• 3 Countries European Free Trade Association
  (EFTA)
• Name Western European Legal Metrology
  Co-operation

• Enlargement since 1990
• 18 Members
• 12 Associate Members Applicant countries
  towards EU membership
• Name European co-operation in legal metrology

• Changes in in 2004 (EU enlargement)
• 28 Members
• 2 Associate Members Applicant countries towards
  EU membership

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WELMEC MembershipEuropean cooperation in legal
metrology
Changes of Membership Status from Associate
Member to Member of WELMEC Cyprus Czech
Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania
Malta Poland Slovakia Slovenia
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WELMEC Member StatesEuropean cooperation in
legal metrology
Before May 13th 2004
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WELMEC Member StatesEuropean cooperation in
legal metrology
Single Market
After May 13th 2004
Common Legal Framework Common Approach Common
Application Common Interpretation Common
Measures Regional Problems Recognise
Tests .............
MT
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WELMEC Objectives European cooperation in legal
metrology
MID

• Mutual confidence between legal metrology
  services in Europe
• Equivalence and harmonisation of legal metrology
  activities
• Activities taking into account the relevant
  guidelines
• Exchange of information for legal metrology at
  national and local level
• Identification and promotion of the removal of
  barriers to trade in the field of measuring
  instruments
• Consistent application of normative documents
• Working links with all relevant bodies
• Maintenance of channels for a continuous flow of
  knowledge

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WELMEC StructureEuropean cooperation in legal
metrology
Chairman
Secretariat
Chairmans Group
Committee
Instrument specific Working Groups
Common Working Groups
Weighing Instruments
MID
Measuring Systems for liquids
MID
MID
Software
Measuring Instruments Directive
MID
Metrological Supervision
MID
Prepackages
Information Exchange
MID
Utility Meters
MID
Observers and Corresponding Organisations
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WELMEC 2003-2004 European
cooperation in legal metrology

• Developments/ Decisions

• Composition of Membership (28 Member of WELMEC
  due to EU enlargement, 2 Associate Members)
• 5 New Members in the Type Approval Agreement
• Cooperation with the European Commission
• Election of Corinne Lagauterie for the Vice-Chair
• Adoption of 3 Guides
• New Working groups for Utility Meters and
  Information Exchange

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WELMEC and the European Commission European
cooperation in legal metrology
Cooperation Measuring Instruments Directive
(MID) NAWI-Directive

• Market Surveillance
• Conformity Assessment, Operation of Notified
  Bodies
• Identification of relevant OIML Documents
• Development of Guidance Documents
• Administrative Cooperation

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WELMEC Documents European cooperation
in legal metrology

• Guidance for the application of EC Directives
• to manufacturers of measuring instruments
• to notified bodies responsible for conformity
  assessment
• no additional technical requirements beyond EC
  Directives

• Guides (published)
• An Introduction to WELMEC
• European Directory of Legal Metrology
• WELMEC Type Approval Agreement
• 2 Software Requirements and Interfaces
• 11 Instrument specific guides
• 5 Guides for the control of e-marked
  pre-packages
• 1 Guide for assessing Notified Bodies for NAWI

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WELMEC Documents European cooperation
in legal metrology

• Guidelines adopted in May 2004 at the 20th
  Committee Meeting

• Guides adopted 2004
• Amendment WELMEC Guide 2 NAWI
• New WELMEC Guide 6.0 Pre-Packages
• New WELMEC Guide 5.1 Market Surveillance for NAWI

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WELMEC Type Approval AgreementEuropean
cooperation in legal metrology

• WELMEC Type Approval Agreement since 1993
• Agreement between European Type Approval Bodies
• Application in the non harmonised field of legal
  metrology
• Removal of multiple testing in different
  countries
• Conformity with relevant OIML Recommendations
• Measuring instruments
• five categories of automatic weighing instruments
• fuel dispensers for motor vehicles (liquids other
  than water)
• direct mass flow measuring systems for quantities
  of liquids
• multidimensional measuring instruments
• Signatories EU countries and EFTA countries
• Result Economic benefits for the manufacturers

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WELMEC Signatories TAA European cooperation in
legal metrology
New Signatories Cyprus Czech Republic Hungary Pol
and Slovenia
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WELMEC Near FutureEuropean
cooperation in legal metrology

• Finalise 3 Growth Projects MID Software,
  MID-Procedures, AWI-Project
• Implementation of the Measuring Instruments
  Directive (MID)
• Identification of unclear areas in the MID
• Co-operation with the European Commission in
• Market Surveillance
• Conformity Assessment, Operation of Notified
  Bodies, Designation of Notified Bodies
• Identification of relevant OIML Documents
• Development of Guidance Documents
• Administrative Cooperation
• Application of software requirements
• Notified body co-ordination
• Seminars/Workshops concerning MID

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WELMEC FutureEuropean cooperation
in legal metrology

• Harmonisation of requirements for measuring
  instruments
• Harmonised protection level for the citizens in
  Europe
• Co-operation with the European Commission
• Implementation of the Measuring Instruments
  Directive (MID)
• Application of software requirements
• Notified body co-ordination
• Market surveillance activities (information
  exchange)
• Co-operation in technical projects, training, and
  consultancy
• Participation in EU Growth-projects
• Putting more information on the website www.
  welmec.org

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WELMEC European cooperation in legal
metrology
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