Council Directive of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (71/316/EEC) (repealed)

ANNEX IU.K.EEC PATTERN APPROVAL

1.Application for EEC approvalU.K.

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.U.K.

The applicant shall send simultaneously to all Member States a copy of his application.

1.2.The application shall contain the following information:U.K.

• 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:U.K.

1.3.1.A description in particular of:U.K.

• 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.U.K.

1.3.3.A schematic drawing illustrating the principles of operation and, where necessary, a photograph.U.K.

1.4.The application shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by documents relevant to the national approvals already granted.U.K.

2.Examination for EEC approvalU.K.

2.1.The examination shall comprise:U.K.

2.1.1.Study of the documents and an examination of the measurement characteristics of the pattern in the laboratories of the metrological service, in approved laboratories or at the place of manufacture, delivery or installation.U.K.

2.1.2.If the measurement characteristics of the pattern are known in detail, only an examination of the documents submitted.U.K.

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.U.K.

2.3.The nature and scope of the examination mentioned in 2.1 may be specified by separate directives.U.K.

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.U.K.

3.EEC certificate and sign of approvalU.K.

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 necessary 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 ε containing:U.K.

• [F1in the upper part, the distinguishing capital letter of the State which granted the approval [F2(B for Belgium, D for Germany, DK for Denmark, E for Spain, F for France, [F3EL for Greece] , I for Italy, IRL for Ireland, L for Luxembourg, N L for Netherlands, P for Portugal, UK for the United Kingdom [F4 [F5, A for Austria, S for Sweden, FI for Finland] ] [F6, CZ for the Czech Republic, EST for Estonia, CY for Cyprus, LV for Latvia, LT for Lithuania, H for Hungary, M for Malta, PL for Poland, SI for Slovenia, SK for Slovakia, ] [F7BG for Bulgaria, RO for Romania] )] 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.U.K.

An example of this limited approval sign is shown in item 6.2.

[F83.3. 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. U.K.

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.U.K.

An example of this sign is shown in item 6.4.

3.5.The signs mentioned in the previous items and affixed by the manufacturer 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 metrological services of Member States has been reached.U.K.

4.Depositing of a sample instrumentU.K.

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.Announcement of approvalU.K.

F95.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

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.U.K.

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 [F10item] [F95.1 and] 5.2.U.K.

Textual Amendments

F10 Substituted by Council Directive of 21 December 1988 amending several Directives concerning the approximation of the laws of Member States where there is provision in those Directives for publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities of attestations and certificates (88/665/EEC).

5.4.A Member State which refuses to grant EEC pattern approval shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of its decision.U.K.

6.Signs relative to EEC pattern approvalU.K.

6.1.Sign of EEC pattern approvalU.K.

Example:

6.2.Sign of EEC limited pattern approvalU.K.

(see item 3.2)

Example:

[F86.3. Sign of exemption from EEC pattern approval (see item 3.3) U.K.

Example: ]

6.4.Sign of EEC pattern approval for instruments exempt from initial verificationU.K.

(see item 3.4)

Example: