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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States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (71/316/EEC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I Basic principles

    1. Article 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

  3. CHAPTER II EEC pattern approval

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    2. Article 3.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 4.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. Article 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

    6. Article 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

  4. CHAPTER III Initial verification

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    2. Article 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 11.. . . . . . . . . ....

  5. CHAPTER IV Provisions for both EEC pattern approval and EEC initial verification

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    2. Article 13.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

  6. CHAPTER V Control of instruments in service

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  7. CHAPTER VI Adjustment of directives to technical progress

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    2. Article 17.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 18.. . . . . . . . . ....

  8. CHAPTER VII Final provisions

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    2. Article 20.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 21.. . . . . . . . . ....

    1. ANNEX I

      EEC PATTERN APPROVAL

      1. 1. Application for EEC approval

        1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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          2. 1.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 1.3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. Examination for EEC approval

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          2. 2.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. EEC certificate and sign of approval

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 3.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Depositing of a sample instrument

      5. 5. Announcement of approval

        1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 5.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 5.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. Signs relative to EEC pattern approval

        1. 6.1. Sign of EEC pattern approval

        2. 6.2. Sign of EEC limited pattern approval

        3. 6.3. Sign of exemption from EEC pattern approval (see item 3.3)...

        4. 6.4. Sign of EEC pattern approval for instruments exempt from initial...

    2. ANNEX II

      EEC INITIAL VERIFICATION

      1. 1. General points

        1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 1.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 1.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 1.2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. Place of the EEC initial verification

        1. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          1. 2.2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. EEC initial verification marks

        1. 3.1. Description of EEC initial verification marks.

          1. 3.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            1. 3.1.1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 3.1.1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. Shape and dimensions of marks

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          2. 3.2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. Affixing the marks

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          2. 3.3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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