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OIML
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 technique
5 Uncertainty contribution due to eccentricity
Pablo Canalejo Cabrera and Augusto Maury Toledo

 evolutions
9 Metrological support of gas flowrate measurement in the Russian Federation
Viktor Fafurin and Ilya Isaev

16 First experiences with national metrology legislation – a benchmark test to OIML D 1:2012
Considerations for a Law on Metrology
Manfred Kochsiek and Hans-Dieter Velfe

25 The place of Legal Metrology in a National Quality Infrastructure

Peter Mason

 update
28 Update on the OIML Certification System (OIML-CS)
Paul Dixon

31 Report on the COOMET Seminar on the Status Quo of Legal Metrology

in COOMET Member Countries
Peter Ulbig

32 World Metrology Day 2017: Measurements for transport

34 List of OIML Issuing Authorities

35 OIML Systems: Basic and MAA Certificates registered by the BIML, 2017.01–2017.03

40 OIML meetings, Committee Drafts received by the BIML

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  Editorial

ROMAN SCHWARTZ
CIML FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

OIML Certification System (OIML-CS)

OIML Issuing Authorities will benefit from being able to

F
or over 25 years, the OIML has operated certificate
systems for the benefit of the various stakeholders in demonstrate their competence, increased acceptance of
the legal metrology community. The Basic Certificate the OIML certificates and associated type evaluation
System was implemented in 1991 and was supplemented in reports that they issue and from a level playing field when
2005 by the introduction of the Mutual Acceptance offering certification services to manufacturers;
Arrangement (MAA). The MAA was aimed at providing
Utilizers and Associates will benefit from increased
greater confidence and increased acceptance of OIML confidence in the OIML certificates and associated type
Certificates and their associated type evaluation reports evaluation reports, thus enabling them to implement or
through the peer evaluation of the Issuing Participants and develop their national type approval systems without the
the signing of Declarations of Mutual Confidence. need to invest in test facilities;
Following a seminar in 2013 to discuss the MAA and
lastly, the OIML itself will benefit from having a new
how it could be improved, significant work has taken place system with a clearly defined management structure
tasked with ensuring the effective implementation and
resulting in the development and approval of a Framework
operation of the system.
for a new OIML Certification System (OIML-CS), subse-
quently published as OIML B 18:2016. As Peter Mason’s article on page 25 points out, certifi-
The new OIML-CS will come into operation on cation of measuring instruments is an important part of the
1 January 2018 and will replace the existing Basic and MAA broader Quality Infrastructure landscape. Further work is
systems. It will provide significant global benefits: ongoing to implement the new OIML-CS (see page 28) in
readiness for 1 January 2018 and various activities are being

manufacturers will benefit from a system that will planned to promote its benefits. The first key event is a
provide increased confidence in OIML certificates and Seminar to be held in Shanghai on 15 June 2017. I would
associated type evaluation reports, resulting in wider encourage anyone to attend who has an interest in the
acceptance and reduced time to market; benefits that OIML certification can bring. 
 technique

CALIBRATION OF WEIGHTS 2 Uncertainty due to eccentricity

Uncertainty contribution According to R 111, the acceptable solution for the

calculation of the uncertainty due to eccentricity, where
due to eccentricity the exchange of weights has to be done manually, is to
use the following formula:
PABLO CANALEJO CABRERA, Internacional de Bienes,
Servicios e Ingeniería S.A. de C.V. (IBSEI)
(1)
AUGUSTO MAURY TOLEDO, MESS Servicios
Metrológicos, S. de R.L de C.V.
Formula (1) is the above-mentioned formula
described in Annex C.6.4.3 of R 111, where:
D is the difference between the maximum and
minimum values from the eccentricity test
performed according to OIML R 76-2 [3];
Abstract
d1 is the estimated distance between the centers of the
weights under comparison; and
This paper discusses the formula C.6.4.3 recommended by d2 is the distance from the center of the load receptor
Annex C of OIML R 111 to estimate the contribution to to one of the corners.
uncertainty due to eccentricity loading when weights are
manually placed on the load receptor and manually In those cases where the eccentricity effect is not
exchanged. The discussion is based on the assumption covered by the uncertainty of the weighing process, this
that the use of such a formula leads to an underestimation contribution has to be calculated using formula (1) and
of the uncertainty. A calibration of an M1 20 kg has to be considered in the uncertainty budget.
rectangular weight is used as example. In order to improve
the formula and avoid any underestimation, amendments
are proposed. 2.1 Distance d1

During calibration, the weight under test (T) and the

1 Introduction reference weight (R) should be placed in the same
position, usually by matching the geometric center of
Most accredited laboratories for the calibration of their respective bases with the geometrical center of the
weights in Mexico define their uncertainty budgets in load receptor of the mass comparator.
accordance with the national calibration guideline [1] Scales with devices designed to achieve manual
which is based on OIML R 111-1 [2]. centering of the weights are available on the market (see
Annex C of OIML R 111-1 provides the formulae to Figure 1).
calculate each relevant contribution to the uncertainty
of a calibrated weight, which can be used depending on
the accuracy class of the weight under test, type and
number of weighing cycles, weights exchange, and other
calibration situations.
This paper focuses on the uncertainty contribution
due to eccentric loading (uE) when the calibration
involves the manual exchange of weights. According to
R 111, to calculate this contribution, formula C.6.4.3
should be used.
After many years of practice in calibrating weights
and calculating errors and uncertainties according to
R 111, the authors have noticed that formula C.6.4.3
may lead to an underestimation of the uncertainty. Thus,
they believe it should be improved. A discussion of the
formula is presented in this paper and some amend-
ments are proposed to avoid any underestimation. Figure 1 Scales with centering devices

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Where such scales are not available, it is common to 쐍 measure the distance between the right edge of R and
mark the load receptors in some convenient way that the right edge of the load receptor along the
does not affect the measurement process. longitudinal axis, (LA).
The eccentric loading effect is manifested when the
geometric centers of the bases of the weights being
compared are placed in different positions on the load The distance d1 can then be estimated by the
receptor. The difference between the positions of the following equation:
geometric centers of the bases of both weights on the
load receptor is the distance d1. (2)
Figure 2 shows the distance d1 when a parallelepiped
weight (T) with a rectangular shaped base is compared
with a cylindrical weight of circular base (R), a typical Table 1 shows the results obtained at IBSEI in one of
example of a calibration of 5 kg, 10 kg and 20 kg M1 the experiments carried out to determine the distance d1
weights. for M1 20 kg weights, with three different operators. The
values are expressed in mm and uncertainties are not
Transversal axis included, as this is not relevant.

Circular base
Rectangular base
cylindrical weight
parallelepiped weight
Longitudinal Table 1 Measuring distance d1 (mm)
axis

Load

Distance d1

Figure 2 Distance d1

Distance d1 could be different when several

comparisons are carried out by the same operator or by
different operators. Variability in the value of d1 depends
on the skills of the operators, even their mood and
physical capacities during calibrations.
To measure and record the value of d1 at each
calibration is not practical. It is much more convenient
to estimate the greater obtainable value for d1 by
carrying out measurements with each operator, scale
and nominal value of weights that a laboratory is able to
calibrate. Measurements must be repeated at certain
intervals for confirmation purposes.
For the calibration situation shown in Fig. 2 a
practical procedure to determine d1 could be the
following:
쐍 measure the diameter of the cylindrical base of R, (f),
쐍 measure the longer length at the rectangular base of
T (LM),
쐍 place T as centered as possible, with the longer side
along the longitudinal axis of the load receptor,
쐍 measure the distance between the right edge of T and
the right edge of the load receptor along the
longitudinal axle, (LB),
쐍 withdraw T and place R instead, as centered as
possible,

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2.2 Distance d2 From simple calculations for the square and

rectangular load receptors d’2 can be estimated as √2
times lower than d2. For rectangular load receptors d’2
OIML R 111 defines d2 as the distance from the center to can be obtained as a half of the shorter side of the load
one of the corners of the load receptor. receptor.
For scales with circular load receptors the authors For instance, in a circular load receptor having a
consider that such a definition is not quite appropriate. diameter of 20 cm, d2 would be the radius = 10 cm and
In that case it would be more appropriate to define d2 as d’2 is 10/√2 ≈ 7 cm. Thus, d’2 / d2 ≈ 0.7 or d’2 ≈ d2 / √2.
the radius of the load receptor, as there are no corners in Using d’2 instead of d2, formula C.6.4.3 gives an
circular load receptors. incremented result, which confirms the hypothesis of an
The eccentric loading effect is quantified by the value underestimation.
D and, as mentioned before, it is defined as the differ- If D would be defined in a different way, d2 could also
ence between maximum and minimum values obtained be defined in a different way, but in all cases the distance
when the eccentricity test of the scales is performed d2 seems to be shorter than that from the center to the
according to OIML R 76-2. edge of the load receptor. For instance, defining D as the
Where the D value is obtained from the measure- absolute value of the maximum indication error
ment results at two adjacent points on the load receptor obtained at any of the load zones, the maximum value of
(i.e. zones 2 and 3 in Fig. 3), it could be reasonable to d2 could be, for a square load receptor, the distance
define d2 as the distance between those two adjacent between the center of the load receptor and the center of
points, represented by d’2 instead of d2. any of the load zones.
An overestimation of d2 leads to an underestimation
of uE.

2.3 Difference D

As mentioned above, D is defined as the difference

between the maximum and minimum values from the
eccentricity test performed in accordance with OIML
Figure 3 Weighing zones for the eccentricity test according to R 76-2.
OIML R 76 Since the eccentricity test in subclause 3.1 of OIML
R 76-2 refers to corrected errors (Ec) compared with the
maximum permissible errors specified in OIML R 76-1
The numbers in Figure 3 identify the center points of [4], in the authors’ opinion the definition of D is limited
the load zones defined to the eccentric load test and confusing.
performed according to OIML R 76. According to R 76, the maximum and minimum
Figure 4 shows the distances d2 and d’2 for a square values are corrected errors calculated as follows:
load receptor, d2 being the current definition specified in
OIML R 111 and d’2 the distance between two adjacent Ec = E – E0 (3)
points where the load is placed when the eccentricity
test is performed.
where:
E = I + ½ e – DL – L, is the corrected error for the
eccentricity test load,
I the corresponding balance indication,
e the verification scale,
DL the additional load added to the load receptor in
steps of 1/10 e to obtain a change from I to I + e,
L the eccentricity test load, and
E0 the corrected error calculated at zero or a load
close to zero (e.g. 10 e).
One of the limits for the definition of D given in
OIML R 111 is that corrected errors can only be
Figure 4 Distances d2 and d’2 for a square load receptor obtained in scales with d ≥ 1 mg. Many calibration

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weight laboratories use balances with d < 1 mg. Another eccentric loading effect was evaluated using a 10 kg test
limit is that the difference between the corrected errors load.
may be zero even if there is an eccentric loading error Similar calculations could be made using different
with respect to the center of the load receptor. According definitions for D and d’2 as mentioned in 2.2 and 2.3
to R 76, the load is not located at the center of the load above.
receptor. As can be seen, it is very important for the mass
Thus, in the authors’ opinion D should be redefined comparator to have a D value as close to 0 as possible.
as the absolute value of the maximum difference Currently, because of the use of R 111 formula in
between the indications obtained at the off center load C.6.4.3, the eccentric loading uncertainty contribution is
zones with respect to the center of the load receptor as negligible even when D is as large as 3 d.
specified in Euramet cg 18 [5].
On the other hand, D is evaluated using a test load
close to 1/3 of Max, but eccentricity is a load dependent
4 Conclusions and future discussion
effect.
Formula C.6.4.3 (Eq. 1) does not take into account
such load dependence effect, thus, assuming linearity, in In those cases where the eccentricity effect is not
the authors’ opinion the following correction factor covered by the uncertainty of the weighing process, in
should be added: the authors’ opinion the current acceptable solution
(OIML R 111, Annex C, formula C.6.4.3) to estimate the
uncertainty due to eccentric loading when manual
exchange is used, leads to an underestimation of the
(4) uncertainty of the conventional mass of the calibrated
Where: weight.
Vn is the nominal value of T, and The causes of such an underestimation are the
LT is the test load used to perform the eccentric inconsistent definitions of d2 and D and the omission of
loading test. a convenient factor to take the load dependence of the
eccentric load into account.
The omission of the factor in formula C.6.4.3 To avoid this underestimation, the use of a new
confirms the hypothesis of an underestimation of the formula is proposed by the authors (Eq. 5).
uncertainty. The authors are interested in exchanging and in
continuing such discussions with a view to a possible
future review of Annex C of OIML R 111 and encourage
3 Amendments to the formula feedback to this paper and ideas from other legal
metrology professionals. 쮿
From 2.2 and 2.3 above, formula C.6.4.3 (see Eq. 1)
could be rewritten as:
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(5) e incertidumbre de medida en la magnitud de masa
para la calibración de pesas clases E1, E2, F1, F2,
M1, M1-2, M2, M2-3 and M3. Guía de calibración
The difference between Eq. 1 and Eq. 5 could be de pesas M-01 Pesas.
significant, depending on the scope of calibration of [2] OIML R 111-1:2004 Weights of classes E1, E2, F1, F2,
each laboratory. M1, M1-2, M2, M2-3 and M3. Part 1: Metrological and
In the event that D remains as defined in OIML technical requirements.
R 111, and d’2 ≈ d2 / √2, Table 2 shows the difference [3] OIML R 76-2:2007 Non-automatic weighing
between the values obtained using Eq. 1 and Eq. 5 for a instruments. Part 2: Test report format.
20 kg M1 weight calibrated with a 20 kg × 0.1 g compa-
[4] OIML R 76-1:2006 Non-automatic weighing
rator with d1 = 20 mm, d2 = 130 mm and D = 0.3 g whose
instruments. Part 1: Metrological and technical
requirements. Tests.
Table 2 Difference between Eq. 1 and Eq. 5
[5] Euramet cg 18. Version 4.0 (11/2015 Guidelines
on the Calibration of Non-Automatic Weighing
Instruments.

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INFRASTRUCTURES However, resolving these issues is not only a national

task, it is the result of a consolidated interaction of the
international metrological community. This article
details the basic principles of metrological support for
Metrological support of gas gas flowrate measurements in the Russian Federation in
order to increase the effectiveness of cooperation
flowrate measurement in between the international community and the Russian
Federation in this field. The article comprises four main
the Russian Federation sections:
쐍 federal laws of the Russian Federation directly or
VIKTOR FAFURIN and ILYA ISAEV indirectly related to metrology;
FGUP VNIIR, Russian Federation
쐍 traceability of measurement results: this section
contains issues related to the standards used in the
Russian Federation in the field of gas flowrate
measurement and the national standard specifying
the state measurement chain for gas flowrate measur-
ing instruments;
쐍 a series of national and interstate standards specify-
1 Introduction
ing general issues arising during the performance of
gas flowrate measurements; and
The Russian Federation is one of the leading exporters 쐍 recognition by the international metrological com-
of natural gas. Metrological issues related to natural gas munity: this section describes the cooperation of the
flowrate measurement are directly associated with the leading gas flowrate measurement research institute
economical and industrial well-being of the country. (FGUP VNIIR) within the framework of Regional
Figure 1 shows the main global natural gas trade move- Metrology Organizations (RMOs) and the participa-
ments in 2015. tion of FGUP VNIIR in global metrological projects.

Figure 1: Natural gas trade movements in 2015 – trade flows worldwide (billion m3)
(source: Includes FGE MENAgas service, GIIGNL, IHS, IHS Waterborne, PIRA Energy Group and Wood Mackenzie) [1]

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2 Laws on metrology the manufacturing, issuing, operation, repair and

import of measuring instruments. It is aimed at protect-
ing the rights and legal interests of citizens, establishing
Today, legislation in the Russian Federation contains a
public order, protecting the economy, and avoiding the
broad range of legal and normative regulations,
negative consequences of inaccurate measurement
adherence to which is aimed at ensuring the uniformity
results. It promotes progress on the basis of the creation
and accuracy of measurements. The legal framework of
and application of state standards of physical units and
Russian metrology is presently determined at the high-
harmonization of the Russian measurement system with
est possible level.
universally accepted practice. It also establishes the
State system for ensuring the uniformity of measure-
2.1 Constitutional provisions in the field ments (hereafter “GSI”) and determines mandatory
of metrology metrological requirements for measurements performed
in this field. For instance, the GSI field comprises:
According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation 쐍 performance of activities in the field of health care;
(Article 71, r), standards, reference standards, the use of 쐍 performance of environmental protection activities;
the SI and time measurement are under the jurisdiction 쐍 trading and the performance of prepackaging;
of the Russian Federation. Thus, these provisions
쐍 performance of activities in the field of national
establish the centralized management of the general
defense and safety; and
issues of legal metrology. These constitutional provi-
sions were developed by the adoption of laws “Ensuring 쐍 other types of activities with a total of 19 items.
the uniformity of measurements” and “Technical The law establishes the mandatory requirement that
regulation”, Decrees of the Russian Government on measurements made according to GSI must be
individual issues of metrological activity, and regulatory performed using certified measurement procedures and
documents of the Rosstandart: technical guidelines, measuring instruments of an approved type that have
national, interstate and international standards, as well passed the verification process. In order to fulfil the
as the recommendations of the state metrological requirements of this Federal Law the following orders
research institutes of the Rosstandart which specify the have been issued by the Ministry for Industry and Trade:
fundamental principles of metrological activity.
쐍 No. 4091 dated 15 December, 2015 “Establishment of
the Order of certification of primary reference meas-
2.2 Law “On technical regulation” urement procedures (methods), reference measure-
ment procedures (methods) and their application”;
This law was adopted in order to reduce the 쐍 No. 1081 dated 30 November, 2009 “Procedure for
administrative and economic pressure exerted on standard sampling or measuring instrument type
manufacturers, to eliminate technical barriers in trade, approval testing and the procedure for issuing type
to increase the effectiveness of market protection approval certificates for standard samples or
against hazardous products, and to facilitate the measuring instruments, setting or change of the
country’s accession to the WTO and the rapprochement validity term for the said certificates, verification
of Russian codes in the field of technical regulations intervals for the measuring instruments, and
with international rules and regulations. This Federal requirements for standard sample and measuring
Law establishes relations during the development, instruments type approval marks and the procedure
adoption, application and fulfilment of product of their application”; and
requirements. It is aimed at eliminating redundancy in 쐍 No. 1815 dated 2 July, 2015 “Approval of the
the mandatory requirements of standards, the removal procedure for verification of measuring instruments,
of unreasonable barriers to business development, and requirements for verification marks and contents of
at providing an acceptable level of product safety. the verification certificate”.
These procedures are applied during the approval,
2.3 Law “On ensuring the uniformity testing and verification of measuring instruments.
of measurements”

The law of the Russian Federation “Ensuring the 2.3 Technical regulations
uniformity of measurements” establishes the legal
framework for ensuring the uniformity of measure-
ments; it also regulates the relations between the state Technical regulations (TR) are adopted in order to
authorities and legal bodies and individuals regarding protect individuals, legal bodies, state and municipal

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property and the environment. They also serve to At the top of the state verification hierarchy is the
prevent actions which may mislead consumers, they state primary standard of units of volumetric and mass
control the efficiency of the provision of energy and the flowrate of gas GET 118-2013. This standard is designed
efficient use of resources. The following TRs from the for maintaining and disseminating units of volumetric
field of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons transport are and mass gas flowrate within the range of 3⋅10-3 to
presently undergoing the acceptance procedure within 16000 m3/h, transfer of unit sizes to working standards
the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU): and working measuring instruments in order to provide
uniformity of volumetric and mass gas flowrate
쐍 EEU technical regulation “Safety of combustible
measurements. The standard is represented by a
natural gas prepared for transportation and (or) use”;
complex of facilities reproducing a measurement unit
쐍 EEU technical regulation “Requirements for liquefied with the highest accuracy in the Russian Federation.
hydrocarbon gases intended for use as fuel”; and The standard comprises three facilities operating with
쐍 EEU technical regulation “Requirements for main air at atmospheric pressure and a single facility working
pipelines for transportation of liquid and gaseous on air at pressure up to 1 MPa.
hydrocarbons”. Transfer of a volumetric flowrate unit from the state
primary standard to working standards in accordance
with the state verification schedule can be performed by
means of a direct comparison or transferred with the
3 State verification schedule and standards use of a comparison standard. Critical nozzles are
of the Russian Federation for gas flowrate traceable to GET 118-2013 are particularly used as an
measuring instruments integral part of first step of working standards. Rotary
and turbine gas meters with special configurations of
various standard sizes demonstrating high repeatability
In accordance with the law of the Russian Federation and stability of metrological characteristics are used as
“Ensuring the uniformity of measurements”, unit comparison standards. Besides, these comparison
standards and measuring instruments used in the standards can be used during international compari-
territory of the Russian Federation should be traceable sons.
to the national primary standards of the corresponding The Ural regional metrological center (URMTs) was
units. In order to implement the provisions of the law, established for testing and verifying gas flowmeters in
state verification schedules of the corresponding working conditions on the basis of the Dolgodere-
measurement units approved in accordance with an venskaya gas metering station (working medium:
established procedure in the form of a regulatory natural gas, pressure up to 7.5 MPa). Its functional
document are currently being developed. The capabilities and metrological characteristics are similar
verification schedule for volumetric and mass flowrate to those of the best foreign metrological centers, having
measuring instruments is regulated by GOST R 8.618- a best measurement capability of 0.3 % for flowrate and
2014 “State verification schedule for means measuring volume. Together with FGUP VNIIR the center performs
volume and mass flow of gas”. testing of domestic and foreign measuring instruments
to confirm their metrological characteristics and
prepare recommendations on their
possible use at the facilities of PJSC
Gazprom.
The construction of the third
section of URMTs is a highly
promising project. It will allow a
fully functional metrological center
to be established for testing flow
meters and gas meters of all
standard sizes within the gas
pressure range of 0.6 to 7.5 MPa. In
the future this center will
accommodate primary gas flowrate
standards working on natural gas
and pressure, and develop testing
facilities for the generation of
various gas flows for research
Figure 2: Verification schedule purposes.

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Figure 3: Ural metrological center

The reference standard of the currently designed establishes general metrological and technical require-
third shop is designed for the use of a Gas Oil Piston ments for gas flowrate measurements:
Prover - GOPP. The verification gas of the reference
쐍 GOST 8.417-2002 “State system for ensuring the
standard is combustible natural gas. The uncertainty of
uniformity of measurements. Units of quantities”.
the reference standard according to the design project
This standard establishes units of physical quantities
amounts to 0.07 % within the flowrate range of 5 to
used in the territory of the country: names,
120 m3/h at a gas pressure up to 7.5 MPa. An IRPP rotary
designations, definitions and rules of their applica-
piston prover is planned to be used at the next level of
tion;
the hierarchy of measurement unit transfer. The IRPP
prover has a modular structure composed of 10 IRM- 쐍 GOST 2939-63 “Gases. Conditions for the determina-
Duo rotary gas meters with gas flowrate ranges under tion of volume”. This standard is related to gases and
working conditions from 5 to 400 m3/h each with specifies the conditions for determining their volume
uncertainty of 0.13–0.15 % within the flowrate range in the process of mutual payments with consumers. In
from 5 to 4000 m3/h at gas pressures up to 7.5 MPa. the Russian Federation the standard conditions for
gas are: temperature 20 ° , pressure 0.101325 MPa
and relative humidity 0 %.
쐍 GOST R 8.563-2009 “State system for ensuring the
4 Standards used for natural gas flowrate
uniformity of measurements. Procedures of measure-
measurements in the Russian Federation ments”. This standard covers measurement tech-
niques and procedures including the procedures of
4.1 General provisions quantitative chemical analysis, and establishes
general provisions and requirements related to the
An essential requirement in order to increase meas- development, certification, standardization and
urement accuracy is the modernization of regulatory application of measurement procedures, as well as to
documentation. The majority of issues related to the the corresponding metrological supervision;
organization of metrological support in the field of 쐍 GOST R 8.596-2002 “State system for ensuring the
natural gas metering have been thoroughly developed uniformity of measurements. Metrological assurance
and solved in accordance with the requirements of for measuring systems. Main principles”. This
effective regulatory documents (RD). Below is a brief standard establishes general provisions for the
summary of the regulatory documentation that metrological support of measurement systems (MS)

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at the development (design), manufacturing and 쐍 GOST 30319.2 “Natural gas. Methods of calculation of
operation stages of their life cycle; physical properties. Definition of compressibility
쐍 GOST R 8.733 – 2011 “State system for ensuring the coefficient”. This standard specifies four methods for
uniformity of measurements. Systems for measuring defining the compressibility coefficient of natural gas:
the quantity and parameters of free oil gas. General whose composition is not completely known (two
metrological and technical requirements”. This methods NX19 and GERG-91) and with a known
standard is related to systems for the measurement of composition of natural gas (AGA8-92 DC and VNIC
the quantity and parameters of free oil gas and SMV methods). The standard specifies the preferred
specifies the general metrological and technical application fields for each method in accordance with
requirements; and the parameters measured (pressure, temperature,
쐍 GOST R 8.741-2011 “State system for ensuring the density of natural gas at standard conditions and
uniformity of measurements. Volume of natural gas. composition of natural gas), however it does not
General requirements for measurement procedures”. prohibit the use of any of these methods in other
This standard concerns procedures for the measure- fields; and
ment of the volume of natural gas reduced to standard 쐍 GOST R 8.662-2009, ISO 20765-1:2005 “State system
conditions and establishes general requirements for for ensuring the uniformity of measurements. Natural
natural gas volume measurement procedures. It is gas. Gas phase thermodynamic properties. Methods
used during the development of procedures for the of calculation for transmission and distribution
measurement of volume of gas transferred to applications on base of the AGA8 fundamental
consumers or transported by main pipelines. equation of state”. Harmonized with ISO 20765-
1:2005;
쐍 GOST R 8.769-2011, ISO 12213-3:2006 “State system
4.2 Standard measurement procedures for ensuring the uniformity of measurements. Natural
gas. Compression factor of gas phase. Method of
calculation based on gas physical properties”.
The standard measurement procedures used in the Harmonized with ISO 12213-3:2006.
Russian Federation are classified into groups on the 쐍 GOST R 8.662-2009, ISO 20765-1:2005 and GOST
basis of the primary flowrate transducers utilized: R 8.769-2011, ISO 12213-3:2006 are standards which
쐍 GOST R 8.740-2011 “State system for ensuring the specify the method for calculating the compressibility
uniformity of measurements. Flow rate and quantity factor of natural gas prepared for transmission and
of gas. Procedure of measurements by turbine, rotary distribution over gas transmission pipelines, on
and vortex meters”; condition that it is only in the gas phase. The standard
쐍 GOST R 8.611-2013 “State system for ensuring the concerns gases prepared for transportation over gas
uniformity of measurements. Flow rate and quantity pipelines in the pressure “p” and temperature “t”
of gas. Procedure for measurements of by ultrasonic ranges, in which the transmission and distribution of
meters”; gases in performed in practice.
쐍 GOST 8.586.1,5-2005 (ISO 5167-1,5:2003) “Measure-
ment of liquids and gases flow rate and quantity by
means of orifice instruments”. 4.4 Sampling and gas properties
These standards establish generally accepted
procedures for the measurement of volumetric flowrate 쐍 GOST 31370-2008, ISO 10715:1997 “Natural gas.
and volume of natural, commercial oil and other single Sampling guidelines”. The standard specifies require-
and multicomponent gases reduced to standard ments for the sampling, preparation and handling of
conditions with the use of various measuring tech- representative samples of main gas which has been
niques. subjected to processing. It also features requirements
for sampling methodology, the location of the
sampling probe and the structure of the auxiliary
4.3 Properties of natural gas equipment for sampling and sample handling. The
standard concerns spot, direct and sequential
sampling. Special attention is paid in the standard to
Concerning the determination of the properties and the such components of natural gas as oxygen, hydrogen
quality of measured gas, the majority of the Russian sulphide, air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. The
Federation’s standards are harmonized with the standard does not concern sampling of liquid or
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쐍 GOST 31369-2008, ISO 6976:1995 “Natural gas. 왍 photocolorimetric, with a mass concentration of
Calculation of calorific values, density, relative density hydrogen sulphide in the range from 1.0 × 10-3 to
and Wobbe index from composition”. This standard 5.0 × 10-2 g/m3 and mercaptan sulphur in the
concerns physicochemical quality indicators and range from 1.0 × 10-3 to 2.5 × 10-1 g/m3;
specifies algorithms for the calculation of the high 왍 potentiometric, with a mass concentration of
heating value, the low heating value, the density, the hydrogen sulphide and mercaptan sulphur in the
relative density and the Wobbe index of natural gases, range from 1.0 × 10-3 to 0.5 g/m3;
natural gas simulators and other combustible gaseous 왍 iodimetric, with a mass concentration of
fuels on the basis of the known composition at hydrogen sulphide in the range from 1.0 × 10-2 to
standard measurement conditions. The calculation of 150.0 g/m3 and mercaptan sulphur in the range
physicochemical quality indicators of natural gas from 1.0*10-2 to 1.0 g/m3.
requires the use of various physical values of pure
components specified in the standard. This standard 쐍 GOST R 53367-2009 “Combustible natural gas.
features methods of accuracy assessment of the Determination of sulphur-containing components
calculated values of the main quality indicators of using the chromatographic method”. The standard
natural gas. The calculation methods of the quality concerns combustible natural gases transmitted over
indicator values on the basis of the molar fraction or gas transmission pipelines, designed for industrial
the mass concentration are applicable for any and utility applications, and features a chromato-
composition of natural gas, natural gas simulator or graphic method of determining the sulphur-
any other combustible fuel which is generally in a containing components: hydrogen sulphide, merca-
gaseous state. For the calculation of the quality ptans and carbonyl sulphide. The standard is used for
determining sulphur-containing compounds in
indicator values of a gas, whose composition is known
methane, combustible natural gas and natural gas
in volume ratios, these methods are only applicable
simulators.
for gases generally composed of methane (molar ratio
of methane not less than 0.5). Harmonized with
ISO 6976:1995. 4.7 Moisture content analysis
쐍 GOST R 53762-2009 “Natural combustible gases.
Determination of hydrocarbon dew-point tempera-
4.5 Compositional analysis of gas ture”. This standard specifies the requirements for the
measurement of hydrocarbon dew-point temperature
쐍 GOST 31371-2008, ISO 6974:2000 “Natural gas. by visual and automatic condensing methods in
Determination of composition with defined uncer- natural combustible gases supplied from field gas
tainty by gas chromatography”. Composed of 7 parts. treatment facilities, underground gas storage facilities
GOST 31371.7 features a procedure for and gas processing plants to main gas pipelines,
measurements of the molar ratio of components of transported over them and supplied to consumers.
combustible dried natural gas by gas chromatography 쐍 GOST R 53763-2009 “Natural combustible gases.
in the ranges specified in the standard. The procedure Determination of water dew-point temperature”. This
is designed for application in analytical (testing) standard specifies the requirements for the
laboratories and at metering stations that monitor the measurement of water dew-point temperature by
physicochemical quality indicators of combustible visual and automatic condensing and sorption
dried natural gas. The procedure can represent a basis (dielkometric, coulometric, piezoelectric, interfero-
for the performance of commercial accounting of metric) methods in natural combustible gases
combustible dried natural gas. Harmonized with ISO supplied from field gas treatment facilities,
6974:2000. underground gas storage facilities and gas processing
plants to main gas pipelines, transported over them
and supplied to consumers, and used as fuel for
internal combustion engines.
4.6 Analysis of sulphur compounds in gas

쐍 GOST 22387.2-2014 “Combustible natural gases. 5 Interaction with the international

Methods for determination of hydrogen sulphide and metrological community
mercaptan sulphur”. This standard concerns
combustible natural gases and specifies methods for
the determination of hydrogen sulphide and The national Russian Federation standard GET 118-
mercaptan sulphur: 2013 participates in international comparisons:

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COOMET projects No. 219/Sk-00 and No. 412/UA/07 쐍 VNIIR is an active participant of international key
have been completed. As a result of the comparisons, comparisons of standards allowing the accuracy level
FGUP VNIIR Calibration and Measurement Capabilities of Russian state standards to be determined and
(CMCs) have been registered in the BIPM CMC Data- confirmed, from which unit sizes are, in turn, trans-
base in the gas flowrate range from 0.12 to 800 m3/h, ferred to working standards and other measuring
and the institute has received an approval to use the instruments using approved measurement chains;
CIPM MRA logo. 쐍 certificates will be accepted and have legal force
Bilateral comparisons of national standards from abroad;
China and the Russian Federation are currently
쐍 VNIIR has the right to perform calibrations of
performed within the framework of COOMET project
measuring instruments for foreign customers.
No. 679/RU/16. By mutual agreement with NIM, critical
nozzles with a nominal flowrate from 4.5 to 50 m3/h It does not seem possible to describe all the
have been selected as transfer standards. The PTB peculiarities of metrological support even for an
(Germany) also participates in this work, and after the individual group of measurements, therefore please
publication of the comparison results this comparison contact the authors of the article using the contact
can be reclassified as a supplementary comparison information provided below for any additional informa-
within COOMET. The experimental part of the work was tion. All members of the metrological community are
completed in the summer of 2016. invited to cooperate both within regional metrological
In 2016 a new project was registered in COOMET – organizations and in the form of direct bilateral contacts
topic No. 680/RU/16 on the performance of comparisons regarding issues of ensuring the uniformity of gas
in the gas flowrate range from 20 to 6500 m3/h. We invite flowrate measurements. 쮿
all members of the metrological community to consider
participating in this comparison.

References
6 Conclusion
[1] BP Global, Natural gas trade movements
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This article reflects the general features of metrological economics/statistical-review-of-world-
support for gas flowrate measurements in the Russian energy/natural-gas/natural-gas-trade-
Federation. The established vertical hierarchy of movements.html
metrological support facilitates effective interaction
with metrological institutes from other countries. FGUP All Federal laws, subordinate act, technical regulations,
VNIIR has received recognition from the international interstate and national standards are available online at
metrological community and the right to use the CIPM the following addresses:
MRA logo. The availability of this logo on calibration http://fundmetrology.ru/default.aspx
certificates implies that: http://www.gost.ru/wps/portal/
쐍 VNIIR has signed the CIPM Mutual Recognition www.eurasiancommission.org
Agreement (as one of the Rosstandart institutes) and
has therefore assumed an obligation to follow the
regulations, rules and principles of ensuring the Contact information:
uniformity of measurements established by the
Viktor Fafurin, FGUP VNIIR, [email protected],
international metrological community;
Kazan, Russian Federation
쐍 VNIIR fulfils these obligations by stating and
confirming its measurement capabilities (CMC) Ilya Isaev, FGUP VNIIR, [email protected],
published in an open international database managed Kazan, Russian Federation
and continuously updated by the BIPM; E-mail (corresponding author): [email protected]

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OIML D 1 metrology. The need for this is reinforced by the

increasing participation of states in trans-national,
regional and international agreements following the
globalization of trade and services in which such laws
First experiences with provide the basis for dealing with the appropriate
national measurement-based requirements.
national metrology The legislation for which this Document provides
legislation – a benchmark advice may either be one general law covering all legal
aspects of metrology or separate laws, each related to a
test to OIML D 1:2012 specific aspect of metrology. Considerations may also be
found in other laws or binding regulations, such as a
Considerations for a regulation on legal units of measurement, legislation on
traceability, on measuring equipment (weights and
Law on Metrology measures act), etc., or provisions related to metrology
and measurements in more general legislation such as a
MANFRED KOCHSIEK and HANS-DIETER VELFE law on consumer protection or conformity assessment.
FORMERLY PTB, Germany The bodies responsible for drawing up such laws are
invited to select the appropriate Elements from this
Document (36 Elements are formulated), examine their
relevance and, if necessary, adapt them to their needs.
It should be noted that in different countries,
different terms are in use for binding regulations in
1 Introduction legislation, e.g. “by-law”, “circular”, “decision”, “decree”,
etc.

On the occasion of the 10th OIML Conference and

associated events in 2008 in Sydney, an ad-hoc group
consisting of four persons was established under OIML 2 Structure of OIML D 1
TC 3 Metrological control. Its task was to draft a revision
of OIML Document D 1:2004 Elements for a Law on
Metrology, taking into account all the recent develop- 2.1 Presentation of OIML D 1
ments in metrology with a special focus on issues of
legal metrology such as globalization, conformity OIML D 1 is presented in six parts:
assessment procedures, traceability, market surveil-
lance, etc. 쐍 Part 1 Introduction;
Step by step, information and proposals were 쐍 Part 2 Rationale, providing elements which justify
collected from CIML Members and discussions were the need for setting up legal provisions related to
held with international and regional organizations. metrology and to metrological infrastructures;
Inputs were also received from the International Bureau 쐍 Part 3 Guidelines for setting up structures in
of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International metrology and proposed articles for the law;
Organization for Standardization (ISO), the Interna- 쐍 Part 4 Proposal for regulations;
tional Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), 쐍 Part 5 Proposal for the structure of a
several regional metrology organizations, and regional Law on Metrology; and
manufacturers’ organizations (e.g. the European Asso-
쐍 Part 6 References.
ciation for National Trade Organisations representing
European weighing instrument manufacturers – CECIP, All the parts should be considered, selected and
and the Committee of European Manufacturers of adapted by each country according to specific needs,
Petroleum Measuring and Distributing Equipment – then incorporated into laws, government acts,
CECOD). ministerial acts, etc., according to the constitution and
A final draft was proposed in 2011 which was regulatory practice of the country.
approved by the 47th CIML Meeting 2012 in Bucharest. For decision makers, especially helpful information
The revised OIML Document D 1 was published in 2012 is given in Part 2.
under the title Considerations for a Law on Metrology [1]. While the intention is to address the regulated sector,
Developed in liaison with the above organizations, many of these provisions also relate, and are applicable
the revised D 1 provides advice on the issues to be to, best internationally accepted metrology practice in
considered when drawing up national laws related to the non-regulated sector.

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2.2 What is metrology? 2.5 What is a national quality infrastructure?

The concept of “Quality Infrastructure”, QI, refers here

Metrology is the science of measurement and its
to all aspects of metrology, standardization, testing and
application. Metrology includes all theoretical and
quality management including certification and
practical aspects of measurement, whatever the meas-
accreditation. This includes both public and private
urement uncertainty and field of application. See also
institutions and the regulatory framework within which
VIM [2], VIML [3].
they operate.

2.3 Why a Law on Metrology? 2.6 What is legal metrology?

Legal metrology is the practice and the process of

Metrology is very broad, since there are many things applying regulatory structure and enforcement to
that can be measured, many different ways that metrology. It comprises all activities for which legal
measurements can be carried out, and even different requirements are prescribed on measurement, units of
ways that measurement results can be expressed. Many
measurement, measuring instruments or systems and
applications of metrology have a legal aspect, such as
methods of measurement. Such activities are performed
when there is a societal need to protect both the buyer
by or on behalf of governmental authorities, in order to
and the seller in a commercial exchange of a commodity
ensure an appropriate level of confidence in measure-
or a service provided, or where measurements are used
ment results in the national regulatory environment.
to apply a sanction.
Legal metrology makes use of developments in
A country’s Law on Metrology should nonetheless be
metrology to obtain appropriate references and
as compact and as simple as possible, providing enough
traceability, and may apply to any quantity addressed by
detail to address the country’s policies involving
metrology.
measurement, while providing sufficient flexibility to
Legal metrology includes four main activities:
allow for changes and innovations in technologies and
measurement procedures without having to change the 쐍 setting up legal requirements;
law itself, leaving such details to decrees, regulations 쐍 control/conformity assessment of regulated products
and other legal instruments. and regulated activities;
쐍 supervision of regulated products and of regulated
activities; and
2.4 Examples of the value/benefit of metrology 쐍 providing the necessary infrastructure for correct
measurements.

쐍 Metrology encompasses measurement science and

technology embedded in an infrastructure of 2.7 Why is a metrological infrastructure necessary?
measurement standards, dissemination of units, and
science-based policy advice. No quantity can be correctly and consistently measured
쐍 Metrology facilitates fair trade through harmonized without metrology and without a metrological
written standards, consistent measurement standards infrastructure.
and internationally accepted certificates.
쐍 Metrology drives innovation: measurement science at
the technological frontiers enables and drives 2.8 What is the role of the government?
industrial innovation in advanced production and
instrumentation. The role of the government in metrology is to provide
쐍 Metrology supports regulation by providing measure- society with the necessary means to establish confidence
ment references for policy advice, directives, in measurement results.
conformity assessment, and verification.
쐍 Metrology advances the protection of people, for
instance through reliable measurements of 2.9 Need for compatibility between national and
radioactivity or medical measurements. international metrological requirements
쐍 Metrology helps meet societal goals, such as increased
energy efficiency and reduced consumption of Each nation has its own historical perspective on the
resources. development of metrological requirements.

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The Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement 쐍 an authority in the government in charge of the
(Article 2.4) [4], implemented within the World Trade national metrology policy, and in charge of coordina-
Organization (WTO), makes it an obligation for ting the actions of other departments related to
countries to base their national technical regulations on metrological issues;
international documentary standards (norms) so as to 쐍 a legal corpus, including the laws and regulations that
harmonize national requirements. It also requires have provisions related to metrology;
signatories to take account of, and participate in, 쐍 a system of national measurement standards and
international systems of conformity assessment and dissemination of legal units;
mutual recognition agreements (TBT Article 6).
쐍 a (voluntary) system for accrediting calibration
laboratories and, if required, testing laboratories,
inspection bodies and certification bodies;
3 Guidelines for setting up structures 쐍 structures for disseminating knowledge and compe-
tencies in metrology (e.g. training, education, etc.);
in metrology and
쐍 services to industry and to the economy in the field of
metrology.
This section provides guidelines on the issues that
should be considered when elaborating a Law on
Metrology. These issues may be addressed in a single law 3.2 National institutes/authorities
covering all aspects, or, when such other legislation
already exists, when adapting legislation on accredi- Two types of national institutes should be established,
tation, on conformity assessment or on consumer which may either be independent organizations or parts
protection, in which case the Law on Metrology will only of one organization:
include the specific issues that are not covered by this
other legislation and will refer to them when necessary. 쐍 a National Metrology Institute (NMI), consisting of
The essential contents of the issues to be considered one or more standards laboratories, which can also be
part of (for instance) a university or other scientific
in the legislation on metrology are summarized in OIML
institute; in general, due to the expanding scope of
D 1, Part 3, as “Elements” (36 Elements are defined).
metrology, many countries traditionally distribute
They should be taken into account not only for the
responsibility for different quantities/units among
legislation but also for the whole metrology infra-
different institutes coordinated either by a principal
structure.
institute or by an agency. Such an organizational
Starting with the definitions, only those terms
structure may be considered by small or developing
should be mentioned that provide for a better under-
countries, in order to make use of the existing
standing of the Law on Metrology. Refer to the VIM [2]
competencies and capabilities;
or the VIML [3] directly for the most up to date
definitions of terms included in this Document. It is 쐍 generally one national legal metrology institute
generally recommended to mention “traceability”, (NLMI) in charge of studying technical specifications
“calibration”, “verification”, “market surveillance”. for legal metrology, issuing type approvals, and
providing technical coordination and support to other
legal metrology bodies; this may also be distributed
among several institutes specializing in different
3.1 National metrology policy fields under an appropriate coordination.

The policy for metrology should be a policy of the whole 3.2.1 Structures
Government, aiming at providing the country with a
metrology infrastructure that is able to ensure fair trade, These institutes may have various possible structures:
foster economic development and efficiency, ensure the
technological and scientific progress of the country, 쐍 a public institute owning and running its own
protect health and the environment, and protect citizens laboratories;
and consumers. This policy should be clearly expressed 쐍 a private institute owning and running its own
so that all concerned parties can understand its goals laboratories under the authority of the government,
and it should commit all the ministries and all the local taking into account unfair competition and national
authorities. security; or
The national metrology infrastructure should 쐍 a public agency coordinating public or private
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3.2.2 Central Metrology Authority (CMA) 4 Proposal for regulations on metrology

All the issues concerning the national metrology policy
After defining the national strategy for the metrology
at the central level (e.g. scientific, industrial and legal)
system it must be decided whether the law on metrology
should be managed or coordinated by one single central
authority, the Central Metrology Authority (CMA). should cover all areas of metrology with the establish-
ment of a calibration service, etc., or only legal
metrology with a nationwide system of verification/
3.2.3 Local Metrology Authorities (LMAs) conformity assessment bodies.
The revisions of a law on metrology and mandatory
Implementation at local level will be the responsibility
requirements (decrees, binding regulations) should
of LMAs, which can be
reflect the new developments of
쐍 local offices of the ministries, or
쐍 globalization of trade and services,
쐍 services of states in a federal organization, organiza-
tions or services depending on regional (provincial) or 쐍 technical developments, e.g. use of measurement
local authorities. systems instead of instruments,
쐍 use of various conformity assessment procedures for
verification, and
3.2.4 Metrology Advisory Board
쐍 supervision of the metrology system on a regional or
The government shall set up an advisory board/council international basis.
for metrology to address, as a minimum, legal metrology. Nevertheless, a law on metrology is always a national
Its members should comprise representatives of interested affair. In Europe even with binding European Directives
stakeholders, e.g. government, CMA, LMA, NLMI, NMI, for the member countries, the individual national laws
industry, instrument users, universities, etc. on metrology are still all different! This is because each
law should reflect
3.3 Regulations on measurements 쐍 the culture and history of the country,
쐍 the political system (e.g. central or federal),
Regulations may be made 쐍 the needs of the national economy, and
쐍 the involvement of private bodies or not, etc.
쐍 to define measurement units to be used in legal
transactions for various methods of sale, Other laws such as a law on accreditation, a law on
쐍 to prescribe that certain measurements are to be used standardization, etc. have to be taken into account. The
as the basis of transactions or law enforcement organization of a national metrological infrastructure
activities, should contain
쐍 to define the list of measurements subject to legal 쐍 a law on metrology, a law on accreditation, etc.,
metrological requirements, and 쐍 legal documents such as decrees, by-laws, etc.,
쐍 on prepackages. 쐍 binding regulations, and
쐍 voluntary written standards.
3.4 Application of the law
5 Proposal for the structure of a
The enforcement of the regulations adopted in
application of the law on metrology shall be placed law on metrology
under the responsibility of the Central Metrology
Authority and should be carried out: A law on metrology should take into account other
쐍 for actions at national level, by the CMA; national laws such as the law on consumer protection,
the law on accreditation, the law on standardization,
쐍 for actions at local level, by the Local Metrology
etc. and international treaties such as the WTO TBT
Authorities if appropriate (when the size of the
Agreement, the WTO SPS Agreement, the Metre
country allows this, it may be decided that the CMA
Convention, the OIML Convention, etc.
will carry out all enforcement activities).
The government is responsible for
The main topics are:
쐍 protecting its citizens,
쐍 various kinds of surveillance; 쐍 guaranteeing free trade with fair measurements, and
쐍 power of official agents; and 쐍 supporting industry and services with a metrological
쐍 offences. infrastructure.

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The Elements defined in OIML D 1 [1], Part 3, Some of these countries requested that the authors
should be (re)worded taking into consideration the assess their existing or newly developed laws on
legislative drafting practice of the country, its needs, its metrology. In 2012 the authors started to compare those
culture, etc., whilst maintaining their simplicity and laws with OIML D 1:2012, focusing on how far the
clarity. Based on these Elements, Part 5 of OIML D 1 requirements of OIML D 1 are fulfilled by the law on
gives concrete guidance on how a law on metrology metrology (or by another national law or sub-law
should be structured and which are the minimum points regulation, where applicable).
which should be included in a law on metrology. An After having performed such examinations for
example law comprising 28 Articles is proposed. several single countries the authors were asked to do the
same work in a regional context.
The first survey was carried out for the ten ASEAN
6 Benchmark procedure Member States (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
6.1 Starting phase Vietnam) in 2014. The eight states of the SAARC region
(Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives,
It has been mentioned that no two laws on metrology in Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) followed at the beginning of
different countries are the same. Therefore it is 2016, and the member countries of COOMET (Armenia,
interesting to assess the existing laws to determine their Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
agreement with the provisions of OIML D 1. China, Cuba, Germany, Georgia, Korea (DPR),
The aim of the assessments was not to present a Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russia,
“cooking recipe” on how to write the national law on Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)
metrology, but rather to unveil the present status of the expressed an interest in continuing the work with their
metrological legislation of the country concerned, and to laws on metrology, although not all of these countries
trigger a discussion – internally by responsible persons participate in this benchmarking. This was also started
of that country, and externally with experts from in 2016 and should be finished in 2017; so far, results are
international organizations – on how the legislation available for five countries (February 2017).
might be improved.
The authors of this report gained experience in
providing consultancy to decision makers and in 6.2 Method used
support of the metrological infrastructure and legisla-
tion from about 30 countries in several regions of the Generally, the assessment is restricted to the uppermost
world. level of legislation, i.e. to the law on metrology. Some

Figure 1

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Figure 2

countries in the three regions and some countries in

other parts of the world do not really have a law on
metrology. Instead, metrology is dealt with in other laws,
e.g. in a law on consumer protection, or in a regulation
on the sub-law level. In such cases only the metrology
related articles have been evaluated.
The authors checked each article of the law against
the relevant Element of OIML D 1 as a benchmark (see
Fig. 1). Each row of the table is dedicated to an article;
each column in the right hand part refers to one of the
36 Elements. If a relationship exists between the
contents of the article and the Element then an “x”
shows that congruency.
According to the degree of fulfillment of each
Element, a colored mark (0 – not acceptable through 2 –
no need to change) was assigned to the respective article
which is related to that Element; the same color was
given to the “x” field. One or more explanation numbers
(3 through 10) and/or a verbal comment was allocated to
certain articles – see Fig. 2.
Additionally, a second table was set up that has a row
for each Element showing the article(s) related to it – see
Fig. 3. Sometimes an Element contains more than one
issue, or the Element is only partially considered by the
law; in such cases the row is split into two or more sub- Figure 3
rows (e.g. Elements 3 and 6 in Fig. 3). The blue color in
the first column marks those Elements which seem to
the authors to be the most important ones for enabling
free trade and international acceptance and coopera- 6.3 Comparison of all countries in the
tion. In the fourth column giving the acceptance level, three regions
the colored marks are the same as before; additionally
the mark 3 (in yellow) appears which means that the law Figure 5 shows the benchmarks of 23 countries.
contains no articles related to that Element. It turned out that there are major differences in the
Finally, a summary was given for each country implementation of the various metrology laws.
containing a narrative assessment – sometimes with Comparing the markings of the three regions, it is
recommendations as to what should be changed in the obvious that there are fewer green fields in the SAARC
law – and a copy of the first table as described above but area than in ASEAN and COOMET; it is a fact that all
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Figure 4

usually more so than the industrialized countries in the 쐍 sources of funding;

western hemisphere. On the other hand it should be 쐍 definition of regulated/non-regulated areas of
mentioned that metrology;
쐍 there is no obligation for any country to consider all 쐍 conformity assessment (CA): requirements for CA
the Elements in its legislation; also well industrialized bodies, proof of competence by accreditation;
countries do not do so, and 쐍 traceability to SI for all measurement standards
쐍 many countries consider the Elements not only in (including and especially for national standards);
their law on metrology but also in their sub-law 쐍 definition of accuracy according to international
legislation. Sub-laws in English or Russian were not practice: measurement uncertainty, accuracy classes,
available to the authors in most cases, and were maximum permissible error;
therefore only rarely included in the assessment.
쐍 definition of basic terms according to international
practice; specific custom-made definitions or similar
should not be invented which are contrary to common
6.4 Most frequent deviations/deficiencies found use;
in the existing laws 쐍 transparent availability of measurement results.

Issues not dealt with or not dealt with in a satisfactorily Sometimes too many details are regulated in the law
manner, e.g.: which should be regulated at the sub-law level, e.g.:
쐍 scope of the law to ensure confidence in measure- 쐍 what are the fines/punishments for specific offences;
ments and their results; 쐍 technical details (e.g. how to execute specific verifica-
쐍 ensuring international comparability of measure- tion/testing procedures, how to fix markings, etc.).
ments, acceptance/recognition of certificates; 쐍 Law-makers should keep in mind that the process of
쐍 establishment of institutional/organizational struc- changing the law (e.g. due to new technical
tures (NMI, CMA, LMA, accreditation bodies, developments or requirements or due to currency
calibration service, advisory council, market exchange rates) is always a lengthy procedure. In
surveillance, pre-package regulations), and definition contrast, in most cases it is an easy matter to change
of their tasks, competence, responsibility, power, etc.; a mandatory technical regulation.

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Figure 5

6.5 Important consequences 쐍 organization of the metrological infrastructure;

쐍 Central Metrology Authority (CMA), National
Metrology Institute (NMI), and Local Metrology
The benchmark shows that: Authorities (LMA);
쐍 mutual recognition of test results by countries is 쐍 metrology advisory board;
required and should be stipulated in the legislation. 쐍 transparent availability of measurement results;
This refers especially to conformity declarations and 쐍 regulated area (legal metrology) and non-regulated
type approval certificates. The forthcoming elabora- area;
tion of a new OIML Certification System may foster 쐍 calibration/testing service;
and support such ambitions;
쐍 legal units of measurement;
쐍 confidence-building measures are necessary to 쐍 traceability of measurement results;
resolve this issue. For this, peer reviews and third-
쐍 conformity assessment of measuring instruments.
party accreditation are the best solutions to be
considered; Regulation on measurements:
쐍 type approval is not carried out in many countries of
the regions. In some countries this is not required. 쐍 categories of instruments under legal metrology:
How to deal with this point as a priority issue has to 앩 utility meters (electricity, gas, water, heat);
be decided very carefully. 앩 weighing instruments;
The following items must be considered in the 앩 flow meters (e.g. petrol pumps);
legislation: 앩 taximeters;
쐍 scope/aim/subject of the law; 앩 etc.;
쐍 national strategy and policy; 쐍 regulations on prepackages;

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쐍 international agreements; regulations, e.g. EU directives, ASEAN ATIGA

쐍 enforcements; requirements;
쐍 fees, financial provisions; 쐍 it turned out from discussions with developing
쐍 offences/fines/penalties; countries that many OIML Documents and
Recommendations are too complicated. This point
쐍 transition period;
has already been recognized by OIML activities in
쐍 inspection/supervision/surveillance for placing meas- favor of CEEMS countries (Countries and Economies
uring instruments on the market. with Emerging Metrology Systems) [5];
쐍 other discussions have shown that the use of two
different certificate systems is too difficult to
7 Summary and required action understand, especially the handling of the MAA
system. From the authors’ point of view it was a good
decision by the CIML (in October 2016) to start using
During the authors’ assessments, they not only checked a single OIML Certification System from 2018.
and compared the available documents; they also held
many discussions with decision makers and metro- Further, the authors recommend that the OIML
logists in numerous countries. As an outcome of their should start discussions about:
benchmark and the various discussions, the following 쐍 the influence of “Industry 4.0” on legal metrology;
points can be summarized: 쐍 the revision of OIML D 1:2012 in 2018. 쮿
쐍 many countries, especially from ASEAN and
COOMET, have already applied this benchmark to
revise their legislation. Some of them have finished
that process, others are at the parliamentary stage; 8 References
쐍 to explain to the appropriate decision makers the
benefits of metrology and legal metrology for a [1] OIML Document D 1:2012 Considerations for a
country, especially in order to ensure fair trade and Law on Metrology
services, OIML D 1 proved to be very helpful;
[2] OIML Vocabulary V 2-200:2012 International
쐍 for the exchange of goods and services in the
Vocabulary of Metrology – Basic and General
globalized world new procedures are required, e.g.:
Concepts and Associated Terms (VIM)
앩 consideration of conformity assessment pro-
cedures instead of type approval and verification; [3] OIML Vocabulary V 1:2013 International
앩 new technical developments such as software- vocabulary of terms in legal metrology (VIML)
controlled measuring instruments; provisions [4] World Trade Organization – Agreement on
should be included in legislation; Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO TBT, 1995)
쐍 a positive statement is that OIML D 1 is in line with [5] Seminar Metrology in Daily Life, Chengdu,
WTO TBT requirements and mandatory regional P.R. China, 2014

The authors thank the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
for financial supporting the benchmark test.

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QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE First, however, it is necessary to explore in a little

more detail what is meant by Quality Infrastructure.
The easy part of the concept is Infrastructure, which
I think we can view as a mix of
The place of Legal
쐍 physical facilities and equipment,
Metrology in a National 쐍 written procedures and specifications,
Quality Infrastructure 쐍 institutional structures, and
쐍 skilled people.
PETER MASON, CIML President
Being clear what is meant by Quality is a little more
difficult. Originally it seems to have been used as a kind
of shorthand to capture the fields of standardisation,
metrology and accreditation. Subsequently, conformity
assessment was added to the picture, with some
definitions highlighting different types of conformity
This article is based on a presentation given assessment – testing, measurement, inspection,
by the Author to the Conference certification, etc. And the World Bank definition of
“Shaping Business Environments for Global Growth Quality Infrastructure also includes “market
and Prosperity” at Lancaster House, London, surveillance”. The problem with the various ways in
11 to 13 October 2016. which these building blocks of Quality Infrastructure
are described is that it can make it difficult to see how
all these components fit together. This is a particular
problem for metrology, where, if we are not careful, it

T
he concept of a National Quality Infrastructure is
something which has generated growing interest can end up appearing only in a small “test & measure-
in recent years. The links between standardisation, ment” box.
metrology and accreditation, and the conformity The fundamental reason for this is that Standardisa-
assessment activities which are an integral part of all tion, Accreditation and Metrology are not separate and
those areas, have long been promoted by the PTB in similarly shaped areas. They are linked, and they
their various development activities and it is the unify- interact, in several different ways. And this in turn
ing element of the DCMAS Network, the secretariat of means that it can be a challenge to describe what we
which the OIML took over last year. mean by Quality Infrastructure to anyone outside the
Those links are also at the heart of many field.
programmes aimed at modernising and diversifying One good way of making sense of this is to look at
economies – consider the prominent role, for instance of the issue from an institutional point of view. After all,
the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council in that Standardisation Bodies, Accreditation Bodies and
part of the world. More recently the World Bank Group Metrology Institutes are usually distinct entities. And
has identified this as one of their priority areas, and only this is reflected in the structures which are well
two years ago the four main bodies concerned with established at the international level. Moreover, the
standardisation, accreditation, scientific metrology and various forms of conformity assessment – inspection,
legal metrology in the UK came together to found UKQI testing, calibration, certification – are usually easy to
– the UK Quality Infrastructure. distinguish, even if they may sometimes be carried out
Metrology frequently plays an important role in QI by the same bodies. Figure 1 provides a good example of
programmes and it is an explicit part of every definition what a National Quality Infrastructure landscape looks
of Quality Infrastructure that has been attempted. But I like when viewed from this institutional perspective.
sometimes suspect that people not familiar with the area However, even this representation does not provide a
must sometimes ask themselves the questions “What is clear picture of where metrology fits in. Some-one
Measurement doing in this picture?” and “Isn’t it a little unfamiliar with the subject may conclude that the role
narrow and specialised alongside broad fields like of metrology in this landscape is confined to the
standards and conformity assessment?” The purpose of activities of the National Metrology Institutes in defin-
this article is to answer those questions and to show that ing measurement standards and calibration laboratories
metrology, and in particular legal metrology, not only in providing calibration certificates. Those of us who
belongs in the definition but also can play a very operate in the world of metrology know there is a lot
important part in QI programmes wherever they are more to our contribution than that, but how do we bring
undertaken. this out more clearly?

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Figure 1: National Quality Infrastructure landscape viewed from an institutional perspective. Source: J. Luis Guasch & Colleagues,
Quality Systems and Standards for a Competitive Edge, World Bank, 2007. Reproduced with permission.

The way I have found to make sense of this land- included in the definition of a National Quality
scape is to go back to a simpler vertical model which Infrastructure – market surveillance, after all, is
separates out Standards (in the widest sense) and essentially the application of inspection and testing to
Conformity Assessment (see Figure 2). This allows us to identifying products in the distribution chain which do
see that physical standards, traced back to the SI, and not conform to legally required standards.
documentary standards, represented both by “voluntary” This way of looking at the Quality Infrastructure
Standards and mandatory Technical Regulations, are landscape, especially if it is combined with the institu-
the twin sources of everything in the Quality Infra- tional picture given in Figure 1, now gives us a firmer
structure landscape. But it also makes it clearer where basis for considering what metrology can contribute to
the work of the OIML fits in when we produce, through initiatives intended to improve a country’s Quality
our Recommendations, documentary standards for Infrastructure.
measuring instruments. Some of those contributions arise from the historical
At the conformity assessment stage, we also need to importance of metrology. The first “standards” were
make it clear that metrology, and in particular legal physical measurement standards. Regulation of weights
metrology, is involved in testing activities (e.g. testing of and measures was one of the first areas of consumer
measuring instruments), inspection activities (which protection. Weights and measures inspectors were the
arguably should include verification for these purposes) forerunners of much of the enforcement community we
and the type approval process (which often relies on see today. Metrology provided, in the form of the BIPM,
certification). one of the first examples of an Intergovernmental Treaty
This vertical way of looking at things also provides Organisation.
us with a clearer picture of how the accreditation This historical importance still has practical
process operates – essentially it is a means of significance today. In many economies the metrology
distinguishing between those conformity assessment bodies stand apart from the rest of the standards and
bodies which have been shown independently to meet conformity assessment machinery. And in the least
the standards which apply to such activities. developed economies, improved metrology is one of the
Finally, the model gives us a better understanding of first places policy makers may look to make improve-
why market surveillance activities are sometimes ments. This is true of industrial metrology, where testing

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Figure 2: Separating out Standards and Conformity Assessment.

Activities with a metrology component are shaded in green.

and measurement is essential for industrial production 쐍 Facilitating leading edge scientific discoveries;
that is going to be accepted as part of a globalised
쐍 Supporting innovation – the application of new
economy. But it also applies to legal metrology, where
technology and ideas;
reliable weights and measures may be one of the first
areas of consumer protection to be introduced into what 쐍 Improving industrial production – facilitating
are often largely unregulated markets. For all these exchange of goods and services as part of
reasons, a country’s metrology system can be an globalisation;
attractive place to start when Governments begin to look 쐍 Delivering confidence to customers and consumers
for initiatives that will improve the systems on which a through voluntary standards and widely-recognised
modern economy relies. marking schemes which may avoid the need for
In addition, there are some very practical advantages formal regulation;
in ensuring metrology plays a prominent role in 쐍 Providing, where formal technical regulation is
developing a Quality Infrastructure. As we have seen, required, regulators with an evidence base for good
there are many points of contact between metrology practice and indeed sometimes providing the
(and metrologists) and the rest of the Quality Infra- opportunity to transfer the standards directly into
structure. Metrology is not just about physical regulations;
standards. Legal metrology is heavily dependent on
regulation of measuring instruments through written 쐍 Providing, in more mature systems, the possibility of
standards and specifications which are developed in a co-regulation – generally expressed requirements
manner very similar to other standards. And then the where recognised standards are a guaranteed way of
rest of metrology offers numerous examples of the demonstrating compliance, which in turn provides
different types of conformity assessment. Indeed it has greater flexibility for innovative firms;
often been at the forefront of new and more efficient 쐍 And finally, when a flourishing conformity assessment
techniques – type approval, a co-regulation approach to sector is introduced, backed by internationally
standards, guaranteeing consistency of manufacture accepted accreditation, providing regulators with a
through auditing of management systems, use of non- variety of modern compliance tools, such as type
state bodies to carry out conformity assessment for approval, audited management systems, third party
regulatory purposes. So by starting off with metrology certification and verification, which can reduce
we can gain an insight into many aspects of a Quality reliance on traditional and expensive inspection based
Infrastructure. models.
This is important because a well-functioning Quality
Infrastructure can bring many benefits to a modern And as I hope I have demonstrated, metrology can
economy: play a really valuable role in securing these benefits. 쮿

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OIML-CS Provisional Management Committee (prMC)

With the Framework approved and subsequently

Update on the OIML published as OIML B 18:2016, the CIML created a
provisional Management Committee (prMC) under
Certification System CIML Resolution 2016/17. The prMC, chaired by the
CIML First Vice-President, was requested by the CIML
(OIML-CS) to take all appropriate actions so that the new OIML-CS
may become effective from 1 January 2018.
PAUL DIXON, BIML Resolution 2016/17 also specified that the prMC has
the authority to act as the Management Committee for
the purposes of approving OIML-CS Operational and
Procedural Documents, Guidance Documents,
Templates and Forms.
The prMC has been established with representatives
Introduction from 18 OIML Member States and two Organizations in
Liaison and it held its first meeting on 14–16 February
2017 at the PTB, Berlin, Germany. Representatives from
The article in the January 2017 edition of the OIML 11 OIML Member States (Australia, France, Germany,
Bulletin on the new OIML Certification System India, Japan, Korea (R.), Netherlands, P.R. China,
(OIML-CS) provided an overview of the development of Russian Federation, Slovakia and United States) and
the Framework for the OIML-CS, the principles and one Organization in Liaison (CECIP) participated in the
objectives of the OIML-CS and information on the meeting.
OIML-CS scope and structure. This article describes The primary aims of the first prMC meeting were to
recent developments relating to the implementation of
the OIML-CS, including the outcomes of the first a) agree responses to the comments that had been
provisional Management Committee (prMC) meeting, as received from prMC members on the Working Drafts
well as information on a proposed OIML-CS Seminar of the Operational and Procedural Documents,
that will be held in Shanghai, P.R. China on 15 June b) develop proposals to improve and amend OIML
2017. B 18:2016 for approval at the 2017 CIML Meeting,

Participants in the first prMC Meeting at the PTB in Berlin, Germany

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c) discuss proposals for an OIML-CS website and logo, OIML-CS while the full OIML-CS website is being
d) develop proposals for promotion and awareness developed,
raising, e) develop detailed proposals for the transitional
e) consider the process for the identification and arrangements from the current Certificate Systems to
approval of experts to participate in peer assessments the OIML-CS, including a proposal for a two-year
and accreditation assessments, and transition period for existing OIML Issuing
f) develop the transitional arrangements from the Participants under the MAA to demonstrate
current OIML Basic Certificate System and OIML compliance with ISO/IEC 17065 through accredi-
Mutual Acceptance Arrangement (MAA) to the new tation or peer assessment, and
OIML-CS. f) undertake various promotion and awareness-raising
activities relating to the OIML-CS, including a
Seminar (see below).

Key outcomes from the first prMC meeting

Proposal for a new OIML-CS structure
At its meeting the prMC made a number of decisions As mentioned above, one of the key outcomes from the
and agreed on a set of actions to progress with the first prMC Meeting was a proposal to move responsi-
implementation of the OIML-CS. Some of the key bility for reviewing applications for potential Issuing
outcomes from the meeting were to Authorities and legal metrology experts from the
a) amend the OIML-CS structure to replace the Advisory Panel (AP) to a “Review Committee” which will
Advisory Panel with a Review Committee which will be a sub-committee of the Management Committee.
be a sub-committee of the Management Committee This change was agreed due to concerns over the
(see below), potential for additional bureaucracy created by having
an AP and the potential difficulties in finding suitable
b) finalize the Working Drafts of the Operational and
AP members; it was felt that suitable candidates to
Procedural Documents to reflect the agreed responses
participate in the AP would either be members of the
to the comments raised by prMC Members,
MC or legal metrology experts. This change will entail
c) finalize the necessary templates and forms to support the deletion of the AP from the structure, with
the operation of the OIML-CS, consequential changes to the documentation including a
d) develop a ‘temporary’ area on the OIML website to revision of OIML B 18:2016. Figure 1 shows the
provide information on the implementation of the proposed new OIML-CS structure.

Figure 1: Proposed new OIML-CS Structure

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Seminar on the OIML-CS Next steps

(Shanghai, P.R. China, 15 June 2017)
The prMC will continue to take steps to ensure that the
The prMC agreed that it is essential to promote the new OIML-CS will become operational on 1 January
OIML-CS and raise awareness with key stakeholders. To 2018, with a number of Working Groups established to
support this key requirement it was decided that a address the actions that were raised at the first prMC
Seminar on the OIML-CS should be held to provide the Meeting. The BIML will work on the development of the
key stakeholders with information on the implementa- proposed OIML-CS website, and members of the prMC
tion of the OIML-CS and the actions that potential and BIML staff will identify opportunities to promote
Issuing Authorities and Utilizers will need to take to and raise awareness of the OIML-CS amongst key
enable them to participate in the OIML-CS. stakeholders such as potential Issuing Authorities,
With close support from the Administration of Utilizers and manufacturers.
Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine A second prMC meeting is scheduled to take place on
(AQSIQ), P.R. China, a Seminar on the OIML-CS will be 13–14 June 2017 in conjunction with the Seminar on the
held in Shanghai, P.R. China, on 15 June 2017. The OIML-CS. It is anticipated that at the second prMC
Seminar is open to representatives of OIML member meeting a revised version of OIML B 18 will be finalized
countries, representatives from RLMOs, members of the for approval at the 52nd CIML Meeting in October 2017,
OIML-CS prMC, CIML Presidential Council Members, and the Working Drafts of the Operational and
manufacturer representatives and others who are Procedural Documents will be finalized and approved by
interested in the OIML-CS. the prMC.
An outline agenda for the Seminar has been A final meeting of the OIML MAA Committee on
developed and it is proposed that the event will cover Participation Review (CPR) will also be held on 16 June
four key themes: 2017 to support the transition of existing Issuing
Participants under the OIML MAA to the OIML-CS.
a) Introduction and General Information on the OIML- The prMC will provide a report on its activities at the
CS; 52nd CIML Meeting in 2017, with a view to the OIML-
b) Stakeholder Perspectives; CS becoming effective on 1 January 2018. 쮿
c) Preparing for the new OIML-CS;
d) What will happen after implementation?
This is an important event which is intended to
support the successful implementation of the OIML-CS
and which will help to ensure that all key stakeholders
are aware of the requirements for participation in the
OIML-CS. Further information on the Seminar,
including information on registration, can be found on
the OIML website at:
https://www.oiml.org/en/events/oiml-seminars

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COOMET: EURO-ASIAN (former CIML Acting President and PTB Consultant)

had been asked to undertake a comparison of the
METROLOGY COOPERATION national metrology laws on the basis of OIML D 1
Considerations for a Law on Metrology. The various
national metrology laws were therefore made available
Report on the COOMET by the members in Russian and were analyzed in
Seminar on the Status Quo accordance with OIML D 1.
Although this work has not yet been completed, Prof.
of Legal Metrology in Kochsiek was able to present the preliminary results.
His presentation was followed by an intensive
COOMET Member Countries discussion on the situation in the individual countries.
In the second part of the seminar, two different
subjects were dealt with. Firstly, Dr. Stephan Mieke (PTB
27–28 September 2016, Consultant) reported on the legal regulations in the
Tashkent, Uzbekistan European Union concerning medical products with a
measurement function. This subject had been requested
PETER ULBIG, Chairperson of COOMET TC 2 by a large number of members because medical
Legal Metrology products with a measurement function play an
increasingly important role in most countries; they
cover many different fields and vary greatly in
complexity (e.g. from sphygmomanometers to computer
tomographs). Due to the high importance of such
measuring instruments for medical diagnoses,

I
n conjunction with the annual meeting of COOMET medication and therapies, the participants declared
TC 2 Legal Metrology, a seminar on the status quo of themselves in favor of introducing suitable metrological
legal metrology in COOMET member countries was monitoring which would create sufficient confidence in
held from 27 to 28 September 2016 in Tashkent, the measurement technology on the part of both
Uzbekistan. It was supported by Uzstandard. patients and users of such instruments.
27 persons from 13 countries participated in the Another topic which was discussed was the legal
seminar: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cuba, Germany, Georgia, treatment of measuring instruments in test laboratories.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, For this purpose, Dr. Peter Ulbig (Chairperson of
Ukraine, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. COOMET TC 2) presented a survey of the current
The objective was to carry out a comparison of the regulations in the international accreditation system for
laws of the COOMET member countries in the field of test laboratory measuring instruments and compared
legal metrology. To achieve this, Prof. Manfred Kochsiek them with potential national legal regulations. 쮿

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World Metrology Day 2017:

Measurements for transport

M
ay 20 is World Metrology
Day, commemorating the
anniversary of the signing
of the Metre Convention
in 1875. This treaty
provides the basis for a coherent
measurement system worldwide that
underpins scientific discovery and
innovation, industrial manufacturing and
international trade, as well as the
improvement of the quality of life and the
protection of the global environment.
The theme for World Metrology Day
2017 is Measurements for transport.
This theme was chosen because transport
plays such a key role in the modern world.
We not only move ourselves, but also the
food we eat, the clothes we wear, the
goods we use and rely on, not forgetting
the raw materials they are made from.
Doing so safely, efficiently and with
minimal environmental impact requires
an astonishing range of measurements.
Across the world, national metrology
institutes continually advance
measurement science by developing and
validating new measurement techniques
at whatever level of sophistication is
needed. These advances are playing a
crucial role in bringing new solutions to
the transport sector, innovations such as
hydrogen fuel cells, electric vehicles, or
the new generation of fuel efficient
passenger jets. The national metrology
institutes participate in comparisons
coordinated by the Bureau International
des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) to ensure
the reliability of measurement results
worldwide. The BIPM also provides a forum for its Member States to address new measurement challenges. The International
Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) develops International Recommendations, the aim of which is to align and harmonize
requirements worldwide in many fields, including transport.
World Metrology Day recognizes and celebrates the contribution of all the people that work in intergovernmental and
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Directors’ messages
Stephen Patoray Martin Milton
Director of the BIML Director of the BIPM
Judging by the succession of themes and articles related Business and citizens around the world depend on
to World Metrology Day over the recent years, it is quite access to safe and reliable transport. It is one of the
evident that legal metrology is very much a part of our factors that is most important in enabling a successful
everyday lives. In many ways transport also plays a modern society.
significant role in the lives of every one of us, every day: Whilst the needs for new and improved means of
transport are clear, it is also important that they meet
쐍 water, gas, and electricity must be transported from
increasing requirements for economy and environ-
their source to their point of use, such as our homes
mental performance. Every type of transport, from
or businesses;
bicycles to container ships, from cars to space craft are
쐍 petrol and diesel must also be transported from their required to meet appropriate standards. They are
source through the refinery to the storage tanks and needed as the basis for national and international
finally to our automobiles and trucks; regulation. They can specify requirements for every
쐍 much of the produce, vegetables, meat and other aspect of performance from safety and economy, to
staples need to be transported from their source to the emissions.
local market. The implementation of standards depends on
Road, rail, air, water, cable and pipe all provide a measurement technology and measurement standards.
medium for the transport of people and/or goods. Many Some of the most demanding that are underpinned by
products such as our smartphones, computers or the work of national metrology institutes include:
televisions are manufactured in one location and must 쐍 accurate and rapid weighing of shipping containers to
then be transported to their respective retail outlets. ensure the safe loading of container ships;
Even water must often be transported over great 쐍 characterisation of low friction surfaces and
distances to meet agricultural and urban demands. aerodynamic shapes of aircraft to minimize fuel
Some 30 different OIML Recommendations relate to consumption;
some form of transport and provide standards for the
쐍 valid measurements of the chemical composition of
equipment used to measure various aspects of the
vehicle emissions to support regulators and city
transportation chain. These Recommendations provide
authorities in controlling pollution levels.
solutions to a number of issues; a few of these are:
쐍 R 99 Instruments for measuring vehicle exhaust As the demands for accessible and efficient transport
emissions increase, so demands like these for measurements and
쐍 R 126 Evidential breath analyzers standards to underpin them will too. Some of these
demands will ultimately be met by new technologies
쐍 R 80 Road and rail tankers with level gauging
such as driverless cars and zero-emission vehicles,
쐍 R 106 Automatic rail-weighbridges which in turn will generate new measurement
쐍 R 134 Automatic instruments for weighing road challenges. 쮿
vehicles in motion and measuring axle loads
쐍 R 50 Continuous totalizing automatic weighing
instruments (belt weighers)
쐍 R 59 Moisture meters for cereal grains and oilseeds www.worldmetrologyday.org
Being able to safely, economically and accurately
transport various items has become a vital part of the
daily life of people in much of the world. Whether it is - Directors’ messages
trading with our neighbors, the next town or locations
half way around the world, we are all either recipients or
providers of transport. - Posters
We hope you enjoy celebrating World Metrology Day
with us again this year and look forward to once again
marking the importance that metrology has in our - Events
world. 쮿

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R 117/118
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AT1 Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ

AU1 National Measurement Institute (NMI) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ

APRIL 2017
BE1 SPF Economie, PME, Classes Moyennes et Energie Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
BG1 State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS) Ŷ Ŷ
Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade
BR1 Ŷ
Industrial (INMETRO)
CH1 Institut fédéral de métrologie METAS Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
CN1 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
Quarantine of P. R. China (AQSIQ)
CZ1 Czech Metrology Institute (CMI) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
DE1 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
DK1 The Danish Accreditation and Metrology Fund (DANAK) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
DK2 FORCE Certification A/S Ŷ
DK3 Dansk Elektronik, Lys & Akustik (DELTA) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
ES1 Centro Español de Metrología (CEM) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
FI1 Inspecta Oy Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
FR2 Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais (LNE) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
GB1 NMRO Certification Services (NMRO) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
HU1 Hungarian Trade Licensing Office (MKEH) Ŷ
Ministero dello sviluppo economico - Direzione generale
IT1 mercato, concorrenza, consumatori, vigilanza e normativa Ŷ
tecnica
National Metrology Institute of Japan / National Institute of
JP1 Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NMIJ / AIST)
KR1 Metrology and Measurement Division (KATS) Ŷ
NL1 NMi Certin B.V. Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
NL2 KIWA Nederland B.V. Ŷ
NO1 Norwegian Metrology Service (Justervesenet) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
NZ1 Measurement and Product Safety Service (MAPSS Wellington) Ŷ
PL1 Central Office of Measures (GUM) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
RO1 Bureau Roumain de Métrologie Légale (B.R.M.L.) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
RU1 Russian Research Institute for Metrological Service (VNIIMS) Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
SE1 RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
SI1 Metrology Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (MIRS) Ŷ
SK1 Slovak Legal Metrology Ŷ Ŷ Ŷ
US1 NCWM, Inc. Ŷ Ŷ
VN1 Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ) Ŷ
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INSTRUMENT CATEGORY
OIML SYSTEMS CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT

Basic and MAA Automatic catchweighing instruments

Instruments de pesage trieurs-étiqueteurs
Certificates registered à fonctionnement automatique
R 51 (2006)
2017.01–2017.02 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance
NMi Certin B.V.,
The Netherlands
INSTRUMENT CATEGORY
CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT R051/2006-NL1-2016.04
Automatic catchweighing instrument -
Taximeters Type: CSJ/CMJ - series
Taximètres
Yamato Scale GmbH, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Straße 13,
R 21 (2007) DE-47877 Willich, Germany

왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance

Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais, NMRO Certification Services (NMRO),
Certification Instruments de Mesure, France United Kingdom

R021/2007-FR2-2017.01 R051/2006-GB1-2008.01 Rev. 2

Taximeter ATA Primus-RS-01 CW Checkweigher
Automatismes et Techniques Avancées SA, 30 impasse Loma Systems Group and ITW Group, Southwood,
du Nid, ZA du Verdalai, FR-13790 Peynier, France Farnborough GU14 0NY, United Kingdom
R051/2006-GB1-2017.01
R021/2007-FR2-2017.02 Type: 420 Series
Taximeter ATA Primus-S-01
Sparc Systems Ltd., Merebrook Industrial Estate,
Automatismes et Techniques Avancées SA, 30 impasse Hanley Road, Malvern WR13 6NP, United Kingdom
du Nid, ZA du Verdalai, FR-13790 Peynier, France

INSTRUMENT CATEGORY
INSTRUMENT CATEGORY CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT
CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT
Metrological regulation for load cells
Water meters for cold potable water (applicable to analog and/or digital load cells)
and hot water Réglementation métrologique des cellules de pesée
Compteurs d’eau potable froide (applicable aux cellules de pesée à affichage
et d’eau chaude analogique et/ou numérique)
R 49 (2013) R 60 (2000)

왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance

Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais, State General Administration for Quality Supervision
Certification Instruments de Mesure, France and Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), China

R049/2013-FR2-2016.02 R060/2000-CN1-2016.01 (MAA)

Water meters - Type: TU1 40F, TU1 50, TU1 65, TU1 80 Load cell - Type: SLB615D
and TU1 100. Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Precision Instruments Ltd.,
Itron France, 11 Boulevard Pasteur, FR-67500 Haguenau, 5 Middle HuaShan Road, Xinbei District,
France CN-213022 ChangZhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China 왘왘

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왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance R060/2000-NL1-2016.47 (MAA)

NMi Certin B.V., Compression load cell, with strain gauges - Type: WL506A
The Netherlands Acecells Instruments Co. Ltd, 61 Pread Street, Dept 400,
London W2 1NS, United Kingdom
R060/2000-NL1-2016.11 (MAA)
R060/2000-NL1-2017.02 (MAA)
Single point load cell, with strain gauges - Type: 108xA
Single point load cell, with strain gauges -
Anyload Transducer Co. Ltd., 6994 Greenwood Street, Type: M050 or PR57
Unit 102, V5A 1X8 Burnaby, BC, Canada
Minebea Co. Ltd., 1-1-1 Katase Fujisawa-shi,
R060/2000-NL1-2016.34 (MAA) JP-251-8531 Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Bending beam load cell, with strain gauges - Type: SP4M. . .
R060/2000-NL1-2017.03 Rev. 1 (MAA)
Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Im Tiefen See 45, Compression load cell, with strain gauges - Type: RL5416
DE-64293 Darmstadt, Germany
Rice Lake Weighing Systems Europe B.V., Weiland 11,
R060/2000-NL1-2016.35 (MAA) NL-6666 MH Heteren, The Netherlands
Compression load cell, with strain gauges -
Type: CC1, CC1-T
Flintec GmbH, Bemannsbruch 9, DE-74909 Meckesheim, 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance
Germany NMRO Certification Services (NMRO),
United Kingdom
R060/2000-NL1-2016.38
Compression load cell, with strain gauges, equipped with
electronics - Type: DC 285, CPFN-A, CPFN-B R060/2000-GB1-2012.07 Rev. 2 (MAA)
SB6 stainless steel load cell
Arpege Master K, 15 rue de Dauphine, Bat 6 CS40216,
FR-69808 Saint-Priest Cedex, France Flintec GmbH, Bemannsbruch 9, DE-74909 Meckesheim,
Germany
R060/2000-NL1-2016.40 (MAA)
Bending beam load cell with strain gauges - Type: F3833
Tecsis Shenzhen Sensors Co. Ltd., 102 Block B,
Hytera Science and Technology Park, No. 3 Baolong
4th Road, Longgang Dist., 518116 Shenzhen, P.R. China INSTRUMENT CATEGORY
CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT
R060/2000-NL1-2016.42 (MAA)
Compression load cell, with strain gauges, equipped with Automatic gravimetric filling instruments
electronics - Type: TBDLC Doseuses pondérales à fonctionnement automatique
Toledo do Brasil Industria de Balancas Ltda., R 61 (2004)
Manoel Cremonesi, 1, Sao Bernardo do Campo,
SP 09851-900 Brazil

R060/2000-NL1-2016.42 Rev. 1 (MAA) 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance

Compression load cell, with strain gauges, equipped with NMi Certin B.V.,
electronics - Type: TBDLC The Netherlands
Toledo do Brasil Industria de Balancas Ltda.,
Manoel Cremonesi, 1, Sao Bernardo do Campo, R061/2004-NL1-2017.01
SP 09851-900 Brazil Automatic gravimetric filling instrument - Type: ADW-A. . .,
ADW-E. . .
R060/2000-NL1-2016.45 (MAA)
Yamato Scale Co. Ltd., 5-22 Saenba-cho,
Double ended shear beam load cell, with strain gauges -
JP-673-8688 Akashi, Hyogo, Japan
Type: QSC-A
Keli Sensing Technology (Ningbo) Co. Ltd.,
199 Changxing Rd., Jiangbei district, Ningbo, P.R. China

R060/2000-NL1-2016.46 (MAA) Database of all

Shear beam load cell, with strain gauges - Type: SBPB-A OIML Certificates:
Keli Sensing Technology (Ningbo) Co. Ltd.,
www.oiml.org/en/certificates/registered-certificates
199 Changxing Rd., Jiangbei district, Ningbo, P.R. China

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CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT NMi Certin B.V.,
The Netherlands
Non-automatic weighing instruments
Instruments de pesage à fonctionnement R076/2006-NL1-2015.44 (MAA)
non automatique Indicator - Type: Container Weighing System
R 76-1 (2006), R 76-2 (2007) Bison Group Ltd., Unit 2, 11 Wharf Street, 9016 Dunedin,
New Zealand

R076/2006-NL1-2016.31 (MAA)
왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: Sara Plus,
Dansk Elektronik, Lys & Akustik (DELTA), Sara 3000, Bolero, Calypso
Denmark
ArjoHuntleigh AB, Hans Michelsensgatan 10,
SE-211 20 Malmö, Sweden
R076/2006-DK3-2017.01
Non-automatic weighing instrument - R076/2006-NL1-2016.52 (MAA)
Type: FT-10 / FT-10Fill / FT-10Flow Indicator - Type: WTX120
Flintec GmbH, Bemannsbruch 9, DE-74909 Meckesheim, Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH, Im Tiefen See 45,
Germany DE-64293 Darmstadt, Germany

R076/2006-NL1-2016.59 (MAA)
Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: Maxi Twin,
왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance Minstrel, Tenor, Maxi 500, Maxi Sky 1000, Maxi Sky 2,
State General Administration for Quality Supervision Maxi Sky 600, Maxi Sky 440
and Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), China ArjoHuntleigh AB, Hans Michelsensgatan 10,
SE-211 20 Malmö, Sweden
R076/2006-CN1-2016.01 (MAA)
R076/2006-NL1-2016.60 (MAA)
Terminal, as part of a non-automatic weighing instrument -
Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: Alenti, Miranti
Type: ICS429, ICS439, ICS449, ICS469, ICS489
ArjoHuntleigh AB, Hans Michelsensgatan 10,
Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology
Ltd., N° 111 West TaiHu Road, ChangZhou XinBei SE-211 20 Malmö, Sweden
District, CN-213125 Jiangsu, P.R. China R076/2006-NL1-2016.63 (MAA)
R076/2006-CN1-2016.02 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: MS-2xxx,
Terminal, as part of a non-automatic weighing instrument - MS-3sss, MS-4xxx, MS-5xxx, MS-6xxx, MBF-5xxx,
Type: ICS425, ICS435, ICS445, ICS465, ICS485 MBF-6xxx, MS21-NEOxx
Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Charder Electronic Co. Ltd., 103 Guozhong Road,
Ltd., N° 111 West TaiHu Road, ChangZhou XinBei Dali Dist 412, Taichung, Chinese Taipei
District, CN-213125 Jiangsu, P.R. China R076/2006-NL1-2016.63 Rev. 1 (MAA)
R076/2006-CN1-2016.03 (MAA) Non-automatic weighing instrument - Type: MS-2xxx,
Electronic truck scale - Type: SCS-100t, SCS-150t MS-3sss, MS-4xxx, MS-5xxx, MS-6xxx, MBF-5xxx,
MBF-6xxx, MS21-NEOxx
Chongqing Data Control Technology Co. Ltd.,
2 Fengxi Road, Caijiagang Town, Beibei District, Charder Electronic Co. Ltd., 103 Guozhong Road,
CN-400707 Chongqing, P.R. China Dali Dist 412, Taichung, Chinese Taipei

왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance R076/2006-NL1-2017.01 (MAA)

Automatic Weighing Instrument - Type: AP Series
Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais,
Certification Instruments de Mesure, France Shimadzu Corporation, 1 Nishinokyo-Kuwabara-cho,
Nakagyo-ku, JP-604-8511 Kyoto, Japan
R076/2006-FR2-2017.01 Rev. 0 (MAA) R076/2006-NL1-2017.03 (MAA)
Indicator - Type: P1405-B Non-automatic weighing instrument -
Precia SA, BP 106, FR-07001 Privas Cedex, France Type: Fresh Base. . . / FB . . .
Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Im Langacher 44,
CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland 왘왘

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Non-automatic weighing instrument - CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT
Type: Rider 8000 R81 . . .
Ohaus Corporation, 7 Campus Drive, Suite 310, Automatic level gauges for fixed storage tanks
07054 Parsippany - NJ, United States Jaugeurs automatiques pour les réservoirs
de stockage fixes
R 85 (2008)
왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance
NMRO Certification Services (NMRO),
United Kingdom 왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance
Czech Metrology Institute (CMI),
R076/2006-GB1-2015.02 Rev. 1 (MAA) Czech Republic
Type: XS Series
Avery Berkel, Foundry Lane, Smethwick B66 2LP, R085/2008-CZ1-2012.05 Rev. 1
United Kingdom Magnetostrictive level gauge - Type: SiteSentinel Integra
100/500 (controler) -/924B (probe) - Vsmart (probe sensor
R076/2006-GB1-2016.02 Rev. 2 (MAA) controller)/7100V - XMT-SI-485 or XMT (probe)
Type: SWII and PRII
OPW Fuel Management Systems, 6900 Santa Fe Drive,
CAS Corporation, #262 Geurugogae-ro, IL60525 Hodgkins, Illinois, United States
Gwangjeok-myeon, Yangju-si, Gyenonggi-do, Korea (R.)
R085/2008-CZ1-2014.04 Rev. 1
R076/2006-GB1-2016.13 (MAA) Magnetostrictive level gauge - Type: 924B (probe) /
PMA SiteSentinel Nano (console); XMT-SI-485 or XMT (probe) /
Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG, SiteSentinel Nano (console)
Otto-Brenner-Str. 20, DE-37079 Gottingen, Germany OPW Fuel Management Systems, 6900 Santa Fe Drive,
R076/2006-GB1-2017.01 (MAA) IL60525 Hodgkins, Illinois, United States
Type: CI-2001 Series
CAS Corporation, #262 Geurugogae-ro,
INSTRUMENT CATEGORY
Gwangjeok-myeon, Yangju-si, Gyenonggi-do, Korea (R.)
CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT
R076/2006-GB1-2017.02 (MAA)
Type: ZK830 Fuel dispensers for motor vehicles
Distributeurs de carburant pour véhicules à moteur
Avery Weigh-Tronix, Foundry Lane, Smethwick B66 2LP,
United Kingdom R 117 (1995) + R 118 (1995)
R076/2006-GB1-2017.03 (MAA)
Type: 4800MLF / 4800XLF
왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance
SR Instruments Inc., 600 Young Street, Tonawanda,
14150 New York, United States Russian Research Institute for Metrological Service
(VNIIMS)

왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance R117/1995-RU1-2017.01

Tatsuno Fuel Dispensing Units Sunny XE Series Suction
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB),
Germany type and Remote type
Tatsuno India Private Limited, B-31 and B-32
MIDC Industrial Area, Taloja, District Raigad,
R076/2006-DE1-2016.02 (MAA)
410208 Maharashtra, India
Non-automatic electromechanical weighing instrument
with or without lever system - R117/1995-RU1-2017.01 Rev. 1
Type: BL-A, BL-B, BL-C, BL-D Tatsuno fuel dispensing units - Type: Sunny XE Series
Sartorius Lab Instruments GmbH & Co. KG, Suction type and Remote type
Otto-Brenner-Str. 20, DE-37079 Gottingen, Germany Tatsuno India Private Limited, B-31 and B-32
MIDC Industrial Area, Taloja, District Raigad,
410208 Maharashtra, India

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State General Administration for Quality Supervision CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT
and Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), China
Gas meters
Compteurs de gaz
R117/1995-CN1-2016.01
Fuel dispenser - Type: JSK-50E1121B, JSK-50E2242B,
R 137 (2012)
JSK-50E1121Q, JSK-50E2242Q,
Sesai Jialijia (Beijing) Petro Chemical Equipment
Co. Ltd., RM C2016 No. 10 Zhong Xing Road, Sci-Tech
왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance
Park, Changping Distirict, 102206 Beijing, P.R. China
NMi Certin B.V.,
The Netherlands

왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance

R137/2012-NL1-2016.10
International Metrology Cooperation Office,
National Metrology Institute of Japan Thermal mass meter - Type: x485xxx
(NMIJ) National Institute of Advanced Industrial MeteRsit, Viale dell’Industria 31, IT-35129 Padova, Italy
Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
R137/2012-NL1-2016.13
Ultrasonic gas meter - Type: UIM-4F
R117/1995-JP1-2016.01
Fuel dispenser for motor vehicles, Tatsuno Sunny-GL series Gas Souzan Ind. & Mfg. Co., Industrial Zone, Najafabad,
Isfahan, Iran
Tatsuno Corporation, 3-2-6 Mita, Minato-ku,
108-8520 Tokyo, Japan R137/2012-NL1-2016.14
Ultrasonic gas meter - Type: FMU
Flow Meter Group B.V., Meniststraat 5c,
INSTRUMENT CATEGORY NL-7091 ZZ Dinxperlo, The Netherlands
CATÉGORIE D’INSTRUMENT
R137/2012-NL1-2016.17
Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other Diaphragm gas meter - Type: EM-G1.6, EM-G2.5
than water and EM-64
Ensembles de mesurage dynamique de liquides Elektrometal S.A., ul. Stawowa 71, PL-43-400 Cieszyn,
autres que l'eau Poland

R 117 (2007) + R 118 (1995) R137/2012-NL1-2016.18

Ultrasonic gas meter - Type: UIM-4F
Transus Instruments B.V., Duikerweg 37,
왘 Issuing Authority / Autorité de délivrance NL-3897 LM Zeewolde, The Netherlands
NMi Certin B.V.,
R137/2012-NL1-2016.19
The Netherlands
Diaphragm gas meter - Type: EM-G1.6, EM-G2.5
and EM-64
R117/2007-NL1-2015.01 Rev. 3 Elektrometal S.A., ul. Stawowa 71, PL-43-400 Cieszyn,
Density sensor (a sensor as a part of a densitometer) - Poland
Type: CDM100M; CDM100P
Emerson Process Management Micro Motion Inc., R137/2012-NL1-2016.19 Rev. 1
7070 Winchester Circle, CO80301 Boulder, Colorado, Diaphragm gas meter - Type: EM-G1.6, EM-G2.5
United States and EM-G4
Elektrometal S.A., ul. Stawowa 71, PL-43-400 Cieszyn,
R117/2007-NL1-2016.05 Poland
Measurement transducer - Type: Promass Q 300 DNxxx
Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG, Kagenstrasse 7,
CH-4153 Reinach BL 1, Switzerland

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