"Libra" means a measuring instrument for determining the mass of a body on the basis of the gravity acting on this body. A balance may also be used to determine other quantities, quantities, parameters or characteristics associated with the mass;

"non-automatic balance" means a balance which, in weighing, requires the intervention of an operator;

"making available on the market" means any supply of a measuring instrument for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a business activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;

"placing on the market" means the first-time provision of a measuring instrument on the Union market;

"manufacturer" means any natural or legal person who manufactures or manufactures a measuring instrument and which markets this measuring instrument under its own name or trademark;

"authorised representative" means any natural or legal person established in the European Union who has been instructed in writing by a manufacturer to carry out certain tasks on his behalf;

"importer" means any natural or legal person established in the European Union who places a measuring instrument from a third country on the Union market;

"trader" means any natural or legal person in the supply chain who provides a measuring instrument on the market, with the exception of the manufacturer or the importer;

"economic operators" means the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer and the trader;

"technical specification" means a document in which the technical requirements to be met by a measuring instrument are required;

"harmonized standard" means a harmonised standard within the meaning of Article 2 (1) (lit). (c) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89 /686/EEC and 93 /15/EEC and Directives 94 /9/EC, 94 /25/EC, 95 /16/EC, 97 /23/EC, 98 /34/EC, 2004 /22/EC, 2007 /23/EC, 2009 /23/EC and 2009 /105/EC of the European Parliament and Council and repealing Council Decision 87 /95/EEC and Decision No 1673 /2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, OJ L 136, 31.5.2002, p. No. OJ L 316, 14.11.2012 p. 12;

"Accreditation" means an accreditation within the meaning of Article 2 Z 10 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 laying down the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 765/2008. 339/93, OJ L 339, 31.12.1993, No. OJ L 218, 13.08.2008 p. 30;

"National Accreditation Body" means a national accreditation body within the meaning of Article 2 Z 11 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;

"conformity assessment" means the procedure for assessing whether the essential requirements of this Regulation have been met by a measuring instrument;

"conformity assessment body" means a body carrying out conformity assessment activities, including calibrations, tests, certifications and inspections;

"recall" means any measure aimed at the performance of the return of a measuring device already provided to the end user;

"withdrawal" means any measure designed to prevent a measuring instrument in the supply chain from being made available on the market;

"Union harmonisation legislation" means the legislation of the European Union on the harmonisation of the conditions for the marketing of products;

"CE marking" means the marking by which the manufacturer declares that the measuring instrument complies with the applicable requirements laid down in the European Union's harmonisation legislation on its affixing.

keeping the EU declaration of conformity and the technical documentation available to the national market surveillance authorities for a period of ten years from the date on which the measuring instrument is placed on the market;

on the basis of a reasoned request from a competent national authority, to have all the information and documents necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a measuring instrument to that authority;

, at the request of the competent national authorities, cooperation in all measures to avoid the risks associated with measuring instruments belonging to their remit.

of which they referred to a measuring instrument;

to which they have delivered a measuring instrument.

Module B as defined in Annex 1 and subsequently either Module D as defined in Annex 1 or Module F in accordance with Annex 1;

Module G in accordance with Annex 1.

not be the designer, manufacturer, supplier, installer, buyer, owner, user, or maintenance operation of the measuring instruments or representatives of any of these parties to be evaluated. This does not preclude the use of measuring instruments already subjected to conformity assessment, which are necessary for the activities of the conformity assessment body, or the use of such measuring instruments for personal use.

shall not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, marketing, installation, use or maintenance of these measuring instruments, nor represent the parties involved in such activities. They shall not deal with activities which could affect their independence in the assessment or their integrity in relation to the conformity assessment measures for which they are notified. This is especially true for consulting services.

the necessary staff, with expertise and sufficient experience, to carry out the tasks of conformity assessment;

Descriptions of procedures according to which the conformity assessment is carried out in order to ensure the transparency and repeatability of these procedures. It shall have appropriate instruments and appropriate procedures to distinguish between the tasks which it takes as the notified body and other activities;

Procedures for carrying out activities with due regard to the size of a company, the industry in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology concerned and the fact that it is Production process is a mass production or series production.

sound professional and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in the area for which the conformity assessment body has been notified;

a sufficient knowledge of the requirements associated with the assessments to be carried out and the appropriate authority to carry out such assessments;

adequate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements set out in Annex 1 and the corresponding calibration rules, the applicable harmonised standards and the relevant provisions of the European harmonisation legislation Union and national legislation;

The ability to produce certificates, protocols and reports as proof of assessments carried out.

The measuring instrument shall not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation with regard to aspects relating to the protection of public interests, or

the harmonized standards, where compliance with Article 10 is subject to a presumption of conformity, are deficient.

The CE marking or the additional metrology marking has been affixed in the event of non-compliance with Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or in Article 14 of this Regulation;

the CE marking or the supplementary metrology marking has not been affixed;

the inscriptions in accordance with § 4 (6) to (8) have not been applied or are appropriate for failure to comply with § 4 (6) to (8);

the identification number of the notified body, if this body was involved in the production control phase, was affixed or was not applied in the event of non-compliance with § 14;

the EU declaration of conformity has not been issued;

the EU declaration of conformity has not been properly issued;

the technical documentation is either not available or is not complete;

the information referred to in § 4 (9) or § 6 (5) is missing, is incorrect or incomplete;

A different administrative requirement pursuant to § 4 or § 6 is not fulfilled.

The EU type-examination is the part of a conformity assessment procedure, in which a notified body examines and certifies the technical design of a measuring instrument and certifies that it is the one in force for the measuring instrument. Requirements of this Regulation.

An EU type-examination can be carried out in any of the following ways:

Examination of a model of the complete measuring instrument representative of the planned production (construction model);

Assessment of the suitability of the technical design of the measuring instrument on the basis of an examination of the technical documentation and additional evidence referred to in Z 1.3, as well as the examination of the samples of one or more of the samples representative of the planned production important parts of the measuring instrument (combination of construction and design);

Assessment of the adequacy of the technical design of the measuring instrument on the basis of an examination of the technical documentation and additional evidence referred to in Z 1.3, without examination of a design (design pattern).

The application for EU type-examination must be submitted by the manufacturer to a single notified body of his choice.

the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is submitted by the authorised representative, the name and address of the person concerned;

a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;

the technical documentation. On the basis of these documents, it must be possible to assess the conformity of the measuring instrument with the applicable requirements of this Regulation; it must contain a suitable risk analysis and risk assessment. The technical documentation shall cover the applicable requirements and the design, manufacture and operation of the measuring instrument, insofar as they are relevant to the assessment. Where appropriate, the technical documentation shall contain at least the following elements:

a general description of the measuring instrument;

Designs, manufacturing drawings and plans of components, assemblies, circuits, etc.;

descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of these drawings and plans, as well as the operation of the measuring instrument;

a list of which harmonized standards, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, have been applied in full or in part, and, where these harmonized standards have not been applied, a a description of the solutions to meet the essential safety requirements of this Regulation, including a list of which other relevant technical specifications have been applied; in the case of partially applied harmonized standards shall be used for the parts which are applied have been indicated in the technical documentation;

the results of design calculations, tests, etc. and

the audit reports;

for the production in question, representative samples; the notified body may request additional samples where this is necessary for the implementation of the test programme;

the additional evidence of a suitable solution through the technical design. Such additional evidence shall indicate all the documents which have been followed, in particular, where the relevant harmonised standards have not been fully applied. The additional evidence shall, where necessary, include the results of tests carried out in accordance with other relevant technical specifications by an appropriate laboratory of the manufacturer or by another test laboratory on its behalf and under of his responsibility.

The notified body shall carry out the following tasks:

examination of the technical documentation and additional evidence to assess whether the technical design of the measuring instrument is appropriate;

checking whether the design has been produced in accordance with the technical documentation, and determining which parts have been designed in accordance with the applicable harmonised standards and which parts, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant harmonised standards, relevant technical specifications;

to carry out or initiate the appropriate examinations and tests to determine whether the solutions have been correctly applied in the relevant harmonised standards, provided that the manufacturer has opted for the application;

To carry out or initiate the appropriate examinations and tests to determine whether the solutions adopted by the manufacturer, if it has not applied the solutions from the relevant harmonised standards and/or normative documents, , have been achieved on the basis of other relevant technical specifications and meet the relevant essential requirements of this Regulation;

Agreement with the manufacturer, where the examinations and tests are carried out.

The notified body shall draw up an audit report on the measures carried out in accordance with Z 1.4 and the results obtained. Without prejudice to its obligations to the notifying authorities, the notified body shall publish the contents of this report or parts thereof only with the consent of the manufacturer.

Where the design corresponds to the requirements of this Regulation applicable to the measuring instrument in question, the notified body shall issue an EU type-examination certificate to the manufacturer. This certificate shall contain the name and address of the manufacturer, the results of the examination, any conditions for its validity and the information required for the identification of the approved type. The EU type-examination certificate may be attached to one or more annexes.

The notified body shall keep informed of any changes in the generally accepted state of the art which indicate that the approved type of design no longer complies with the applicable requirements of this Regulation, and shall decide: whether such changes will require further investigation. If this is the case, the notified body shall inform the manufacturer thereof. The manufacturer shall inform the notified body which has received the technical documentation relating to the EU type-examination certificate of all modifications to the approved type, which shall be in conformity with the essential requirements of the approved model. Regulation or the conditions of validity of the certificate. Such changes require an additional authorisation in the form of an addition to the original EU type-examination certificate.

Each notified body shall inform its notifying authority of the EU type-examination certificates and/or any additions to which it has issued or withdrawn, and shall transmit to its notifying authority in regular Any such certificates and/or supplements to which they are refused, suspended or otherwise restricted shall be established at intervals or at the request of the Commission.

The manufacturer shall keep a copy of the EU type-examination certificate, its annexes and additions, together with the technical documentation, ready for the national authorities for 10 years after the measuring instrument has been placed on the market.

The authorised representative of the manufacturer may submit the application referred to in point Z. 1.3 and fulfil the obligations set out in Z 1.7 and 1.9 if they are laid down in the contract.

Conformity with the design on the basis of a quality assurance related to the production process is the part of a conformity assessment procedure, in which the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 2.2 and 2.5, and shall ensure, on its own responsibility, that the measuring instruments in question are in conformity with the type as described in the EU type-examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of this Regulation which apply to them.

Manufacture

Quality assurance system

The manufacturer shall apply to the notified body of his choice for the assessment of his quality system for the measuring instruments concerned.

the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is submitted by the authorised representative, the name and address of the person concerned;

a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;

all relevant information relating to the measuring equipment category provided;

the documents relating to the quality system and

the technical documentation relating to the approved type and a copy of the EU type-examination certificate.

The quality assurance system shall ensure the conformity of the measuring instruments with the type as described in the EU type-examination certificate and with the requirements of this Regulation applicable to them.

the quality objectives and the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management in relation to product quality;

appropriate manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance techniques, applied procedures and systematic measures provided for;

the examinations and tests carried out before, during and after manufacture, indicating their frequency;

quality records, such as test reports, test and calibration data, as well as reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.;

Means to monitor the achievement of the required product quality and the effective functioning of the quality system.

The notified body shall assess the quality system in order to determine whether it meets the requirements set out in point Z 2.3.2.

The manufacturer undertakes to comply with the obligations of the approved quality assurance system and to ensure that it is always kept properly and efficiently.

The manufacturer shall inform the notified body which has approved the quality system of any planned changes to the quality system.

Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

The purpose of monitoring is to ensure that the manufacturer complies with the obligations arising from the approved quality system.

The manufacturer shall provide the notified body for the assessment of access to the manufacturing, inspection, testing and storage facilities and shall provide it with all the necessary documents, in particular:

the documents relating to the quality system;

the quality-related records, such as test reports, test and calibration data, and reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

The notified body shall carry out audits on a regular basis to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality assurance system and shall submit a test report to it.

In addition, the notified body may carry out unannounced visits to the manufacturer. During such visits, the notified body may, where necessary, carry out measurement equipment tests or have it carried out in order to ensure the proper functioning of the quality system. The notified body shall submit a survey report to the manufacturer and, in the event of an audit, a report.

Conformity marking and EU declaration of conformity

The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking to each individual measuring instrument which is in conformity with the type as described in the EU type-examination certificate and satisfies the applicable requirements of this Regulation, which shall comply with the provisions of this Regulation additional metrology marking as well as-under the responsibility of the notified body referred to in Z 2.3.1-the identification number thereof.

The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each measuring instrument model and shall keep it ready for the national authorities for ten years after the measuring instrument has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity must show which measuring instrument model it has been issued for.

The manufacturer shall, for 10 years after placing the measuring instrument on the market, keep the following documents available to the national authorities:

the documents referred to in Z 2.3.1;

the information relating to the change in accordance with Z 2.3.5 in its approved version;

the decisions and reports of the notified body according to Z 2.3.5, 2.4.3 and 2.4.4.

Each notified body shall inform its notifying authority of the authorisations of quality assurance systems which it has issued or withdrawn and shall transmit to its notifying authority at regular intervals or on request. a list of all the authorisations of quality assurance systems which they have refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.

Authorised representative

Quality assurance in relation to the production process is the conformity assessment procedure, in which the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in the Z 3.2, 3.4 and 3.7 and ensures and on its own Responsibility shall declare that the measuring instruments in question comply with the requirements of this Regulation which apply to them.

Technical documentation

a general description of the measuring instrument;

Designs, manufacturing drawings and plans of components, assemblies, circuits, etc.;

descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of these drawings and plans, as well as the operation of the measuring instrument;

a list of which harmonized standards, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, have been applied in full or in part, and, where these harmonized standards have not been applied, a a description of the solutions to meet the essential safety requirements of this Regulation, including a list of which other relevant technical specifications have been applied; in the case of partially applied harmonized standards shall be used for the parts which are applied have been indicated in the technical documentation;

the results of the design calculations, tests, etc.;

the audit reports.

The manufacturer shall keep the technical documentation available for 10 years after placing the measuring instrument on the market for the competent national authorities.

Manufacture

Quality assurance system

The manufacturer shall apply to the notified body of his choice for the assessment of his quality system for the measuring instruments concerned.

the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is submitted by the authorised representative, the name and address of the person concerned;

a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;

all relevant information relating to the measuring equipment category provided;

the documents relating to the quality system;

the technical documentation according to Z 3.2.

The quality system shall ensure the conformity of the measuring instruments with the requirements of this Regulation which apply to them.

the quality objectives and the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management in relation to product quality;

appropriate manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance techniques, applied procedures and systematic measures provided for;

the examinations and tests carried out before, during and after manufacture, indicating their frequency;

quality records, such as test reports, test and calibration data, as well as reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.;

Means to monitor the achievement of the required product quality and the effective functioning of the quality system.

The notified body shall evaluate the quality system in order to determine whether it meets the requirements set out in point Z 3.5.2.

The manufacturer undertakes to comply with the obligations of the approved quality assurance system and to ensure that it is always kept properly and efficiently.

The manufacturer shall inform the notified body which has approved the quality system of any planned changes to the quality system.

Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

The purpose of monitoring is to ensure that the manufacturer complies with the obligations arising out of the approved quality system.

The manufacturer shall provide the notified body for the assessment of access to the manufacturing, inspection, testing and storage facilities and shall provide it with all the necessary documents, in particular:

the documents relating to the quality system;

the technical documentation referred to in Z 3.2;

the quality-related records, such as test reports, test and calibration data, and reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

The notified body shall carry out audits on a regular basis to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality assurance system and shall submit a test report to it.

In addition, the notified body may carry out unannounced visits to the manufacturer. During such visits, the notified body may, if necessary, carry out product testing or have it carried out in order to satisfy itself of the proper functioning of the quality assurance system. The notified body shall provide the manufacturer with a survey report and, in the case of a test, a test report.

Conformity marking and EU declaration of conformity

The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking and the additional metrology marking in accordance with this Regulation to each individual measuring instrument which satisfies the applicable requirements of this Regulation, and under the responsibility of the Notified body of its identification number.

The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each measuring instrument model and shall keep it ready for the national authorities for ten years after the measuring instrument has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity must show which measuring instrument model it has been issued for.

The manufacturer shall, for 10 years after placing the measuring instrument on the market, keep the following documents available to the national authorities:

the documents referred to in Z 3.5.1;

the information relating to the amendment to Z 3.5.5 in its approved version;

the decisions and reports of the notified body according to Z 3.5.5, 3.6.3 and 3.6.4.

Each notified body shall inform its notifying authority of the authorisations of quality assurance systems which it has issued or withdrawn and shall transmit to its notifying authority at regular intervals or on request. a list of all the authorisations of quality assurance systems which they have refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.

Authorised representative

Conformity with the design on the basis of a test of the products is the part of a conformity assessment procedure in which the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points (4.2) and (4.5) of this Directive, and ensures that the product is in conformity with the requirements of the manufacturer. and on its own responsibility, declares that the measuring instruments subject to the provisions of Z 4.3 are in accordance with the type as described in the EU type-examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of this Regulation which apply to them.

Manufacture

Review

Verification of conformity by examination and testing of each individual measuring instrument

All measuring instruments shall be individually examined and appropriate tests shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant harmonised standard (s) or equivalent tests, as set out in other relevant technical specifications, in order to: To verify conformity with the approved type as described in the EU type-examination certificate and the applicable requirements of this Regulation.

The notified body shall draw up a certificate of conformity on the basis of the examinations and tests carried out and shall affix its identification number to any approved measuring instrument or allow it to bear the responsibility of the competent instrument.

Conformity marking and EU declaration of conformity

The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking and the additional CE marking to each individual measuring instrument which is in conformity with the approved type as described in the EU type-examination certificate and satisfies the applicable requirements of this Regulation. Metrology marking in accordance with this Regulation and, under the responsibility of the notified body referred to in Z 4.3, the identification number thereof.

The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each measuring instrument model and shall keep it ready for the national authorities for ten years after the measuring instrument has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity must show which measuring instrument model it has been issued for.

Where the notified body agrees, the manufacturer may, under the responsibility of the manufacturer, apply the identification number of the notified body to the measuring instruments during the manufacturing process.

Authorised representative

Conformity on the basis of a test of the products is the conformity assessment procedure in which the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points (5.2), (5.3) and (5.6), and ensures and on its own Responsibility shall declare that the measuring instruments subject to the provisions of Z 5.4 shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation which apply to them.

Technical documentation

The manufacturer shall draw up the technical documentation. On the basis of these documents, it must be possible to assess the conformity of the measuring instrument with the relevant requirements; they must contain a suitable risk analysis and assessment. The technical documentation shall cover the applicable requirements and the design, manufacture and operation of the measuring instrument, insofar as they are relevant to the assessment. Where appropriate, the technical documentation shall contain at least the following elements:

a general description of the measuring instrument;

Designs, manufacturing drawings and plans of components, assemblies, circuits, etc.;

descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of these drawings and plans, as well as the operation of the measuring instrument;

a list of which harmonized standards, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, have been applied in full or in part, and, where these harmonized standards have not been applied, a a description of the solutions to meet the essential safety requirements of this Regulation, including a list of which other relevant technical specifications have been applied; in the case of partially applied harmonized standards shall be used for the parts which are applied have been indicated in the technical documentation;

the results of design calculations, tests, etc. and

the audit reports.

The manufacturer shall keep the technical documentation available for 10 years after placing the measuring instrument on the market for the competent national authorities.

Manufacture

Review

Verification of conformity by examination and testing of each individual measuring instrument

All measuring instruments shall be examined individually and appropriate tests shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant harmonised standard (s) or equivalent tests, which shall be included in other relevant technical specifications, in order to ensure their conformity with the requirements applicable to them. In the absence of such a harmonised standard, the notified body shall decide which tests are to be carried out.

The notified body shall draw up a certificate of conformity on the basis of the examinations and tests carried out and shall affix its identification number to any approved measuring instrument or allow it to bear the responsibility of the competent instrument.

Conformity marking and EU declaration of conformity

The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking and the additional metrology marking in accordance with this Regulation to each individual measuring instrument which satisfies the applicable requirements of this Regulation, and under the responsibility of the Notified body of its identification number.

The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity for each measuring instrument model and shall keep it ready for the national authorities for ten years after the measuring instrument has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity must show which measuring instrument model it has been issued for.

Where the notified body agrees, the manufacturer may, under the responsibility of the manufacturer, apply the identification number of the notified body to the measuring instruments during the manufacturing process.

Authorised representative

Compliance on the basis of an individual test is the conformity assessment procedure with which the manufacturer fulfils the obligations set out in points Z 6.2, 6.3 and 6.5 and guarantees and on its own responsibility Declares that the measuring instrument subject to the provisions of Z 6.4 shall comply with the requirements of this Regulation which apply to it.

Technical documentation

The manufacturer shall draw up the technical documentation and make it available to the notified body referred to in Z 6.4. On the basis of these documents, it must be possible to assess the conformity of the measuring instrument with the relevant requirements; they must contain a suitable risk analysis and assessment. The technical documentation shall cover the applicable requirements and the design, manufacture and operation of the measuring instrument, insofar as they are relevant to the assessment.

a general description of the measuring instrument;

Designs, manufacturing drawings and plans of components, assemblies, circuits, etc.;

descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of these drawings and plans, as well as the operation of the measuring instrument;

a list of which harmonized standards, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, have been applied in full or in part, and, where these harmonized standards have not been applied, a a description of the solutions to meet the essential safety requirements of this Regulation, including a list of which other relevant technical specifications have been applied; in the case of partially applied harmonized standards shall be used for the parts which are applied have been indicated in the technical documentation;

the results of the design calculations, tests, etc.;

the audit reports.

The manufacturer shall keep the technical documentation available for 10 years after placing the measuring instrument on the market for the competent national authorities.

Manufacture

Review

Conformity marking and EU declaration of conformity

The manufacturer shall affix the CE marking and the additional metrology marking in accordance with this Regulation to each measuring instrument which satisfies the applicable requirements of this Regulation and under the responsibility of the provisions of the provisions of the provisions of this Regulation referred to in point (C) Notified body of its identification number.

The manufacturer shall draw up a written EU declaration of conformity and shall keep it available to the national authorities for 10 years after the measuring instrument has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity must produce the measuring instrument for which it was issued.

Authorised representative

Common provisions

The conformity assessment according to the modules D, D1, F, F1 or G may be carried out in the manufacturer ' s premises or at any other place where the transport of the measuring instrument to the place of use does not include its dismantling and putting into service on the do not require re-assembly or other technical work which may affect the display accuracy of the measuring instrument, and where the case acceleration at the point of entry into service is taken into account or if: the display accuracy of the measuring instrument is not caused by changes in the Case acceleration is influenced. In all other cases, it has to be done at the point of use of the measuring instrument.

If the measuring accuracy of the measuring instrument is influenced by changes in the acceleration of the case, the method according to Z 7.1 may be carried out in two stages, the second stage taking all the tests and tests in which the result of the Case acceleration depends, and the first stage shall include all other examinations and tests. The second stage shall be carried out at the point of use of the measuring instrument. Where a Member State of the European Union has established gravitational zones on its territory, the term 'at the place of use of the measuring instrument' shall also be understood as 'in the area of use of the measuring instrument'.

Where a manufacturer chooses to carry out a procedure referred to in Z 7.1 in two stages and these two stages are carried out by different points, a measuring instrument which has passed through the first stage of the procedure in question shall be responsible for: The identification number of the notified body which was involved in the first stage.

The party which has carried out the first stage of the procedure shall, for each individual measuring instrument, issue a certificate containing the information necessary for the identification of the measuring instrument and a specification of the tests carried out and Checks.

The manufacturer, who has chosen Module D or D1 in the first stage, may use either the same method for the second stage or, as required, select Module F or F1 for the second stage.

The CE marking and the supplementary metrology marking shall be affixed to the measuring instrument after the end of the second stage together with the identification number of the notified body which was involved in the second stage.

Measuring instrument model/measuring instrument (product, type, batch or serial number):

Name and address of the manufacturer and, where appropriate, of his authorised representative:

The sole responsibility for the issue of this declaration of conformity is borne by the manufacturer.

Purpose of the declaration (designation of the measuring instrument for the purpose of traceability; it may contain an image, provided that this is necessary for the identification of the measuring instrument):

The above-mentioned subject-matter of the Declaration shall comply with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation:

Indication of the relevant harmonised standards or normative documents which have been used, or indication of the other normative documents or other technical specifications for which conformity is declared:

The notified body (name, identification number) ... has ... (description of its activity) ... and the following certificate issued:

Additional information: