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Ordinance On Metrological Control Of Meters Used To Measure The Consumption Of The Cooling Energy In Cooling And Central Cooling Systems

Original Language Title: Bekendtgørelse om måleteknisk kontrol med målere, der anvendes til måling af forbrug af køleenergi i fjernkøleanlæg og centralkøleanlæg

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Scope of application
Chapter 2 Definitions
Chapter 3 Requirements for refrigerant energy meters
Chapter 4 Equipment Vendors Requirements
Chapter 5 Requirements for cooling energy suppliers and repairers
Chapter 6 Requirements for refrigeration energy consumers
Chapter 7 Component type-approval of refrigerant energy meters
Chapter 8 First-time verification of measuring equipment
Chapter 9 MeasureVerification of measuring equipment
Chapter 10 Combined Meters
Chapter 11 Supervision
Chapter 12 Appeal access
Chapter 13 Punishment
Chapter 14 Entry into force
Appendix 1 Markers

Completion of measurement technical control of meters used to measure consumption of cooling energy in remote-cooling system and central refrigeration equipment 1)

In accordance with section 15 (1). Paragraph 1, and section 22 (2). 4, in the law on business promotion and regional development, cf. Law Order no. 1715 of 16. In December 2010, according to Article 4 (4), the following shall be adopted. 3 :

Chapter 1

Scope of application

§ 1. Meters used to measure the consumption of the cooling energy and which are covered by the notice of individual measurement of electricity, gas, water and heat and cooling must meet the requirements and be subject to the measurement of the measurement of the measurement of the measurement of the measurement of the measurement of the measurement of the equipment ; and in the rules to which this notice refers.

Paragraph 2. The application of this notice shall be governed by Regulation (EC) No 2 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 764/2008 of 9. July 2008 laying down procedures for the application of certain national technical regulations to products placed on the market legally in another Member State.

Chapter 2

Definitions

§ 2. For the purposes of this notice :

1) Cooling energy meter means measuring measuring equipment used for measuring the consumption of refrigeration energy in a remote cooling system and central cooling system.

2) Combined Gauge : Measure that can be used to measure the consumption of both heat and heat energy.

3) Remote cooling system : refrigeration utilities supplying 2 or more cooling energy consumers with cooling energy from a remote refrigerator and which use liquid, including water, as heat-bearing medium in a closed facility.

4) " Central cooling system " means refrigeration facilities supplying 2 or more cooling energy consumers with cooling energy from a central source and which use liquid, including water, as heat-bearing medium in a closed facility.

5) Equipment Vendors : Producers, importers and distributors of refrigerant energy meters.

6) Tenant energy suppliers : Companies supplying refrigeration energy to refrigeration energy consumers from payment.

7) Flesh-energy consumers : Companies, residents or residents who, as a replacement of refrigeration energy, constitute the party in the transaction which is not available by the measuring device.

Paragraph 2. In the case of climatic, mechanical and electromagnetic environment, the definitions referred to in section 1.3 of Annex I to the entry into force of the Community Directive on measuring instruments (MID) and on the designation of notified bodies shall be subject to the definitions.

§ 3. In the case of cooling energy meters which have not been applied, the following definitions shall apply :

1) For the purposes of type-approval, the decision resulting in recognition of the conformity of the refrigerator energy meter satisfies the requirements of the regulatory requirements which are lodged with this.

2) The type-approval certificate shall be taken to mean a document which certifies that type-approval has been granted.

3) Verification shall mean the operations comprising an identification, examination, calibration and marking, and affixing and confirming and confirming that the cooling energy meter satisfies regulatory requirements in particular as regards measurability.

4) A first-time verification shall mean the verification of a refrigerated energy meter that has not been verified before.

§ 4. In the case of cooling energy meters which have been applied, the following definitions shall apply :

1) For re-verification, a verification is understood as follows from a first-time verification.

2) For interchangeability or periodic total control, the periodic replacement of all the cooling energy meters in a given party with statistical sampling of the replaced refrigerated energy meters and variations of turnotarized period depends on the outcome of the test period, the control.

3) In the calibration of a cooling energy meter, the procedure under determined conditions can indicate the difference between the values on the instrument and the corresponding known, correct values.

4) By accredited calibration, calibration is understood by an accredited calibration laboratory according to the accreditation laboratory of the laboratory after the DS/EN ISO/IEC 17025 and where the laboratory is accredited by the Danske accreditation fund or by DANAK a corresponding accreditation body, co-signatory of the EA or ILAC multilateral agreement on mutual recognition.

Chapter 3

Requirements for refrigerant energy meters

§ 5. Cooling energy meters must before they be placed on the market and shall be implemented in accordance with applicable requirements of the DS/EN 1434 or any other technical standard or transcript that meets the same requirements for safety and usefulness.

Paragraph 2. The following requirements for certain accuracy classes are placed on the cooling energy measurements depending on the scope of application of which they are to be used :

1) For the measurement of cooling energy consumption in business environments and in light industrial environments, cooling energy meters must be applied to the accuracy category 2 or better.

2) For the measurement of refrigeration energy consumption in households, refrigerators of accuracy class 3 or better are used.

Paragraph 3. Cooling energy meters must be equipped with a metrological control orientation, which can be read by the consumer without tools.

§ 6. Documentation for compliance with the requirements referred to in section 5 shall be available in the form of a type-approval and initial verification.

§ 7. Meat energy meters, which have been in use before the entry into force of this notice, may continue to be used regardless of the fact that they are not type-approved and verified when they are monitored as described in section 11.

Paragraph 2. Reducing such refrigerated energy meters, including the taking into account of statistical sampling or turnuenolation, cf. Section 11 (1). 2, may not be re-used for use in accordance with section 1 before it by accredited calibration has found that the accuracy of the meter complies with the requirements of first-time refrigerated energy speeds.

Paragraph 3. Meters in accordance with paragraph 1. 2 is verified on the basis of the accredited report for the calibration.

Chapter 4

Equipment Vendors Requirements

§ 8. Equipment providers may not market, sell or supply refrigerant energy meters for use in accordance with section 1 unless the coolant energy measurements are type-approved.

Paragraph 2. The meat energy measurements shall also be first checked before delivery unless it is clearly stated in the contract concerning the supply of refrigerants, that the purchaser himself will allow the initial verification to be performed.

Chapter 5

Requirements for cooling energy suppliers and repairers

§ 9. Tenant energy suppliers shall not install refrigerated energy meters or allow refrigerant energy meters to be installed for use in accordance with section 1 unless the coolant energy measurements are verified.

Paragraph 2. Tenant energy suppliers shall install refrigerant energy meters suitable for the precise measurement in the application expected or expected to be expected. As a basis for the choice of measures, the cooling energy suppliers shall use those of the manufacturer ' s declared values in areas :

1) in the case of climatic, mechanical and electromagnetic environment, to which the cooling energy meter is intended for use in, and for power supply and retroactive, which may affect the accuracy of the meter and

2) for fluid temperature, fluid pressure, flow speed and thermal power.

Paragraph 3. If they are in paragraph 3. 2 of the refrigerated energy meters mentioned are composed of type-approved and verified sub-entities, the cooling energy supplier shall ensure that the selected sub-assemblies are compatible and seal the subunits against separation.

Paragraph 4. The people in paragraph 3. 2 the refrigerant energy meters mentioned must comply with the requirements of section 5 (3). 2, regarding the use of specific accuracy classes for specific applications.

§ 10. Meat energy meters used in section 1 and which have been repaired or in any other way have been subjected to interventions that may affect the accuracy of the meter before they are re-used. Cooling energy meters must also be re-verified if the seal has been broken.

Paragraph 2. A repairman repaired by the repair of a cooling energy meter has carried out procedures requiring re-verification of the gauge, cf. paragraph 1, shall immediately notify the cooling energy supplier.

Paragraph 3. When re-verification is required in accordance with paragraph 1. 1, the cooling energy supplier shall be required to obtain a requisition of re-verification by a notified laboratory, cf. § 16.

§ 11. Tenant energy suppliers shall establish a control system for monitoring the accuracy of all the cooling energy measurements. The control system shall be so constructed that, through its operation, sufficient certainty is obtained that the operation of the cooling energy meters in operation does not exceed twice the maximum permissible errors at first-time verification.

Paragraph 2. The control system referred to in paragraph 1. 1 may be based on statistical sampling of the given lots of similar cooling energy meters, where the control period varies depending on the result of the checks, or the periodic replacement of all refrigerant energy meters in a given party with statistical data ; sampling checks on the replaced refrigerant energy meters and variations of the turtany period, depending on the result of the checks. Auditing must take place at accredited calibration. The refrigerated cooling energy meters must not be re-used until they are re-verified.

Paragraph 3. The auditing system must be fully documented in a control manual.

Paragraph 4. Tenant energy suppliers are obliged to announce the content of the control system to those of the remote-refrigerated refrigerated energy consumers, as well as the energy consumers must be briefed if changes are made to the control system.

§ 12. Tenant energy suppliers or other replacement subassemblies shall be responsible for the continuation of the total cooling energy meter meeting the requirements and specifications of this notice in the type-approval in respect of coupling of subassemblies.

Chapter 6

Requirements for refrigeration energy consumers

§ 13. Flesh energy consumers shall not be improperly encroachled in refrigerant energy meters or otherwise influenced the correct operation of the target.

Chapter 7

Component type-approval of refrigerant energy meters

§ 14. Component type-approval of refrigerant energy meters, cf. Section 6, shall be searched and reported by the Security Board. The application must contain evidence that the coolant energy meter complies with legal requirements in the form of a type test report and a draft of a test certificate issued by a laboratory accredited by the Danske Akkcreditation Fund, or by an equivalent accreditation body, which is a subverteal of EA or ILAC's multilateral agreement on mutual recognition.

Paragraph 2. Where there are no laboratories with adequate accreditation to the tests required for a given meter, the Security Board shall approve other appropriate laboratories.

Chapter 8

First-time verification of measuring equipment

§ 15. The initial verification of refrigerated energy meters approved in accordance with section 14 shall be carried out by laboratories, in particular by a laboratory authorized by the Security Agency, on the basis of their accreditation from the Danske Danske Danske ; Accreditation fund or an equivalent accreditation body, co-signatory of the EA or ILAC multilateral agreement on mutual recognition.

Paragraph 2. Verification shall be requested directly from an authorized laboratory to charge for this.

Paragraph 3. Verified meters shall be marked with a confirmatory mark and an annual mark as shown in Annex 1.

Chapter 9

MeasureVerification of measuring equipment

§ 16. The verification of refrigerant energy meters shall be carried out by laboratories, which are specially authorised by the Security Agency, on the basis of the fact that they have the accreditation required from the Danske Akkcrediting Fund or from a corresponding accreditation body, which is co-signatory of the EA or ILAC multilateral agreement on mutual recognition.

Paragraph 2. Reverification is requested directly from an authorized laboratory charged for this purpose.

Paragraph 3. Reverified meters must be marked with a confirmatory mark and an annual mark as shown in Annex 1.

Chapter 10

Combined Meters

§ 17. Combined cooling and heat energy meters may be legally marketed and taken into operation where :

1) the cooling energy meter function meets the same requirements as gauges, which are used exclusively as a refrigerant energy meter, cf. § 5, and

2) the heater energy meter is the declaration of conformity in accordance with the announcement of the entry into force of the Community Directive on measuring instruments (MID) and on the designation of notified bodies.

Paragraph 2. Combined cooling and heat energy meters, which are the declaration of conformity of a notified body after the DS/EN 1434 of the relevant temperature area, the CE marking shall be carried out, the additional metrological marking after notification of entry into force ; by the Community Directive on measuring instruments (MID) and on the designation of notified bodies, as well as the verification mark and the annual label, as shown in Annex 1.

Paragraph 3. Section 3-4 shall apply by analogy to the cooling energy meter function of combined refrigerated and heat energy meters.

Paragraph 4. section 6-16 shall apply mutatis muth to combined refrigeration and heat energy meters.

Chapter 11

Supervision

§ 18. The Danish Board of Security shall ensure that this notice is complied with.

Paragraph 2. The Management Board may require all such information as deemed necessary for the exercise of tasks under this notice.

Paragraph 3. After paragraph 15, paragraph 1. 3, in the law of business promotion and regional development, if it is deemed necessary to permit, at all times, the Security Administration, without a court order, access to public and private properties and premises in order to carry out the enlisted, measurable control.

Chapter 12

Appeal access

§ 19. After paragraph 17, paragraph 1. 1, in the Act on business promotion and regional development, the decisions taken by the Security Management Board may not be brought to the second administrative authority in accordance with this notice, without prejudice to the decision taken by the Security Council. § 17, paragraph 1. One, in the law on business promotion and regional development.

Chapter 13

Punishment

20. With fine punishment, the one who :

1) uses refrigerant energy meters in breach of section 7 (3). 2,

2) is in violation of section 8, section 9, section 10, section 10. 2 and 3, section 11, section 12, § 13 or § 17,

3) where refrigerators are placed on the market, there are no type-approved in accordance with section 14 and first-made verified in accordance with section 15 ;

4) taking refrigerated energy meters that are not type-approved in accordance with section 14 and first-made verified in accordance with section 15, in use, or

5) shall override the obligation to provide information in section 18 (3). 2.

Paragraph 2. Companies can be imposed on companies. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of the penal code 5. Chapter.

Chapter 14

Entry into force

§ 21. The announcement will enter into force on the 11th. November 2014.

§ 22. The announcement does not apply to Greenland and Faroe Islands.

Homeland Security, the 6th. November 2014

Lizzi Krarup Jakobsen

/ Mathilde Horsman Jensen


Appendix 1

Markers

1. Verification mark

Verification mark 1 Size : (57 x 58)

-where XXX specifies the knowledge number of the notified laboratory that has carried out the verification.

2. Year Label

Verification mark 2 Size : (47 X 43)

-where ZZ specifies the 2 last digits of the verification wound.

Official notes

1) The announcement has, as a draft, been notified in accordance with Directive 98 /34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Information Directive Directive), as amended by Directive 98 /48/EC.