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Order Itc/3747/2006, Of 22 November, Which Regulates The Metrological Control Of The State Over The Static Electrical Energy Meters Active In Alternating Current, Classes A, B And C, Direct Connection Or Connection To Transformer...

Original Language Title: Orden ITC/3747/2006, de 22 de noviembre, por la que se regula el control metrológico del Estado sobre los contadores eléctricos estáticos de energía activa en corriente alterna, clases a, b y c, en conexión directa o en conexión a transformador,...

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Law 3/1985, of 18 March, of Metrology, establishes the legal regime of the metrological activity in Spain, regime to which they must submit in defense of the safety, the protection of the health and the economic interests of consumers and users, the measuring instruments, under the conditions to be determined. This Law was subsequently developed by various norms of metrological content, among which is the Royal Decree 889/2006, of July 21, which regulates the metrological control of the State on measuring instruments.

This Royal Decree transpose into national law Directive 2004 /22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments, while adapting the metrological control phases concerning the approval of a primitive model and verification, in the instruments subject to national specific regulations, to the system of conformity assessment which is regulated in the said Directive, and also to the development of the the metrological control phases corresponding to the periodic verification and after repair, stages which are not covered by Community legislation.

According to all this, this Order has the purpose of regulating the State's metrological control over static electric meters of active energy, classes A, B and C, in direct connection or in connection with transformer, internal or external placement, in its verification phases after repair or modification and periodic verification.

The technical contents established in their day are modified according to the experience gained from their application and the technological evolution that the static meters of active energy have experienced in alternating current, since its last regulation, according to the Order of the Ministry of Public Works of 18 February 2000.

For the elaboration of the Order, the autonomous communities have been consulted and the required hearing has been carried out for the interested parties. He has also favourably reported the Metrology Board.

This provision has been submitted to the procedure for information on technical standards and regulations, provided for in Directive 98 /34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June, as amended by the Directive 98 /48/EC of 20 July, as well as Royal Decree 1337/1999 of 31 July, which incorporates both directives into the Spanish legal order.

In its virtue, I have:

CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 1. Object.

The purpose of this Order is to regulate the State's metrological control over static active energy meters in alternating current, classes A, B and C, according to the classification defined in point 2 of the Annex VII to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006 regulating the metrological control of the State on measuring instruments, hereinafter referred to as static meters.

Article 2. Metrological control phases.

The metrological control of the State established in this Order is the one that is regulated in Chapter III of Royal Decree 889/2006, of July 21, referred to the phases of verification after repair or modification and verification periodic.

CHAPTER II

Verification after repair or modification

Article 3. Definition.

It is understood by verification after repair or modification, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (z) of Royal Decree 889/2006, of July 21, the set of administrative, visual and technical examinations which may be carried out in a laboratory or in the place of use, which are intended to check and confirm that static active energy meters in alternating current, classes A, B and C, in service maintain, after a repair or modification requiring the breaking of seals, the metrological characteristics of the seal, in particular with regard to the maximum permissible errors, as well as to operate in accordance with their design and in accordance with their specific rules and, where appropriate, the approved design or model.

Article 4. Bound subjects and requests.

1. The owner of the static meter shall inform the competent public administration of its repair or modification, indicating the object of the repair or modification, specifying the substituted elements, where appropriate, and the adjustments and controls carried out. Before you are put into service, you will need to request verification.

2. The repair or modification must be carried out by an authorized repairer and registered in the Register of Metrological Control referred to in Article V of Royal Decree 889/2006, which must comply with the technical requirements set out in the Annex I of this Order.

3. The application for verification shall be accompanied by the identification bulletin set out in Annex II, duly completed in paragraphs I and II, for the purpose of identifying the instrument and its owner.

4. Once the application for verification after repair or modification of a static meter has been submitted, the competent public administration shall have a maximum period of 30 days for its implementation.

5. The distributor or the consumer, when the latter is the owner of the static meter, shall be obliged to provide all the necessary steps, operations and arrangements to carry out the verification after repair or modification. Where the owner of the static counter is the consumer, he may delegate to the distributor, in cases where he is accepted by him, the performance of the actions relating to the verification of the present chapter. To this end, you must sign in the appropriate box of the identification bulletin. Such a delegation shall in no case involve the consumer's inhibition of the responsibility for the verification as the owner of the static counter.

6. For the purposes of the responsibilities arising from the actions, operations and procedures necessary to carry out this verification, the following shall be determined in Chapter I of Title VI of Royal Decree 1955/2000 of 1 December 2000. the activities of transport, distribution, marketing, supply and authorisation procedures of electrical energy installations are regulated. In any case, the costs resulting from the actions, operations and démarches shall be on behalf of the owner.

Article 5. Testing and execution.

1. The tests to be carried out on the verification after repair or modification shall be those of accuracy and fitness laid down in paragraphs 3 and 5 respectively of Annex VII to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006. Such tests shall be carried out by the services of the competent public authorities or by the bodies designated by them in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006.

2. In addition to the above mentioned tests, the static counter must also exceed an administrative examination, consisting of the complete identification of the static counter and the verification that the latter meets the requirements of its day for laying in service. This examination shall be carried out on the basis of the information provided by the applicant in the identification bulletin set out in Annex II to this Order.

Article 6. Maximum errors allowed.

The maximum errors allowed in the verification after repair or modification shall be as set out in paragraphs 3 and 5 of Annex VII to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006.

Article 7. Compliance.

1. After the verification phase after repair or modification, the conformity of the static meter to perform its function shall be recorded, by means of the adhesion of a label in a visible place of the verified instrument, which must be the characteristics and requirements set out in Annex I to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006, specifying the type of instrument concerned. The relevant verification certificate shall also be issued and the verifier shall reseal the instrument.

2. Verification after repair or modification shall have periodic verification effects with respect to the calculation of the time limit for your application. If a static meter is subjected to verification after repair or modification in the first five years from its start in service or early verification, such verification shall have the validity of the periodic, starting from that The time limit for five years of validity of the term is counted.

Article 8. Not exceeding verification.

When a static counter does not exceed verification after repair or modification as a result of deficiencies detected in its administrative examination or in its metrological characteristics, it shall be placed outside the until such deficiencies are remedied. The disablement label shall be affixed to the service provided for in paragraph 14 of Annex I to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006. A maximum period of three months is set to remedy these deficiencies. If the time limit indicated has not been remedied, the final withdrawal of the counter shall be made within a maximum of 7 days.

CHAPTER III

Periodic Verification

Article 9. Definition.

It is understood by periodic verification, in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (aa) of Royal Decree 889/2006, of July 21, the set of administrative, visual and technical examinations that can be carried out in a laboratory or in the place of use, which are intended to check and confirm that static energy meters active in alternating current, classes A, B and C, in service, have maintained since their last verification the metrological characteristics which are applicable to them, in particular with regard to the maximum permissible errors, such that they operate in accordance with their design and conform to their specific regulations and, where applicable, to the approved design or model.

Article 10. Bound subjects and requests.

1. The owners of static meters referred to in Article 1 of this Order shall be required to request the periodic verification of those installed on the network and to serve as a basis for the billing of the consumption of electrical power.

2. The application for periodic verification shall be submitted by the subject to the competent public administration in whose territory the static meter is installed, at least six months before the date of the date of the application. of the expiry of the previous verification, accompanied by the identification bulletin set out in Annex II to this Order.

3. Where the owner of the static meter is the consumer, he may choose to delegate the application for the periodic verification as well as the actions, operations and demarches relating to that verification, at the distributor, when he accepts it. the distributor must complete the management authorization set out in the identification bulletin provided for in Annex II to this Order for this purpose. In the event that this delegation does not take effect, the guidelines set out by the competent public administration of its territorial scope shall apply to it.

4. In the case where the periodic verification is carried out by batch sampling, lots with static counters installed in different Autonomous Communities shall not be allowed. Agreements may be established between an Autonomous Community and a distribution company in such a way as to permit the assumption of the results obtained in the metrological control carried out in another Autonomous Community where said distributor.

5. The first periodic verification of the static meters installed shall be requested within six months before the end of the ten-year period from the date of the declaration of conformity, the original verification, if any, or of its putting into service or from the manufacture of the instrument, in the event of the release of the instrument.

6. The competent public administration may establish periodic verifications before the expiry of the period of validity established, provided that there is a technical justification endorsed by the appropriate studies.

7. The period of validity of the periodic verification shall be five years.

8. For the purposes of the responsibilities arising from the actions, operations and procedures necessary to carry out this verification, the following shall be determined in Chapter I of Title VI of Royal Decree 1955/2000 of 1 December 2000. In any event, the costs resulting from the actions, operations and démarches shall be on behalf of the owner.

Article 11. Verification by sampling.

1. The obliged subjects may choose to carry out the periodic verification of all the static counters of their property in accordance with the tests carried out on an individual basis, or to carry out the periodic verification in the the batch sampling mode as set out in Annex III.

2. In the case where the verification by sampling is chosen, the distributors shall draw up the corresponding lots of those installed on their network, taking into account the homogeneity criteria set out in paragraph 1.1 of the Annex. III of this Order, regardless of whether or not they are owned. The batches of static counters to be verified, which shall be made separately on the basis of ownership of the counters, shall be made available to the competent public authorities within the time limits and in such a way as to be determined by them.

3. Public administrations shall, in the light of the batch produced, inform consumers that they are owners of electric meters included in such lots about their rights and obligations arising from the application of this Order.

Article 12. Arbitral interventions of the competent public administration.

1. Where the delegation of the static counter, as provided for in Article 4 (4) of this Order, does not have the delegation, or where such delegation is not accepted by the distributor, the Competent public administration shall establish the appropriate action protocol by which the following objectives are ensured:

(a) To bring to the attention of the owners of the static meters their obligations in relation to the periodic verification.

b) Report on the obligation of the owner to make his or her accountant subject to control available to the competent public administration.

c) Determine the deadlines that are set for this.

d) Get all of the necessary information to allow verification in unit mode or batch sampling, to be able to configure them in the latter case.

The consumer will also be informed, as the owner, and the distributor, as the person responsible for the service, of all the actions carried out on the static counter in question, verified individually or by sampling of lots, in order not to cause any unnecessary interruption of the power supply, or to affect the rights of the two.

2. In the case of static counters subjected to the metrological control of periodic verification to be installed in non-compliant places, a manifest inaccessibility, lack of safety or other situations is raised. make it difficult or prevent the actions to be taken, they will not be acted upon until this situation has been remedied by the owner responsible for the installation. Such a situation shall be brought to the attention of the competent public administration which shall establish an action procedure to be applied in such cases.

3. In the case where the periodic verification is carried out by sampling of lots, the competent public authorities may determine a minimum number of static counters for the formation of such counters by unifying the configured lots. taking into account the homogeneity parameters set out in paragraph 1.1 of Annex III to this Order, in order to facilitate the establishment of lots of sufficient size in the case of those distributors having a low level of implementation in the territorial scope of a particular Autonomous Community, or where there is another reason justified.

Article 13. Testing and execution.

1. The tests specified in Annex III to this Order, to be carried out at regular intervals, shall be carried out by the departments of the competent public authorities or by the bodies authorised by them in accordance with the provisions of the provided for in Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006.

2. In the case where the periodic verification is carried out by batch sampling, the whole sample for the same batch must be tested by a single body from among those authorised by the competent public administration.

3. The competent public administration shall choose the static counters of the lot which shall constitute the sample to be tested. It may, where appropriate, determine the establishment of a single point of receipt of the samples corresponding to the lots to be tested. rehearse.

Article 14. Maximum errors allowed.

The maximum errors allowed in the periodic verification shall be those set out in paragraph 2.2.2 of Annex III to this Order, whether or not they relate to the application of the control on a unitary basis, or application by batch sampling.

Article 15. Compliance.

Once the periodic verification phase, the competent public administration or the authorised metrological verification body has been completed, it shall declare the conformity of the static meter to carry out its own measurements. the purpose, by means of a unitary certificate or referred to the whole lot, to prove the verification carried out, with all the necessary data identifying, set out in Annex II to this Order, by placing the verification label set out in paragraph 9 of Annex I to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006.

Article 16. Not exceeding verification.

1. Where a verified static counter individually, or in batch sampling, does not exceed the periodic verification as a result of deficiencies detected in its operation because it does not comply with paragraphs 2.2.2 and 2.2.3, respectively, of Annex III to this Order, as determined in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 of that Annex. The disablement label shall be affixed to the service provided for in paragraph 14 of Annex I to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006.

2. Where a static counter, which is owned by a consumer, is included within a lot subject to periodic verification checks by sampling and the representative sample of the lot is rejected by proceeding, it may continue to be installed. and in operation for a period of five years, if its owner justifies before the distributor undertaking that the static counter to which the sample results are applied by extension, has exceeded the tests set out in the Annex III of this Order, carried out in a laboratory approved by the Public Administration competent. The imputable costs arising from the tests and the removal, replacement, etc., shall be borne by the owner of the static counter.

3. The consumer, who is the owner of a static counter which must be withdrawn and who has not justified the testing referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, must assume the cost of installing a new one or apply for to the distributor for the installation of a counter on a rental basis.

Article 17. Verification at the installation site.

The periodic verification can be performed, when agreement between the owner of the counter and the competent public administration, at the place of installation of the static meter, well rehearsing to the values of intensity of electric current and power factor as specified in paragraph 2.2.1 of Annex III to this Order, or by means of a verification with a voucher. In the latter case, the procedure must be based on the serial connection of a team with a precision class, at least four times better with traceability to national patterns and which remains installed, measuring consumption, for a period of time. sufficient to be able to accurately determine the errors of the static counter.

Single transient arrangement. Constitution of the lots.

In the event that the periodic verification is carried out by sampling within a maximum of two years from the date of entry into force of this Order, the distributors shall constitute lots in accordance with paragraph 1. 1.1 of Annex III, with all static meters installed in its network, to be subjected to periodic verification in accordance with the terms set out in Chapter III.

The competent public administration and the distribution company shall carry out a joint monitoring of the planned and executed activity and inform all subjects of the evolution and development of such activity.

Single repeal provision. Regulatory repeal.

The Order of the Ministry of Public Works of 18 February 2000 is hereby repealed, regulating the State's metrological control over static energy meters in alternating current, classes 1 and 2.

Final disposition first. Competence title.

This Order is dictated by the provisions of article 149.1.12. of the Constitution, which attributes to the State, as exclusive competence, the legislation of weights and measures.

Final disposition second. Applicable rules.

In this Order and Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006, the administrative procedures to which the actions regulated in this Order will take place, will be governed by the provisions of Law 30/1992, 26 November, Legal Regime of the Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Procedure and in the specific legislation of the competent public administrations.

Final disposition third. Authorization to modify the technical content of the Order.

The Secretary-General of Industry is hereby authorized to introduce in the Annexes to this Order, by means of a resolution and a report of the Superior Council of Metrology, any amendments of a technical nature to the keep their content adapted to the technical innovations that occur.

Final disposition fourth. Entry into force.

This Order shall enter into force the day following that of its publication in the Official Gazette of the State.

Madrid, 22 November 2006. -Minister for Industry, Tourism and Trade, Joan Clos i Matheu.

ANNEX I

Requirements for enrollment in the Metrological Control Registry of persons or entities intending to repair static counters

Persons or entities who intend to repair or modify the static counters referred to in this Order must register as authorized repairers in the Metrological Control Registry, as provided in the Chapter V of Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006.

Enrollment in the Metrological Control Registry will require, on the part of the applicant, compliance with the administrative and technical requirements specified below.

1. Administrative requirements

Persons or entities applying for registration in the Metrological Control Register as authorized repairers of static meters must comply with the administrative requirements required by Royal Decree 889/2006, of 21 July.

2. Technical requirements

In addition to compliance with the aforementioned administrative requirements, it will also be essential for the registration that the repairer has the necessary technical and human resources to be able to carry out his work. In addition, in order to enable you to contrast the instrument once repaired and ensure the goodness of the repair, you must meet the following technical requirements:

2.1 Reference patterns, as well as measuring instruments set out in point 2.3 of this annex, used by authorised repairers of static counters shall be drawn to national patterns.

2.2 The patterns, measurement equipment and other means used for the tests shall be such that the uncertainty of the measurement does not exceed the values set out in the following table I.

Table I. Uncertainty of the measure

Class

Power

A

B

C

0.5%

0.25%

0.15%

1

0.6%

0.4%

0.3%

0.5 inductive

In any case, the test equipment for static meters shall comply with the general requirements laid down in the Spanish standard UNE EN or IEC of application and the tests shall be carried out under the reference conditions set to the UNE EN or CEI application.

2.3 In order to control the established reference environmental conditions, at least the following measuring instruments shall be available at least during the testing of the tests:

A thermometer whose resolution is 0.1 ° C or better, in the temperature range between 15 ° C and 30 ° C, with a measurement uncertainty of 0.2 ° C.

A hygrometer whose measurement field is between 20 per 100 and 80 per 100 relative humidity, with a measurement uncertainty of 5 per 100.

2.4 The static meter verification team shall comprise at least the following instruments:

A regleta for static meter connection.

A stabilized power supply.

An electrical voltage regulation device.

An electrical current intensity regulation device.

A Out-of-the-box.

Indicators devices.

ANNEX II

Static counters and batch sample identification bulletin

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ANNEX III

Static Counter Periodic Verification Procedure

This annex determines the mode and scope of the periodic verifications to be performed on the static meters that serve as the basis for the electric energy billing, in order to guarantee the quality and reliability the measurement over its useful life, in defence of the economic interests of both consumers and distributors.

Static counters that are not individually verified must be allocated to lots as defined in paragraph 1.1 of this Annex. The lots shall be established by the distributors as determined in point 2 of Article 11, and shall be communicated to the competent public administration which shall randomly select the serial numbers of the shall constitute the sample. The competent public administration shall communicate the result of the choice of the sample to the distributor, in order to enable it, under its supervision and control, to withdraw the counters on the basis of the chosen, unit or batch mode, which must be submitted to the tests referred to in paragraph 2.2.1 of this Annex, or where applicable to the application of the verification mode as determined in Article 17.

1. Selecting batches and samples from static counters

1.1 Defining static counters. -A batch is a set of homogeneous and grouped static counters, from which the sample will be extracted on which periodic verification tests will be performed. The homogeneity of the batch will be given by the following data, which will be common to all elements of the batch:

Owner.

Brand.

N. of connection phases.

Year of compliance or primitive verification, as applicable. In case the counter was prior to the regulation, year of installation or, failing that, of manufacture.

Reference electrical voltage.

Current Intensity above which the margin of error is within the smallest allowed maximum error for the counter class index (Itr).

Maximum Current Intensity (Imax).

Reference Electrical Current Intensity specified for which the transformer connected to transformer (In) has been conceived.

The inclusion in the same batch of static counters of two consecutive consecutive years of the date of early verification, where appropriate, or of initial installation or, failing that, of the year of manufacture, shall be permitted provided that they are homogeneous for the remainder of the above mentioned data. In this case, the reference age of the batch shall be taken as the oldest date.

For the process of forming the lots and upon justified request by the distributor, the competent public administration may, by reasoned resolution, determine changes in the criteria of homogeneity of the lots for the purposes of their constitution, and establish limitations on the minimum number of static counters constituting a lot, as determined in point 3 of Article 12 of this Order.

Once the batches are defined, the distributor will submit the following information to the competent public administration:

a) Vendor name and property identifying data.

b) Fundamental data of the static counter identifying the batch:

Brand and model.

N. of connection phases.

Year of compliance or primitive verification, as applicable. In case the counter was prior to the regulation, year of installation or, failing that, of manufacture.

Reference electrical voltage.

Current Intensity above which the margin of error is within the smallest allowed maximum error for the counter class index (Itr).

Maximum Electrical Current Intensity (Imax).

Reference Electrical Current Intensity specified for which the transformer connected to transformer (In) has been conceived.

c) Data about the counters for each batch:

Number of static counters that make up the batch.

Serial number.

User name and place of installation (street, number, population, and postal code).

Year of the last periodic verification.

Year of compliance or primitive verification, as applicable. In case the counter was prior to the regulation, year of installation or, failing that, of manufacture.

In the event that the static counter is presented for the first time to the periodic verification, the year of its primitive verification, if any, or of its initial installation or, failing that, of its year of manufacture. If the document has already been subject to regular verification, the supporting document shall be provided.

1.2 Sample Choice. -A sample of static counters is a subset of a batch, on which periodic verification tests will be performed.

For the choice of samples the current standard UNE 66020-1 or standard replacing it shall apply, for which the following specifications shall be used:

Sampling: Double.

General inspection level: II.

Acceptable Quality Level: 2.5.

Reduced inspection.

In turn, a number of reserve counters equivalent to the integer nearest to 25 percent of the number of counters that make up the sample will be selected with each sample.

For a given batch, static counters that compose a sample will be randomly chosen. Upon duly justified request of the distributor, and if the reservation counters are insufficient, additional reserve counters will be extracted.

1.3 Communication of the choice of the sample. -The competent public administration shall make the choice of two samples, 1. and 2. th, for each lot, communicating the result to the distributor, with indication of the serial numbers of manufacture of the selected static counters, as well as the identification data of the officially authorised service or body to be carried out.

2. Periodic verification

The periodic verification phase of static counters, for both unit and batch mode, must exceed administrative and metrological examinations, as specified in this annex.

2.1 Administrative examination. The administrative examination shall consist of the complete identification of the static counter either in a unit or batch form, in that it meets the requirements required to be legally in place. service. This examination shall be carried out on the basis of the information contained in the Identification Bulletin set out in Annex II.

If the competent public administration or the authorised metrological verification body checks the existence of anomalies or deficiencies in the data referred to, it shall notify the applicant that the data shall be subsane within the time limit. to be established. However, the existence of anomalies or deficiencies in the above data shall not interrupt the performance of the periodic verification phase, even though it may determine the performance of inspection activities. In turn, if such administrative deficiencies are not remedied within the time limit granted by the competent public administration, even if the metrological examination is favourable, the verification of the counter shall be given for not being exceeded.

2.2 Metrological examination. -Before starting the tests, the static counters, both for the unitary and batch mode, will be inspected to remove those that present evidence of manipulation or have mechanical or electrical damage which is important or which can be considered to be damaged. The static counters whose measurement system is accessible by being damaged shall also be removed.

Static counters rejected by any of the above causes, in the case of lots, will be replaced by reservation counters, and will not be computed as defective counters for the purposes of acceptance or rejection of the lot, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.2.3., should be reported to the competent public administration and to the owner of the counter for the appropriate purposes.

2.2.1 Tests.-The periodic verification tests, for both the unit and batch mode, unless it is carried out pursuant to Article 17, shall be carried out under the reference conditions laid down in the Standard UNE EN or CEI of application.

The accuracy tests shall be carried out for the reference electrical voltage and the power-factor and power-factor intensity values indicated in Table II below:

Table II. Test

Intensity

Power Factor

Counters

Load of the polyphase

0.5 ltr

1

Balanced.

Balanced

1

Monofasics and polyfasics.

Balanced.

1

max

1

Monofasics and polyfasics.

2.2.2 Acceptance or rejection criteria on a static counter, for both unit and batch mode: maximum errors allowed.

e0.5 Itr: Intrinsic error measured in the test, without applied influence magnitudes, with current intensity 0.5 Itr.

eItr: Intrinsic error measured in the test, without applied influence magnitudes, with electric current intensity Itr.

eImax: Intrinsic error measured in the test, without applied influence magnitudes, with electric current intensity Imax.

A static counter shall be accepted if it complies with the maximum permitted errors set out in Table III below, depending on the ambient temperature at which the test is performed, without applying any of the influence.

Table III. Maximum allowable errors

Class

Operating temperatures

Operating temperatures

Operating

+ 5 ° C ... +30 ° C

-10 ° C ... + 5 ° C or +30 ° C ... +40 ° C

-25 ° C. .. -10 ° C or +40 ° C. .. + 55 ° C

A

B

C

A

B

C

A

B

C

e0.5 Itr

± 4%

± 2%

± 1.3%

± 5.5%

± 2.5%

± 1.6%

± 7.5%

± 3.5%

± 2%

eItr

± 4%

± 2%

± 1%

± 5%

± 2.5%

± 1.3%

± 7.5%

± 3.5%

± 1.6%

± 4%

± 2%

± 1%

± 5%

± 2.5%

± 1.3%

± 7.5%

± 3.5%

± 1.6%

When the result of tests performed on the static counter exceeds the values set in Table III, it must be considered that it has not exceeded the periodic verification.

In the case that in the test performed on the static counter, in the negative sense, any of the negative values established, it will be possible to the distributor to be the one that decides if the counter is counts as defective or not, when determining the acceptance of the batch.

2.2.3 Acceptance or rejection of the static meter batch. -Static meter samples shall be chosen as indicated in paragraph 1.2 of this annex.

The acceptance or rejection of the batch shall be determined in accordance with UNE 66020-1 or the replacement standard, in the sampling conditions set out in paragraph 1.2 of this Annex.

2.2.4 Communication of the results.-The results shall be communicated to the competent public administration by the officially approved verifier service or body, within a maximum of 30 days from the date of the completion of the tests, including the following data:

Unit identification of the static counter and, if applicable, the batch to which the test sample belongs.

Test results, with individual indication for each static counter of the values of the errors found.

Justified reasons for the possible incorporation of static reserve counters into the test sample.

Total results, in accordance with paragraph 2.2.3 of this annex.

Relationship of counters that have presented evidence of manipulation or have significant mechanical or electrical damage and have not been accounted for for the purpose of batch rejection.

The verifier service or body that has conducted the tests.

Once the results of the verification are known, the distribution company will include in the first billing of all the consumers whose counters make up the lot, an informative note with the result of the verification and the actions to be taken with the counter.

3. Actions on static counters for both unit and batch mode

3.1 The negative result in the tests shall mean the removal of the network and the situation of the rejected counters in the unit mode or the whole of the reference lot represented by the sample in batch mode, before the end of the current validity period.

3.2 Static counters removed from the network for failing to pass regulatory tests, in unit or batch sampling, may be reused after their repair if the age of their date of declaration of (a) whether or not the original or, in the case of the original installation or, in the absence of such verification, the manufacturing process is less than 20 years. Otherwise, the rejected counters must be destroyed.

3.3 Static counters that have not passed the verification or are defective, but belong to a test sample of a batch that has exceeded periodic verification, may be reused after repair and exceeding the verification after repair or modification, if the age of its date of declaration of conformity or of the original verification, where appropriate, or of initial installation or, failing that, of manufacture, is less than 20 years. Otherwise, the rejected counters must be destroyed.