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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.
The 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 phases of metrological control referred to above. to the approval of a model and a primitive verification, in the instruments subject to national specific regulations, to the system of conformity assessment that is regulated in the said Directive, also addressing the development of the phases of metrological control corresponding to the periodic verification and after repair, phases which are not covered by Community legislation.
According to all this, this order is intended to regulate the State's metrological control over the measurement systems of liquids other than water, called a dispenser or dispenser, in its verification phases. after repair or modification and periodic verification.
The adaptation of the technical contents established in their day is also appropriate, depending on the experience gained from their application and the technological evolution that these measurement systems have experienced since their last regulation.
For the elaboration of the order, the autonomous communities have been consulted and the mandatory 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.
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CHAPTER I
General provisions
Article 1. Object.
Constitutes the object of this order the regulation of the metrological control of the State of the systems of measurement of liquids other than water, with the exception of those dedicated to the supply of liquefied gases, called dispensers or dispensers, according to the definition set out in Annex IX to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006 regulating the metrological control of the State on measuring instruments.
Article 2. Metrological control phases.
The State's metrological control over the dispensers or dispensers defined in Article 1 of this order is the one that is regulated in Chapter III of Royal Decree 889/2006, of 21 July, referring to the phase of instruments in service and understands both after repair or modification verification and periodic verification of those.
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 an instrument in service maintains, after a repair or modification requiring the breaking of seals, the characteristics the metrological nature of the application, in particular as regards the maximum permissible errors, as well as works according to its design and in accordance with its specific regulations and, where applicable, the approved design or model.
Article 4. Performances of the repairers.
The repair or modification of the dispensers or dispensers may only be performed by a person or entity registered in the Register of Metrological Control, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006. The registration of such registration shall require compliance with the requirements set out in Annex I of this order.
All the actions performed by an authorized repairer will be documented in a work part, in a self-copying diptych format. The first sheet of the part shall be held by the repairer and the second sheet held by the holder of the dispenser or dispenser; both at the disposal of the competent authority and of the approved inspection bodies, at least during the a minimum period of two years after the intervention was made. The nature of the repair, the substituted elements, the date of the action, the number with which the repairer who has made the repair is registered in the Register of Metrological Control, the identification of the person who has made the repair or modification, his signature and the stamp of the repair entity. The description of the operations carried out shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the competent authority to assess its scope. The repairer that has repaired or modified a dispenser or dispenser, once it has been checked for proper operation, must adjust its errors to zero.
Article 5. Bound subjects and requests.
The holder of the dispenser or dispenser shall inform the competent public administration of its repair or modification, indicating the object of the repair or modification, and specifying the substituted elements, if any, and adjustments and controls carried out. Before you are put into service, you will need to request verification.
The application for verification shall be accompanied by the identification bulletin set out in Annex II. Once the application for verification of a dispenser or dispenser has been submitted after its repair or modification, the competent public administration or the approved body of verification shall have a maximum period of 30 days to proceed to their verification.
Article 6. Testing and execution.
The dispenser or dispenser must pass an administrative examination, consisting of the complete identification of the instrument and the verification that it meets the requirements required to be legally in service. It will be carried out on the basis of the information in the identification bulletin. It shall be determined in particular that the instrument has the declaration of conformity or, where appropriate, the approval of the model, and the corresponding markings in accordance with the legislation applicable to it and that the nameplate complies with the requirements indicated in each case.
The verification procedure after repair or modification shall be as set out in Annex III.
Article 7. Maximum errors allowed.
The maximum errors allowed in the verification after repair or modification shall be as set out in Annex III.
Article 8. Compliance.
After the verification phase after repair or modification, the conformity of the dispenser or dispenser to perform its function shall be recorded by the adhesion of a label in a visible place of the instrument verified, which shall meet the characteristics and requirements set out in Annex I to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006, specifying the type of instrument concerned and shall also issue the corresponding certificate of verification. The verifier shall reseal the instrument.
The verification after repair or modification shall have periodic verification effects with respect to the calculation of the time limit for the application of the deadline.
Article 9. Not exceeding verification.
When a dispenser or dispenser does not exceed the verification after repair or modification, it must be put out of service until the deficiency that has prevented the overcoming is remedied. This circumstance shall be made by means of a disable label for use, the characteristics of which are set out in Annex I to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006, specifying the type of instrument concerned. In the event that such a deficiency is not remedied, appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that it is definitively withdrawn from the service.
CHAPTER III
Periodic Verification
Article 10. 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 verify and confirm that an instrument in service has since its last verification the metrological characteristics applicable to it, in particular as regards the maximum permissible errors, as well as function according to their design and conform to their specific rules and, where applicable, the approved design or model.
Article 11. Bound subjects and requests.
The holders of the dispensers or dispensers will be obliged to request, before they comply with one year of the previous year, the periodic verification of the same being prohibited their use in the event that this phase of the metrological control.
The application for verification shall be accompanied by the identification bulletin set out in Annex II.
Article 12. Testing and execution.
The dispenser or dispenser must pass an administrative examination, consisting of the complete identification of the instrument and the verification that it meets the requirements required to be legally in service. It will be carried out on the basis of the information in the identification bulletin. It shall be determined in particular that the instrument has the declaration of conformity or, where applicable, the model approval and the corresponding markings in accordance with the applicable legislation.
The tests to be performed on the periodic verification shall be as set out in Annex III.
Article 13. Maximum errors allowed.
The maximum errors allowed in the periodic verification are those indicated in Annex III.
Article 14. Compliance.
Exceeding the periodic verification phase, the conformity of the dispenser or dispenser shall be recorded to perform its function, 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 corresponding certificate of verification shall also be issued.
Article 15. Not exceeding verification.
When a dispenser or dispenser does not exceed periodic verification, it must be put out of service until the deficiency that has prevented it from being exceeded is remedied. This circumstance shall be made by means of a disable label for use, the characteristics of which are set out in Annex I to Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July 2006, specifying the type of instrument concerned. In the event that such a deficiency is not remedied, appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that it is definitively withdrawn from the service.
Single transient arrangement. Instruments in service.
dispensers or dispensers whose models comply with the technical regulations, standards or procedures prior to the entry into force of Royal Decree 889/2006 of 21 July, which regulates the metrological control of the Status on measuring instruments may continue to be used provided that they successfully pass the stage of metrological control as set out in Chapter III above, referred to in the periodic verification.
Single repeal provision. Regulatory repeal.
Order FOM/3239/2002 of December 12, which regulates the State's metrological control over the measurement systems of liquids other than water intended for the supply of fuels and fuels, is hereby repealed. liquids in their verification phases after repair and periodic verification.
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. General rules of application to administrative procedures.
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 into 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 be necessary for keep their content adapted to the technical innovations that occur.
Final disposition fourth. Entry into force.
This order will take effect the day following your publication in the Official State Gazette.
Madrid, 22 November 2006. -Minister for Industry, Tourism and Trade, Joan Clos i Matheu.
ANNEX I
Requirements for registration in the Metrological Control Register of persons or entities to repair dispensers or dispensers
Persons or entities that intend to repair or modify dispensers or dispensers must register as authorized repairers in the Metrological Control Registry, as provided by Royal Decree 889/2006, 21 July, which regulates the State's metrological control over measuring instruments.
The registration in the Metrological Control Registry will require the availability of the human resources necessary to be able to carry out its work and the technical means to enable it to carry out the check the measurement systems once repaired and ensure the goodness of the same. To do this, you must have at least the following equipment:
1. º A pattern vase with a nominal capacity equal to the minimum amount that the measurement system can supply.
2. º A standard vessel with a nominal capacity of at least the volume supplied in one minute of operation at the test flow by the dispenser or dispenser.
The pattern vessels will have the following common metrological characteristics: they will be graded with multiple strokes; their nominal capacity will be of type 1x10n L, 2x10n L or 5x10n L, being "n" zero or one integer and positive number; shall be calibrated at least every three years with traceability to national or international standards and sealed by an approved body; its relative maximum permissible error shall be equal to or less than 1x10-3 in its nominal capacity and at points of scale of ± 0,5% and ± 1%. The calibration certificate of the vessels shall reflect the reference temperature and the cubic dilation coefficient of the vessels to allow the calculation of the corrected volume according to the temperature.
3. A multi-meter indicator with alternating current scales, continuous current and electrical resistance.
4. The means and devices necessary for the transport of the vessels and the proper use thereof at the usual site of the dispensers or dispensers and the safety and environmental procedures on the liquid used.
ANNEX II
dispenser or dispenser identification bulletin
ANNEX III
Verification procedure
The verification procedure of a dispenser/dispenser shall be in accordance with this Annex.
For the purposes of the technical content of this Annex, the terminology used is that of the International Organization for Legal Metrology.
1. Administrative examination. The administrative examination shall consist of the complete identification of the dispenser/dispenser and the verification that it meets the requirements required to be legally in service. It shall be carried out on the basis of the information provided by the applicant in the bulletin set out in Annex II.
If the required data is found to be anomalies or deficiencies, you will be notified to the dispenser/dispenser holder to be subsated. However, this circumstance will not interrupt the requested verification process.
2. Metrological examination.
2.1 General requirements of the tests. -The determinations of the error in the volume indicated by the dispenser/dispenser should be made in stable testing conditions.
These conditions are considered to be stable when the maximum variation of the ambient temperature during the test is less than 10 ° C and the difference between the temperature of the liquid in the reference vessel and the temperature to which the vase has been calibrated is less, in absolute value, at 10 ° C.
In any reading operation, the proper leveling of the vessel must be ensured.
2.2 Test Equipment-The following technical means must be available:
1. º A pattern vessel with a nominal capacity equal to the minimum quantity that the measurement system can supply.
2. ° A standard vessel with a nominal capacity of at least the volume supplied in one minute of operation at the test flow by the dispenser or dispenser.
The pattern vessels will have the following common metrological characteristics: they will be graded with multiple strokes; their nominal capacity will be of type 1x10n L, 2x10n L or 5x10n L, being "n" zero or an integer and positive number; it shall be calibrated at least every three years with traceability to national or international standards and sealed by an approved body; its relative maximum permissible error shall be 5x10-4 in its nominal capacity and at points of scale of ± 0,5% and ± 1%. The calibration certificate of the vessels shall reflect the reference temperature and the cubic dilation coefficient of the vessels to allow the calculation of the corrected volume according to the temperature.
2.2 Tests to be performed.
2.2.1 Measurement systems for the supply of gasolines or gasoils.
2.2.1.1 Previous operations. -Before the beginning of the trials, three previous operations will be carried out:
Cable Check-The integrity of the cable or junction cables between the pulse emitter and the dispenser/dispenser computer will be checked.
Wet of the reference vessel. -It will be performed in the event that the verification is performed after a prolonged period of inactivity.
Preliminary test. -It will be performed in the event that the dispenser or dispenser has not worked for a period of more than six hours prior to the verification. This test may be repeated and the results obtained in the first one should not be taken into account.
The volumetric dilation of the flexible hose will be checked when the bokerel is unhung and after it has been deactivated, if possible, the device for hiding the first centilitres or hundredths of the indicator device. Once the bokerel is hung, the value of the volume measured by the indicator device shall be recorded before opening the bokerel valve. The indication represents the value of the volumetric dilation of the flexible hose. If the fuel dispenser/dispenser does not incorporate a hose roller, the dilation value of the flexible hose must be less than 1% of the value of the minimum quantity measured. If the fuel dispenser/dispenser incorporates a roller, the dilation resulting from the step of the rolled hose position not under pressure, to the unwound hose position subjected to the pump pressure, must be lower. 2% of the minimum quantity measured.
This preliminary test is carried out with the minimum quantity measured, at the minimum possible flow rate nearest to that indicated in the fuel dispenser/dispenser characteristics plate and in the normal supply conditions.
The maximum allowable error is ± 1% of the minimum amount measured or ± 0.5%, if the amount is twice the minimum amount measured.
2.2.1.2 Essay at maximum flow. -It is intended to determine the error of the dispenser or dispenser to the main flow rate. To this end, a reference vessel with a nominal capacity capable of containing at least the volume poured by the dispenser/dispenser tested in one minute of maximum flow operation shall be used. It is performed under normal conditions of use and according to the following phases:
1. The emptying of the vessel is carried out after the operation of the wet or a previous test and its drain which, unless expressed in its calibration certificate, shall be deemed to be completed within 30 seconds of the operation. interruption of the continuous flow.
2. The accuracy test starts, for which the pump is neglected and drained (if necessary, the indicator device is set to zero), poured into the reference vessel, to the maximum flow rate. permitted by the bokerel, the volume corresponding to the indication of the nominal capacity of the vessel used (in the case of overpass the procedure must be restarted in phase 1). However, if the verifier considers it appropriate, this test may be carried out following an earlier service of any volume and therefore without the indicator device being set to zero.
3. You proceed to the reading of the volume indicated in the vase and the error is calculated using the following formula:
andr = [(Vind -Vp) /Vp] × 100
being:
Vind Volume indicated by the dispenser or dispenser, in liters.
Vp Volume read in litres on the reference vessel.
andr Relative percentage error on the volume indicated by the dispenser or dispenser.
2.2.1.3 Reduced flow test. The reduced flow test is intended to verify the internal tightness of the meter. It is performed at a flow significantly greater than the minimum flow rate and not more than 50% of the maximum flow rate indicated in the dispenser/dispenser characteristics plate and a reference vessel with a nominal capacity capable of containing, such as minimum, the volume discharged by the dispenser or dispenser tested in one minute of operation at 50% of the maximum flow rate. It will be performed using the same steps as in the previous test.
In both trials the maximum permissible error is ± 0.5%.
2.2.1.4 General operation tests.
Put-to-zero device. -You are about to unhang the boquerel and verify that both the volume indicator and the amount indicator are correctly placed at zero.
In the case of dispensers or dispensers used in self-service with control room, the security of the set to zero will be verified by dishanging the boquerel and checking that the set to zero of the indicator device, after the operation of the dispenser or dispenser, is not performed until the authorization of use has been issued from the control room.
The maximum error allowed, in absolute value, is:
Discontinuous indicator device: e = 0%.
With continuous indicator device: e = 0.5% of the minimum amount measured.
Unit price control. -This verification must be carried out during the test at the maximum rate possible and shall be calculated as a difference between the amount indicated and the amount calculated from the indicated volume and the price unit.
The maximum error allowed, in absolute value, must be equal to the amount corresponding to 1% of the minimum amount measured.
Control of the electrical power supply.-The proper functioning of the emergency power in the case of the main power supply shall be verified.
2.2.2 Systems of measurement for the supply of mixtures of petrol and oil.-The tests may be carried out with pure fuel or with the mixture at the minimum possible level of oil.
2.2.2.1 Distributors of multiples of the litre or half-litre. The test shall be carried out on a five-litre vessel at the maximum flow rate as set out in paragraph 2.2.1.2.
The maximum error allowed in the supplied volume will be ± 1%.
2.2.2.2 Self-service measurement systems in operation with coins. The accuracy test shall be carried out in accordance with paragraph 2.2.1.2.2 above on a five-litre vessel, adjusting the unit price so that the The theoretical deliverable volume is within the reading field of the vessel.
The maximum error allowed in the supplied volume will be ± 0.5%.
The maximum error allowed in the supplied volume will be ± 0.5%.
