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Council Directive of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (71/316/EEC) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I Basic principles

    1. Article 1.(1) (a) This Directive applies to goods referred to as...

  3. CHAPTER II EEC pattern approval

    1. Article 2.(1) EEC pattern approval of instruments constitutes their admission to...

    2. Article 3.When EEC pattern approval is granted for ancillary equipment, this...

    3. Article 4.When an instrument has successfully completed the EEC pattern approval...

    4. Article 5.(1) EEC pattern approval shall be valid for 10 years....

    5. Article 6.When EEC pattern approval is not required for a category...

    6. Article 7.(1) The Member State which has granted EEC pattern approval...

  4. CHAPTER III Initial verification

    1. Article 8.(1) (a) EEC initial verification constitutes the examination of a...

    2. Article 9.(1) When an instrument is submitted for EEC initial verification,...

    3. Article 10.When an instrument has successfully undergone EEC initial verification, in...

    4. Article 11.When EEC initial verification is not required for a category...

  5. CHAPTER IV Provisions for both EEC pattern approval and EEC initial verification

    1. Article 12.Member States shall take all necessary measures to prevent the...

    2. Article 13.Each Member State shall notify the other Member States and...

    3. Article 14.Member States may require that the prescribed inscriptions be drawn...

  6. CHAPTER V Control of instruments in service

    1. Article 15.The separate directives shall specify the control requirements for instruments...

  7. CHAPTER VI Adjustment of directives to technical progress

    1. Article 16.The amendments necessary for adjusting to technical progress the Annexes...

    2. Article 17.(1) A Committee for adjustment to technical progress of the...

    3. Article 18.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for...

  8. CHAPTER VII Final provisions

    1. Article 19.All decisions taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation...

    2. Article 20.(1) Member States shall put into force the laws, regulations...

    3. Article 21.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX I

      EEC PATTERN APPROVAL

      1. 1. Application for EEC approval

        1. 1.1. The application and the correspondence relating to it shall be...

        2. 1.2. The application shall contain the following information:

        3. 1.3. The application shall be accompanied by the documents necessary for...

          1. 1.3.1. A description in particular of:

          2. 1.3.2. General arrangement drawings and, where necessary, detailed drawings of important...

          3. 1.3.3. A schematic drawing illustrating the principles of operation and, where...

        4. 1.4. The application shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by documents relevant...

      2. 2. Examination for EEC approval

        1. 2.1. The examination shall comprise:

          1. 2.1.1. Study of the documents and an examination of the measurement...

          2. 2.1.2. If the measurement characteristics of the pattern are known in...

        2. 2.2. The examination shall cover the entire performance of the instrument...

        3. 2.3. The nature and scope of the examination mentioned in 2.1...

        4. 2.4. The metrological service may require the applicant to put at...

      3. 3. EEC certificate and sign of approval

        1. 3.1. The certificate shall give the results of the examination of...

        2. 3.2. In the case of EEC limited approval, a the letter...

        3. 3.3. The sign mentioned in Article 6 of this Directive is...

        4. 3.4. The sign mentioned in Article 11 of this Directive is...

        5. 3.5. The signs mentioned in the previous items and affixed by...

      4. 4. Depositing of a sample instrument

      5. 5. Announcement of approval

        1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 5.2. At the same time as the party concerned is notified,...

        3. 5.3. Withdrawal of EEC pattern approval and other communications concerning the...

        4. 5.4. A Member State which refuses to grant EEC pattern approval...

      6. 6. Signs relative to EEC pattern approval

        1. 6.1. Sign of EEC pattern approval

        2. 6.2. Sign of EEC limited pattern approval

        3. 6.3. Sign of exemption from EEC pattern approval (see item 3.3)...

        4. 6.4. Sign of EEC pattern approval for instruments exempt from initial...

    2. ANNEX II

      EEC INITIAL VERIFICATION

      1. 1. General points

        1. 1.1. The EEC initial verification may be carried out in one...

        2. 1.2. Subject to the provisions of the separate directives:

          1. 1.2.1. The EEC initial verification shall be carried out in one...

          2. 1.2.2. The EEC initial verification shall be carried out in two...

          3. 1.2.3. The first stage of the verification procedure must ensure, in...

      2. 2. Place of the EEC initial verification

        1. 2.1. If the separate directives do not specify the place where...

        2. 2.2. Instruments which have to be verified in two or more...

          1. 2.2.1. The last stage of a verification must be carried out...

          2. 2.2.2. The other verification stages of a verification shall be carried...

        3. 2.3. In particular, when the verification takes place outside the office...

      3. 3. EEC initial verification marks

        1. 3.1. Description of EEC initial verification marks.

          1. 3.1.1. Subject to the provisions of separate directives, EEC initial verification...

            1. 3.1.1.1. The final EEC verification mark shall be composed of two...

            2. 3.1.1.2. The mark of EEC partial verification shall consist solely of...

        2. 3.2. Shape and dimensions of marks

          1. 3.2.1. The attached drawings show the shape, dimensions and outline of...

          2. 3.2.2. The metrological services of Member States shall mutually exchange the...

        3. 3.3. Affixing the marks

          1. 3.3.1. The final EEC verification mark shall be affixed at the...

          2. 3.3.2. The partial EEC verification mark shall be affixed:

            1. 3.3.2.1. When verification is made in several stages on the instrument...

            2. 3.3.2.2. In all cases as a seal, in the places specified...

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