Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

ANNEX IV ‘CE’ CONFORMITY MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS

1. Instruments subject to the EC conformity assessment procedure

1.1. These instruments must bear:

(a)

• the ‘CE’ conformity marking comprising the ‘CE’ symbol as described in Annex VI,

• the identification number(s) of the notified body/bodies that has/have carried out the EC surveillance or the EC verification.

The abovementioned marking and inscriptions shall be affixed to the instrument and distinctly grouped together;

(b)

a green sticker at least 12,5 mm × 12,5 mm square bearing a capital letter ‘M’ printed in black;

(c)

the following inscriptions:

• the number of the EC type-approval certificate, where appropriate,

• the manufacturer’s mark or name,

• the accuracy class, enclosed in an oval or in two horizontal lines joined by two half circles,

• maximum capacity, in the form Max …,

• minimum capacity, in the form Min …,

• verification scale interval, in the form e = …,

• the last two digits of the year in which the ‘CE’ conformity marking was affixed,

plus, when applicable:

• serial number,

• for instruments consisting of separate but associated units: identification mark on each unit,

• scale interval if it is different from e, in the form d = …,

• maximum additive tare effect, in the form T = + …,

• maximum subtractive tare effect if it is different from Max, in the form T = – …,

• tare interval if it is different from d, in the form d_T = …,

• maximum safe load if it is different from Max, in the form Lim …,

• the special temperature limits, in the form … °C/… °C,

• ratio between load receptor and load.

1.2. The instruments shall have adequate facilities for the affixing of the ‘CE’ conformity marking and/or inscriptions. These shall be such that it shall be impossible to remove the marking and inscriptions without damaging them, and that the marking and inscriptions shall be visible when the instrument is in its regular operating position.

1.3. Where a data plate is used it shall be possible to seal the plate unless it cannot be removed without being destroyed. If the data plate is sealable it shall be possible to apply a control mark to it.

1.4. The inscriptions Max, Min, e, and d, shall also be shown near the display of the result if they are not already located there.

1.5. Each load measuring device which is connected or can be connected to one or more load receptors shall bear the relevant inscriptions relating to the said load receptors.

2. Other instruments

The other instruments must bear:

• the manufacturer’s mark or name,

• maximum capacity, in the form Max ….

Those instruments may not bear the stickers provided for in point 1.1(b).

3. Restrictive use symbol specified in Article 13

That symbol shall be constituted by a capital letter ‘M’ printed in black on a red background at least 25 mm × 25 mm square with two intersecting diagonals forming a cross.