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Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

Directive 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on non-automatic weighing instruments (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER 1 SCOPE, PLACING ON THE MARKET AND FREE MOVEMENT

    1. Article 1.(1) This Directive shall apply to all non-automatic weighing instruments....

    2. Article 2.For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall...

    3. Article 3.(1) Member States shall take all steps to ensure that...

    4. Article 4.Instruments used for the applications listed in point (a) of...

    5. Article 5.(1) Member States shall not impede the placing on the...

    6. Article 6.(1) Member States shall presume conformity with the essential requirements...

    7. Article 7.Where a Member State or the Commission considers that the...

    8. Article 8.(1) Where a Member State considers that instruments bearing the...

  3. CHAPTER 2 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT

    1. Article 9.(1) The conformity of instruments to the essential requirements set...

    2. Article 10.(1) Member States shall notify the Commission and the other...

  4. CHAPTER 3 ‘CE’ CONFORMITY MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS

    1. Article 11.(1) The ‘CE’ conformity marking and the required supplementary data...

    2. Article 12.Without prejudice to Article 8: where a Member State establishes...

    3. Article 13.Where an instrument which is used for any of the...

  5. CHAPTER 4 FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 14.Member States shall take all steps to ensure that instruments...

    2. Article 15.Any decision taken pursuant to this Directive and resulting in...

    3. Article 16.Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of...

    4. Article 17.Directive 90/384/EEC, as amended by the Directive listed in Annex...

    5. Article 18.This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

    6. Article 19.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. Preliminary observation

      2. METROLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS

        1. 1. Units of mass

        2. 2. Accuracy classes

          1. 2.1. The following accuracy classes have been defined:

          2. 2.2. Scale intervals

            1. 2.2.1. The actual scale interval (d) and the verification scale interval...

            2. 2.2.2. For all instruments other than those with auxiliary indicating devices:...

            3. 2.2.3. For instruments with auxiliary indicating devices the following conditions apply:...

        3. 3. Classification

          1. 3.1. Instruments with one weighing range

          2. 3.2. Instruments with multiple weighing ranges

          3. 3.3. Multi-interval instruments

            1. 3.3.1. Instruments with one weighing range may have several partial weighing...

            2. 3.3.2. Each partial weighing range i of multi-interval instruments is defined...

            3. 3.3.3. The partial weighing ranges are classified according to Table 2....

        4. 4. Accuracy

          1. 4.1. On implementation of the procedures laid down in Article 9,...

          2. 4.2. The maximum permissible errors in service are twice the maximum...

        5. 5. Weighing results of an instrument shall be repeatable, and shall...

        6. 6. The instrument shall react to small variations in the load....

        7. 7. Influence quantities and time

          1. 7.1. Instruments of classes II, III and IIII, liable to be...

          2. 7.2. The instruments shall meet the metrological requirements within the temperature...

          3. 7.3. Instruments operated from a mains power supply shall meet the...

          4. 7.4. Electronic instruments, except those in class I and in class...

          5. 7.5. Loading an instrument in class II, III or IIII for...

          6. 7.6. Under other conditions the instruments shall either continue to function...

        8. Design and construction

          1. 8. General requirements

            1. 8.1. Design and construction of the instruments shall be such that...

            2. 8.2. When exposed to disturbances, electronic instruments shall not display the...

            3. 8.3. The requirements of points 8.1 and 8.2 shall be met...

            4. 8.4. When external equipment is connected to an electronic instrument through...

            5. 8.5. The instruments shall have no characteristics likely to facilitate fraudulent...

            6. 8.6. Instruments shall be designed to permit ready execution of the...

          2. 9. Indication of weighing results and other weight values

          3. 10. Printing of weighing results and other weight values

          4. 11. Levelling

          5. 12. Zeroing

          6. 13. Tare devices and preset tare devices

          7. 14. Instruments for direct sales to the public, with a maximum...

          8. 15. Price labelling instruments

    2. ANNEX II

      CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

      1. 1. EC type-examination

        1. 1.1. EC type-examination is the procedure whereby a notified body verifies...

        2. 1.2. The application for EC type-examination shall be lodged with a...

        3. 1.3. The notified body shall:

          1. 1.3.1. examine the design documentation and verify that the type has...

          2. 1.3.2. agree with the applicant on the location where the examinations...

          3. 1.3.3. perform or have performed the appropriate examinations and/or tests to...

          4. 1.3.4. perform or have performed the appropriate examinations and/or tests to...

        4. 1.4. Where the type complies with the provisions of this Directive,...

        5. 1.5. Each notified body shall periodically make available to all Member...

        6. 1.6. The other notified bodies may receive a copy of the...

        7. 1.7. The applicant shall keep the notified body that has issued...

      2. 2. EC declaration of type conformity (guarantee of production quality)

        1. 2.1. The EC declaration of type conformity (guarantee of production quality)...

        2. 2.2. The manufacturer shall have adequately implemented a quality system as...

        3. 2.3. Quality system

          1. 2.3.1. The manufacturer shall lodge an application for approval of his...

          2. 2.3.2. The quality system shall ensure conformity of the instruments with...

          3. 2.3.3. The notified body shall examine and evaluate the quality system...

          4. 2.3.4. The manufacturer or his authorised representative shall keep the notified...

          5. 2.3.5. Any notified body that withdraws approval of a quality system...

        4. 2.4. EC surveillance

          1. 2.4.1. The purpose of EC surveillance is to make sure that...

          2. 2.4.2. The manufacturer shall grant the notified body access for inspection...

          3. 2.4.3. The notified body shall ensure that the manufacturer maintains and...

      3. 3. EC verification

        1. 3.1. EC verification is the procedure whereby the manufacturer or his...

        2. 3.2. The manufacturer shall take all necessary measures in order that...

        3. 3.3. The notified body shall carry out the appropriate examinations and...

        4. 3.4. For instruments not subject to EC type-approval, the documents relating...

        5. 3.5. Verification by checking and testing of each instrument

          1. 3.5.1. All instruments shall be individually examined and appropriate tests, as...

          2. 3.5.2. The notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed,...

          3. 3.5.3. The manufacturer or his authorised representative shall ensure that he...

      4. 4. EC unit verification

        1. 4.1. EC unit verification is the procedure whereby the manufacturer or...

        2. 4.2. The notified body shall examine the instrument and carry out...

        3. 4.3. The aim of the technical documentation relating to the design...

        4. 4.4. The manufacturer or his authorised representative shall ensure that he...

      5. 5. Common provisions

        1. 5.1. The EC declaration of type conformity (guarantee of production quality),...

        2. 5.2. If the instrument’s performance is sensitive to gravity variations the...

          1. 5.2.1. Where a manufacturer has opted for execution in two stages...

          2. 5.2.2. The party which has carried out the first stage of...

          3. 5.2.3. A manufacturer who has opted for the EC declaration of...

          4. 5.2.4. The ‘CE’ conformity marking shall be affixed to the instrument...

    3. ANNEX III

      DESIGN TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

      1. The technical documentation must render the design, manufacture and operation...

      2. The documentation shall include in so far as relevant for...

      3. a general description of the type, conceptual designs and manufacturing...

    4. ANNEX IV

      ‘CE’ CONFORMITY MARKING AND INSCRIPTIONS

      1. 1. Instruments subject to the EC conformity assessment procedure

        1. 1.1. These instruments must bear:

        2. 1.2. The instruments shall have adequate facilities for the affixing of...

        3. 1.3. Where a data plate is used it shall be possible...

        4. 1.4. The inscriptions Max, Min, e, and d, shall also be...

        5. 1.5. Each load measuring device which is connected or can be...

      2. 2. Other instruments

      3. 3. Restrictive use symbol specified in Article 13

    5. ANNEX V

      The minimum criteria to be applied by member states when designating bodies for the carrying-out of tasks pertaining to the procedures referred to in article 9

      1. 1. The bodies shall have at their disposal the necessary personnel,...

      2. 2. The personnel of the bodies shall have technical competence and...

      3. 3. The bodies shall work independently of all circles, groups or...

      4. 4. The personnel of the bodies shall respect professional confidentiality.

      5. 5. The bodies shall take out a civil liability insurance if...

      6. The fulfilment of the conditions under points 1 and 2...

    6. ANNEX VI

      ‘CE’ CONFORMITY MARKING

      1. The ‘CE’ conformity marking shall consist of the initials ‘CE’...

    7. ANNEX VII

      1. PART A

      2. PART B

    8. ANNEX VIII

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