Directive 2009/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

ANNEX I EC PATTERN APPROVAL

1. Application for EC approval

1.1. The application and the correspondence relating to it shall be drawn up in an official language in accordance with the laws of the Member State to which the application is made. The Member State has the right to require that the annexed documents should also be written in the same official language.

The applicant shall send simultaneously to all Member States a copy of his application.

1.2. The application shall contain the following information:

(a)

the name and address of the manufacturer or the firm, or of his or its authorised representative or of the applicant;

(b)

the category of instrument;

(c)

the intended use;

(d)

the measurement characteristics;

(e)

the commercial designation, if any, or the type.

1.3. The application shall be accompanied by the documents necessary for its evaluation, in duplicate, and in particular:

1.3.1.

a description in particular of:

(a)

the construction and operation of the instrument;

(b)

the protecting arrangements ensuring correct working;

(c)

the devices for regulation and adjustment;

(d)

the intended locations for:

• verification marks,

• seals (where applicable);

1.3.2.

general arrangement drawings and, where necessary, detailed drawings of important components;

1.3.3.

a schematic drawing illustrating the principles of operation and, where necessary, a photograph.

1.4. The application shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by documents relevant to the national approvals already granted.

2. Examination for EC approval

2.1. The examination shall comprise:

2.1.1.

a study of the documents and an examination of the measurement characteristics of the pattern in the laboratories of the metrological service, in approved laboratories or at the place of manufacture, delivery or installation;

2.1.2.

if the measurement characteristics of the pattern are known in detail, only an examination of the documents submitted.

2.2. The examination shall cover the entire performance of the instrument under normal conditions of use. Under such conditions, that instrument must maintain the measurement characteristics required.

2.3. The nature and scope of the examination mentioned in point 2.1 may be specified by separate Directives.

2.4. The metrological service may require the applicant to put at its disposal the standards and the appropriate means in terms of material and assisting personnel for the performance of the approval tests.

3. EC certificate and sign of approval

3.1. The certificate shall give the results of the examination of the pattern and shall specify the other requirements which must be complied with. It shall be accompanied by descriptions, drawings and diagrams necessary to identify the pattern and to explain its functioning. The sign of approval provided for in Article 4 shall be a stylised letter ε containing:

• in the upper part, the distinguishing capital letter(s) of the Member State which granted the approval (B for Belgium, BG for Bulgaria, CZ for the Czech Republic, DK for Denmark, D for Germany, EST for Estonia, IRL for Ireland, EL for Greece, E for Spain, F for France, I for Italy, CY for Cyprus, LV for Latvia, LT for Lithuania, L for Luxembourg, H for Hungary, M for Malta, NL for Netherlands, A for Austria, PL for Poland, P for Portugal, RO for Romania, SI for Slovenia, SK for Slovakia, FI for Finland, S for Sweden, UK for the United Kingdom) and the last two digits of the year of approval,

• in the lower part, a designation to be determined by the metrological service which granted approval (an identification number).

An example of this approval sign is shown in point 6.1.

3.2. In the case of EC limited approval, the letter P, having the same dimensions as the stylised letter ε, shall be placed before this letter.

An example of this limited approval sign is shown in point 6.2.

3.3. The sign mentioned in Article 6 is the same as the EC approval sign, except that the stylised letter ε is reversed symmetrically about a vertical axis and bears no other indication unless the separate Directives stipulate otherwise.

An example of this sign is shown in point 6.3.

3.4. The sign mentioned in Article 11 is the same as the EC approval sign in a hexagon.

An example of this sign is shown in point 6.4.

3.5. The signs mentioned in points 3.1 to 3.4 and affixed by the manufacturer in accordance with the provisions of this Directive must be affixed at a visible point of each instrument and all ancillary equipment submitted for verification, and must be legible and indelible. If their affixation presents technical difficulties, exceptions may be made in separate Directives or accepted after agreement among the metrological services of Member States has been reached.

4. Depositing of a sample instrument

In the cases mentioned by separate Directives, the service which granted the approval may, if it considers this necessary, request the deposition of the sample instrument for which approval has been granted. Instead of that sample instrument, the service may authorise the depositing of parts of the instrument, of scale models or of drawings, and will mention this on the EC certificate of approval.

5. Announcement of approval

5.1. At the same time as the party concerned is notified, copies of the EC certificate of approval shall be sent to the Commission and to the other Member States; the latter can also obtain copies of the reports of the metrological examinations if they wish.

5.2. Withdrawal of EC pattern approval and other communications concerning the extent and validity of EC pattern approval shall also be subject to the announcement procedure mentioned in point 5.1.

5.3. A Member State which refuses to grant EC pattern approval shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of its decision.

6. Signs relative to EC pattern approval

6.1. Sign of EC pattern approval

Example:

EC pattern approval granted by the Metrological Service of Germany in 1971 (see point 3.1, first indent). Identification number of the EC pattern approval (see point 3.1, second indent).

6.2. Sign of EC limited pattern approval (see point 3.2)

Example:

EC limited pattern approval granted by the Metrological Service of Germany in 1971. Identification number of the EC limited pattern approval.

6.3. Sign of exemption from EC pattern approval (see point 3.3)

Example:

6.4. Sign of EC pattern approval for instruments exempt from EC initial verification (see point 3.4)

Example:

EC pattern approval granted by the Metrological Service of Germany in 1971. Identification number of the EC pattern approval.