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Directive 2009/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 2009/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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3.EC initial verification marks
3.1.Description of EC initial verification marks
3.1.1.Subject to the provisions of separate Directives, EC initial verification marks which are affixed in accordance with point 3.3 shall be as follows:
3.1.1.1.
the final EC verification mark shall be composed of two stamps:
(a)
the first consists of a lower-case letter ‘e’ containing:
in the upper half, the distinguishing capital letter(s) of the Member State where the original check is carried out (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) together, where necessary, with one or two figures identifying a territorial or administrative subdivision,
in the lower half, the identification number of the verifying agent or office;
(b)
the second stamp shall consist of the last two digits of the year of the verification, in a hexagon;
3.1.1.2.
the mark of EC partial verification shall consist solely of the first stamp. It shall also serve as a seal.
3.2.Shape and dimensions of marks
3.2.1.The attached drawings show the shape, dimensions and outline of the letters and numbers for the EC initial verification marks as laid down in point 3.1; the first two drawings show the various parts of the stamp and the third is an example of a stamp. The dimensions given in the drawings are relative values; they are a function of the diameter of the circle described about the lower-case letter ‘e’ and about the field of the hexagon.
The actual diameters of the circles described about the marks are 1,6 mm, 3,2 mm, 6,3 mm, 12,5 mm.
3.2.2.The metrological services of Member States shall mutually exchange the original drawings of the EC initial verification marks, conforming to the models in the annexed drawings.
3.3.Affixing the marks
3.3.1.The final EC verification mark shall be affixed at the appointed location on the instrument when the latter has been completely verified and is recognised to conform to EC requirements.
3.3.2.The partial EC verification mark shall be affixed:
3.3.2.1.
when verification is made in several stages, on the instrument or part of an instrument which fulfils the conditions laid down for operations other than those at the place of installation, at the place where the stamp-date is affixed or in any other place specified in the separate Directives;
3.3.2.2.
in all cases as a seal, in the places specified in the separate Directives.
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