CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Optionality
Article 3
1
Member States may prescribe the use of measuring instruments for measuring tasks, where they consider it justified for reasons of public interest, public health, public safety, public order, protection of the environment, protection of consumers, levying of taxes and duties and fair trading.
2
Where Member States do not prescribe such use, they shall communicate the reasons therefor to the Commission and the other Member States.