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Regulation of Minister
Tallinn
................................... No ..........
List of Measuring Instruments Subject to Compulsory Metrological Inspection,
Important and Special Requirements for Measuring Instruments, Including Accuracy
Requirements, and Verification Validity Periods for Measuring Instruments1
This Regulation is established on the basis of Article 7(3) of the Metrology Act.
Article 1. Scope
(1) This Regulation stipulates the list of measuring instruments which are placed on the
market, brought into use and used and which, according to Article 7(1) of the Metrology Act,
are subject to compulsory metrological inspection. It also stipulates the verification validity
periods and important and specific requirements for such measuring instruments.
(2) The types of metrological inspection of measuring instruments include conformity
assessment, type approval, legal metrological inspection and verification.
Article 2. Definitions
(1) The terms used in connection with measuring and measuring instruments comply with the
definitions given in the Metrology Act.
(2) The term “trading” is used in the sense as defined in the Trading Act.
(3) The terms “water company” and “client” are used in the sense as defined in the Public
Water Supply and Sewerage Act.
Article 3. Measuring Instruments Subject to Compulsory Metrological Examination
(1) The lists of measuring instruments subject to compulsory metrological inspection and the
accuracy requirements depending on the purpose of the instruments are in the second column
of the tables in Annexes 1 and 2.
(2) Each measuring instrument which is placed on the market and/or brought into use must
undergo metrological inspection as specified in Article 7(2) of the Metrology Act and in
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Article 10(1)(1) to (4) of the same Act. The metrological inspection procedures for specific
measuring instruments are in the third column of the table in Annex 1.
(3) A measuring instrument which is not subject to Article 49 of the Metrology Act may be
verified if the measuring instrument:
1) has passed a metrological inspection as specified in Article 7(2), Articles 71, 8, 9, or
Article 10(1) of the Metrology Act taking into account Article 491(1) and Article 50(3) of the
same Act; or
2) has been verified in Estonia before this Regulation takes effect – proof of this verification
shall be required.
Article 4. Requirements for Measuring Instruments
(1) Metrological inspection must be based on important and special requirements and the
criteria (hereafter “requirements”) which have been established for the respective type of
measuring instruments in EU Directives on measuring instruments and non-automatic
weighing instruments, in individual EU directives, in the documents of the International
Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) referred to in Annexes 1 and 2 or in the standards
of international or European standardisation organisations.
(2) The documents establishing the requirements for various types of measuring instruments
placed on the market and/or brought into use are in the fourth column of the table in Annex 1.
(3) National initial verification and subsequent verification of a measuring instrument in use
must be based on the requirements specified in Clause 1 and the documents mentioned in the
fourth column of the table in Annex 2 and the volumes of tests which were compulsory for
the measuring instrument at the time it was placed on the market and which have been
specified in the conformity declaration or national/EU-type approval certificate of the
measuring instrument. If the abovementioned documents contain no separate requirements
for subsequent verification, it must be based on the requirements for initial verification.
(4) The names of the documents listed in the fourth column of Annexes 1 and 2 refer to the
amended versions, except those with a year number.
Article 5. Verification validity period
(1) The verification validity periods for various types of measuring instruments are in the
third column of Annex 2.
(2) The verification validity period of a measuring instrument which has passed a
metrological inspection as specified in Article 10(1)(1) to (4) shall begin on the date on
which the national initial verification, the EU initial verification or conformity assessment
procedure of that type of measuring instruments as specified in the legal acts takes place. If
the conformity declaration, verification certificate, conformity mark or verification mark
contain no date and month, the verification validity period shall begin on 1 January of the
year the respective procedure took place.
Article 6. Administrative provisions
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(1) The verification validity periods established in this Regulation shall be applicable to
measuring instruments which have been verified before this Regulation takes effect starting
from the time when the verification validity period of the specific measuring instrument has
ended as specified in Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Regulation No 112
“The List of Measuring Instruments Subject to Metrological Inspection, the Verification
Validity Periods of and Accuracy and General Requirements for Measuring Instruments” of
21 April 2004.
(2) If the verification validity period of a specific measuring instrument in Annex 2 hereto is
longer than that specified in Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Regulation
No 112 “The List of Measuring Instruments Subject to Metrological Inspection, the
Verification Validity Periods of and Accuracy and General Requirements for Measuring
Instruments” of 21 April 2004, the new verification validity period shall take effect on the
first day the previous conformity assessment or initial/subsequent verification took place.
(3) Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Regulation No 112 “The List of
Measuring Instruments Subject to Metrological Inspection, the Verification Validity Periods
of and Accuracy and General Requirements for Measuring Instruments” of 21 April 2004
(RTL 2004, 18, 132; 112, 1760) is hereby repealed.
Aivar Sõerd
Minister of Finance
substituting the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications
Marika Priske
Secretary-General
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Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on measuring
instruments (OJ L 135, 30.04.2004, pp. 1-80);
EC Council Directive 90/384/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States
relating to non-automatic weighing instruments (OJ L 189, 20.07.90, pp. 1-16) as amended
by Directive 93/68/EEC (OJ L 220, 30.08.1993, pp. 1-22);
EC Council Directive 71/316/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological
inspection (OJ L 202, 06.09.1971, pp. 1-13), as amended by Directives 72/427/EEC (OJ L
291, 28.12.1972, pp. 156-157); 83/575/EEC (OJ L 332, 28.11.1983, pp. 43-47), 87/354/EEC
(OJ L 192, 11.07.1987, pp. 43-45), 87/355/EEC (OJ L 192, 11.07.1987, pp. 46-47),
88/665/EEC (OJ L 382, 31.12.1988, pp. 42-43);
EC Council Directive 71/317/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to 5 kg to 50 kg medium accuracy rectangular bar weights and 1 kg to 10 kg medium
accuracy cylindrical weights (OJ L 202, 06.09.1971, pp. 14-20);
EC Council Directive 71/349/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the calibration of the tanks of vessels (OJ L 239, 25.10.1971, p. 15);
EC Council Directive 72/306/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to the measures to be taken against the emission of pollutants from diesel engines for
use in vehicles (OJ L 190, 20.08.1972, p. 1) as amended by Directives 89/491/EEC (OJ L
238, 15.08.1989, p. 43) and 97/20/EC (OJ L 125, 16.05.1997, p. 21);
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EC Council Directive 74/148/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to weights of from 1 mg to 50 kg of above-medium accuracy (OJ L 84, 28.03.1974,
pp. 3-7);
EC Council Directive 76/765/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to alcoholmeters and alcohol hydrometers (OJ L 262, 20.09.1976, pp. 143) as
amended by Directive 82/624/EEC (OJ L 27.08.1982, p. 8) and a corrigendum (OJ L 060,
05.03.1977);
EC Council Directive 86/217/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to tyre pressure gauges for motor vehicles (OJ L 152, 06.06.1986, p. 48);
EC Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices (OJ L 169, 12.07.1993, pp. 143), as amended by Directives 98/79/EC (OJ L 331, 07.12.1998, p. 1), 2000/70/EC (OJ L
313, 13.12.2000, p. 22) and 2001/104/EC (OJ L 6, 10.01.2002, p. 50) and Regulation (EC)
No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, pp. 1-53).
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Annex 1 to Minister of Economic Affairs and
Communications Regulation No … “The List of
Measuring Instruments Subject to Compulsory
Metrological Inspection, Important and Special
Requirements for Measuring Instruments,
Including
Accuracy
Requirements,
and
Verification Validity Periods for Measuring
Instruments” of … ………. 2006
Measuring Instruments Placed on the Market and Brought into Use which are Subject
to Compulsory Metrological Inspection
In the third column of the list of measuring instruments below, the following abbreviations
are used for referring to the required type of metrological inspection and the respective
procedures.
C1 – the conformity assessment procedures stipulated in Directive 2004/22/EC (Minister of
Economic Affairs and Communications Regulation No 46 “The Important and Special
Requirements for Measuring Instruments Subject to Directive 2004/22/EC, the Procedure for
Assessing the Compliance Thereof with the Requirements, the Certification Procedure and
Marking Requirements” of 15 May 2006) shall be compulsory;
C2 – the conformity assessment procedures stipulated in Directive 90/384/EEC (Minister of
Economic Affairs and Communications Regulation No 109 “The Metrological and Technical
Requirements for Non-automatic Weighing Instruments, Requirements for Design,
Construction, Marking, Conformity Assessment and Certification” of 21 April 2004) shall be
compulsory;
C3 – the conformity assessment procedures stipulated in Directive 93/42/EEC (Government
of the Republic Regulation No 354 “The Conformity Assessment Procedure for Medical
Equipment” of 13 December 2004) shall be compulsory;
EC – the EC initial verification of a measuring instrument which has an EC type-approval
certificate and has been produced in compliance with individual directives concerning
measuring instruments shall be compulsory during the verification validity period but not
later than 30 October 2016;
NT1 – initial verification of a measuring instrument which has a valid type-approval
certificate but which has received it before 30 October 2006 shall be compulsory during the
validity period of the certificate but not later than 30 October 2006;
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NT2 – initial verification of a measuring instrument which has a national type-approval
certificate shall be compulsory;
NC – initial verification of a measuring instrument on the basis of its calibration results shall
be compulsory.
Sequence
no
1
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Type, purpose and accuracy
Type and procedure
Documents specifying
requirement for measuring
of metrological
requirements
instrument
inspection
2
3
4
MASS MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS USED IN
TRANSACTIONS, PURSUANT
TO REQUIREMENTS IN
CUSTOMS AND TAX ACTS,
DURING STATE SUPERVISION,
IN MEDICINE OR CHECKING OF
ACTUAL CONTENTS OF PREPACKAGES
Weights used with weighing
NC
OIML R 111
instruments specified in 1.2, 1.3, 1.8,
1.10 and 1.13 – Classes M1, M2 and
EC
Directives 71/317/EEC
M3
and 74/148/EEC
The
following
measuring
instruments which are used in
trading:
(1) electronic, electromechanical or
mechanical non-automatic weighing
instruments which have or have not
a price indicating device or printing
device (hereafter “non-automatic
weighing instruments”) – Class III;
(2)
non-automatic
weighing
instruments for weighing precious
metals, products of precious metals,
precious stones or semiprecious
stones – Class II;
(3)
non-automatic
weighing
instruments for weighing tea and
condiments – Class II or III
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in providing postal services –
Class III
V2
Directive 90/384/EEC,
V2
Directive 90/384/EEC,
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in transactions not mentioned in
1.2 or 1.3 and for quantitative
V2
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
Directive 90/384/EEC,
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
Standard
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1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11
measuring of customs and excise
goods – Class III
Non-automatic weighing instruments
for determining the ethanol content
of excise goods and for measuring
moisture content of grain and timber
– Class II
Automatic weighing instruments for
weighing moving wagons and trains
and used in transactions or
measuring the quantity of customs
and excise goods – Class 0.5
Automatic weighing instruments for
weighing moving vehicles and used
in transactions or measuring the
quantity of customs and excise
goods – Class 0.5
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in checking pharmaceuticals
and preparing pharmaceuticals in
pharmacies – Class II
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in medicine for checking
patients’ health, diagnosing and
treatment, including weighing
instruments used for weighing
babies – Class III
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in checking the actual content
of pre-packages and the volume of
packages used as measuring
containers – Class II or III
Automatic
limit
weighing
instruments,
weight
grading
machines, hopper-type weighing
instruments or continuous totalising
weighing machines and gravimetric
metering
devices
used
in
transactions or preparing prepackages if the reading of the
automatic weighing instrument is
considered final in the transaction or
indicating the quantity of content –
accuracy classes in the respective
OIML document in compliance with
the requirements for measuring
results stipulated in legal acts
EVS-EN 45501
V2
Directive 90/384/EEC,
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 106
NT1
OIML R 106 (1997)
NT2
OIML R 134-1
V2
Directive 90/384/EEC,
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
V2
Directive 90/384/EEC,
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
V2
Directive 90/384/EEC,
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
C1
NT1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 50,
OIML R 51,
OIML R 61,
OIML R 107
OIML R 50 (1997),
OIML R 51 (1996),
OIML R 61 (2004),
OIML R 107 (1997)
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1.12
1.13
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2.1
Automatic or non-automatic
weighing instruments with a label
printing device which are used in
preparing pre-packages of varying
content volume or in pre-packaging
goods if the reading of the weighing
instrument and the print-out is
considered the final result indicating
the actual content of the package –
accuracy class in the respective
OIML document in the case of
automatic weighing instruments,
Class II or III in the case of nonautomatic weighing instruments
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used directly as an inspection
measuring device in supervision of
compliance with legal acts, including
in
1) supervision according to
“Precious Metal Act” – Class II;
2) expert assessments during pretrial procedure or extrajudicial
proceedings of misdemeanours –
Class II or III;
3) determining the mass of
inspection purchases pursuant
“Consumer Protection Act” – Class
II or III;
4) immediate weighing of vehicles –
Class III;
5) measuring tyre and axle load of
vehicles and determining the overall
mass of the vehicle on the basis
thereof – Class III or IIII
LIQUID (except water) AMOUNT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
USED IN TRANSACTIONS,
PURSUANT TO REQUIREMENTS
IN CUSTOMS AND TAX ACTS,
DURING STATE SUPERVISION,
OR CHECKING ACTUAL
CONTENTS OF PRE-PACKAGES
Measuring systems of continuous
dynamic functioning for measuring
amounts of liquids, including petrol
pumps; measuring systems on road
tankers; for loading ships, railroad
V2
C1
NT1
V2
Directive 90/384/EEC,
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 51,
OIML R 61,
OIML R 107
OIML R 51 (1996),
OIML R 61 (2004),
OIML R 107 (1997)
Directive 90/384/EEC;
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
C1
NT1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 117
OIML R 117 (1995),
OIML R 118 (1995)
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2.2
tankers and road tankers; for fuelling
aeroplanes; measuring systems for
milk and other edible liquids – Class
0.5
EC
Directives
71/319/EEC,
71/348/EEC,
77/313/EEC
Electronic mass measuring systems
which have received national type
approval before 30 October 2006
(density and capacity readings are
not official) – Class 0.5
Continuously functioning measuring
systems on pipelines – Class 0.3
NT1
OIML R 105 (1993/95),
Standard
ISO 10790
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 117
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
Measuring systems for liquefied
gasses (temp. > -10 °C) and
measuring systems in 2.1 and 2.2 if
used for measuring liquids which
temperature is below -10 °C or
above 50 °C and dynamic viscosity
exceeds 1000 mPa.s or consumption
remains below 20 L/h – Class 1.0
Beakers of 5 ml to 2000 ml – Class
A
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 117
NT1
OIML R 117 (1995)
NC
Metal capacity measures of 5 L to
200 L – ±0.2% of nominal capacity
Fixed cylindrical measuring tanks,
including vertical or horizontal tanks
with a peephole and/or exterior
sounding pipe – ±0.3%
NC
Standards
EN ISO 4788,
ISO 4787
OIML R 120 (1996)
NC
OIML R 71 (1985),
Permanent pipelines which are part
of measuring tanks and connect
loading units (verification using a
geometric method) – ±0.5%
Measuring tanks in ships – ±0.3%
NC
Moving measuring tankers which
have been permanently fixed onto a
vehicle or a rail unit – ±0.2%
NC
NC
Standards
ISO 4269:2001,
ISO 7507-1,
ISO 7507-2,
ISO 7507-3,
ISO 7507-4,
ISO 7507-5,
ISO 12917-1,
ISO 12917-2
Standard
ISO 12917-1
(for determining
circumference)
Directive 71/349/EEC,
OIML R 95
OIML R 80
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2.10
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
4
4.1
Measures used in bars (capacity
measures):
(1) transfer measures – ±2 ml/±3%
(linear measure) or +4 ml/+6% (brim
measure);
(2) serving measures –
±5%/±(5ml+2.5%) (linear measure)
or +10%/±(10ml+5%) (brim
measure)
GAS MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS USED IN
TRANSACTIONS OR PURSUANT
TO REQUIREMENTS IN
CUSTOMS AND TAX ACTS
Gas volume meters with deformable
walls
- Class 1.5 or 1.0
- with maximum permissible errors
±3%/±2%
Rotary piston gas meters
- Class 1.0 or 1.5
- - with maximum permissible errors
±2%/±1%.
Turbine gas meters
- Class 1.0 or 1.5
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard EN 1359:2006,
EC
Directive 71/318/EEC
C1
EC
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
EN 12480:2006,
Directive 71/318/EEC
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
EN 12261:2006,
- with maximum permissible errors
±2%/±1%.
Ultrasonic gas meters – Class 1.5 or
1.0
EC
Directive 71/318/EEC
C1
Agreed volume gas meters – with
permissible errors of ±0.7% or ±1.0/
in working conditions;
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard EN
14236:2006
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
EN 12405-1:2006
- with a permissible error of ±0.5%
in conditions specified in 8.1 of
Standard EN 12405-1:2006
WATER AND HEAT METERS
USED IN TRANSACTIONS
Water meters
±5%/±2% (at water temperature
<30°C) or ±5%/±3% (at water
NT1
C1
Standard EN
12405:2002
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard EN 14154,
OIML R 49
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4.2
temperature >30°C)
EC
Directive 75/33/EEC,
Directive 79/830/EEC
Heat meters and/or their
subassemblies – Class 3 or 2
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard EN 1434,
OIML R 75
NT1
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AC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
USED IN TRANSACTIONS
5.1
Active energy meters for direct or
transformer connection – Class A, B
or C
5.2
With induction measurement system:
- active energy meters – Class 1 or 2
- reactive energy meters – Class 3
5.3
With electronic measuring system:
(1) active energy meters – Class 1 or
2
(2) active energy meters – Class 0.2S
or 0.5S
5.4
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6.1
Standard EN 1434,
OIML R 75 (2002)
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC
Standards
EN 50470-1,
EN 50470-2,
EN 50470-3
NT1, EC (kl 2)
Directive 76/891/EEC,
Standard EN 62053-11
NT2
According to national
type approval certificate
NT1
Standards
EN 62052-11,
EN 62053-21
Standards
EN 62052-11,
EN 62053-22
Standards
EN 62052-11,
EN 62053-23
Standards
EN 60044-1,
EN 60044-2,
EN 60044-3
NT2
(3) reactive energy meters – Class 2
or 3
NT2
Measuring transformers – Class 0.2,
0.2S, 0.5 or 0.5S in the case of
current transformers, Class 0.2 or 0.5
in the case of voltage transformers
LENGTH MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS USED IN
TRANSACTIONS, PURSUANT
TO REQUIREMENTS IN
CUSTOMS AND TAX ACTS, IN
CALCULATING THE FEE FOR
POSTAL SERVICES OR DURING
STATE SUPERVISION
Length measures (tape measures and
inflexible or semi-flexible measures)
NT2
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
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6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
7
7.1
8
8.1
8.2
– Class I, II, III, D or S
EC
Directive 73/362/EEC
– Class I, II or III
Container level gauges – Class 2
NT2
OIML R 85,
Standards
ISO 4266-1,
ISO 4266-3
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Length measuring instruments for
measuring cables, wires, ropes, etc.,
if used in commercial activities or
pre-packaging goods – Class I, II or
III
Measuring wheels – Class I, II or III
Measuring instruments for various
dimensions used in providing postal
and storage services – permissible
error ±1d where d is the scale
interval
Area measuring instruments for
measuring leather and fur in
commercial activities
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
USED IN PROVIDING
TRANSPORT SERVICES
Taximeters before mounted to taxis
– ±0.1% of the number of impulses
indicating time and ±0.2% of those
indicating distance, ±0.1% fee
calculation error
OTHER MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS USED AS A
BASIS FOR TRANSACTIONS OR
MEASURING PURSUANT TO
TAX OR CUSTOMS ACTS OR
DURING STATE SUPERVISION
Manometers used for measuring tyre
pressure in traffic supervision or
checking the adaptation of
taximeters and tachographs to
vehicles – ±0.08 bar, ±0.16 bar or
±0.25 bar depending on the
measuring range
Speed meters in traffic supervision –
permissible error of ±1 kph or ±1%
(speed exceeding 100 kph) upon
verification using indirect method in
C1
NT1
OIML R 66 (1985)
NT2
C1
OIML R 66 (1985)
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 129
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC
OIML R 136-1
C1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
NT1
Standard EN 50148
EC
Directive 86/217/EEC
NT2
OIML R 91
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laboratory conditions
Usage errors depending on the certificate
indicating the professional certification of
the person using the device (the best
measuring capacity in the case of measuring
with certified traceability).
8.3
Vehicle exhaust gas analysers –
Class 0 or I
C1
NT1
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.11
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Vehicle exhaust gas opacimeters –
permissible error ±0.05 m-1 upon
verification in laboratory conditions
Evidential breath analysers –
±0.020 mg/l, ±5% or ±20%,
depending on measuring range
Densimeters for quantitative
measuring of fuel and alcohol –
±0.5 mg/cm3 (measuring fuel) and
±0.2 mg/cm3 (measuring ethanol
water solution)
Aerometers for alcohol and
alcoholmeters – Class I, II or III
NT2
Aerometers for quantitative
measurement of fuel – ±0.5 mg/cm3
Closed-glass liquid thermometers,
except thermometers specified in 8.9
– Type A, B or C
Thermometers build in aerometers or
used with these – ±0.10 ºC or
±0.20 ºC
Digital manometers with a Pt sensor
– ±0.5 ºC
NT2
Fixed platinum or temperature
sensors or temperature measuring
systems for measuring temperature
in measuring tanks or pipelines –
Class A or B (sensors), ±0.5 ºC
(system)
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
USED IN PROVIDING
Directive 2004/22/EEC,
OIML R 99/ISO 3930
OIML R 99 (2000),
Standard ISO 3930
Annex VII to Directive
72/306/EEC
NT2
OIML R 126 (1998)
NT2
Standards
ISO 15212-1,
ISO 15212-2,
PTB-A 13.6
EC
Directive 76/765/EEC,
OIML R 44,
Standards ISO 4801,
ISO 4805
Standard ISO 3675
NC
NT2
OIML R 133,
Standards ISO 386,
ISO 4268
OIML R 44,
Standard ISO 6152
NT2
Standard ISO 4268
NT2
Part EO 14-4 of German
Verification Procedure
Eichordnung
Standards
ISO 4266-4,
ISO 4266-6,
EN IEC 60751
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9.1
HEALTHCARE SERVICES
Sphygmomanometers – ±0.4 kPa
(±3 mm Hg)
9.2
Weighing instruments (See 1.9)
C2
Directive 93/42/EEC,
Standards
EN 1060-1,
EN 1060-2,
EN 1060-3
Note:
The valid OIML documents (without reference to the year of publication) referred to in the fourth
column of the table are freely downloadable at www.oiml.org. The earlier versions of the OIML
documents (with a reference to the year of publication provided in brackets after the document
number in the fourth column of the table) and the Annexes PTB-A 13.6 and EO 14-4 to the
German Verification Procedure are available at the Department of Legal Metrology of the
Technical Inspectorate, where information on these documents in Estonian is also provided.
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Annex 2 to Minister of Economic Affairs and
Communications Regulation No … “The List of
Measuring
Instruments
Subjected
to
Compulsory Metrological Inspection, Important
and Special Requirements for Measuring
Instruments, Including Accuracy Requirements,
and Verification Validity Periods for Measuring
Instruments” of … ………. 2006
Verification Validity Periods for Measuring Instruments in Use Which Are Subject
to Compulsory Metrological Inspection
The fourth column of the list of measuring instruments below includes a list of documents
which allow the bringing into use of measuring instruments subject to metrological
inspection in Estonia since 1992. Verification pursuant to Article 10(1)(4) and (5) of
Metrology Act has to be based on the requirements specified in the document which was
valid at the time the instrument was brought into use.
Sequenc
Type of measuring instrument,
e no
permissible errors or accuracy class
1
2
1
MASS MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
USED IN TRANSACTIONS,
PURSUANT TO REQUIREMENTS IN
CUSTOMS AND TAX ACTS, DURING
STATE SUPERVISION, IN MEDICINE
OR CHECKING OF ACTUAL
CONTENTS OF PRE-PACKAGES
1.1
Weights used with weighing instruments
specified in 1.2, 1.3, 1.8, 1.10 and 1.13 –
Classes M1, M2 and M3
1.2
The following measuring instruments
which are used in trading:
(1) electronic, electromechanical or
mechanical non-automatic weighing
instruments which have or have not a
price indicating device or printing device
(hereafter “non-automatic weighing
instruments”) – Class III;
(2) non-automatic weighing instruments
for weighing precious metals, products
of precious metals, precious stones or
Verification validity
period in years
3
Document specifying
requirements
4
2
OIML R 111,
OIML R 111 (1994),
Directives
71/317/EEC,
74/148/EEC
Directive 90/384/EEC;
1
Standard
EVS-EN 45501;
OIML R 76 (1992)
15
1.3
1.4
1.5
semiprecious stones – Class II;
(3) non-automatic weighing instruments
for weighing tea and condiments – Class
II or III
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in providing postal services – Class
III
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in transactions not mentioned in 1.2
or 1.3 and for quantitative measuring of
customs and excise goods – Class III
Non-automatic weighing instruments for
determining the ethanol content of excise
goods and for measuring moisture
content of grain and timber – Class II
1
Directive 90/384/EEC;
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
1
OIML R 76 (1992)
Directive 90/384/EEC;
Standard EVS-EN
45501,
1
OIML R 76 (1992)
Directive 90/384/EEC;
Standard EVS-EN
45501,
OIML R 76 (1992)
1.6
Automatic weighing instruments for
weighing moving wagons and trains and
used in transactions or measuring the
amount of customs and excise goods –
Class 0.5
2
Directive
2004/22/EEC,
OIML R 106,
OIML R 106 (1997)
1.7
Automatic weighing instruments for
weighing moving vehicles and used in
transactions or quantitative measuring of
customs and excise goods – Class 0.5
1
OIML R 134
1.8
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in checking pharmaceuticals and
preparing pharmaceuticals in pharmacies
– Class II
1
Directive 90/384/EEC;
Standard EVS-EN
45501
OIML R 76 (1992)
1.9
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in medicine for checking patients’
health, diagnosing and treatment,
including weighing instruments used for
weighing babies – Class III
5
Directive 90/384/EEC
Standard EVS-EN
45501,
OIML R 76 (1992)
1.10
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used in checking the actual content of
pre-packages and the volume of
packages used as measuring containers –
1
Directive 90/384/EEC
Standard EVS-EN
45501,
OIML R 76 (1992)
16
Class II or III
1.11
Automatic limit weighing instruments,
weight grading machines, hopper-type
weighing instruments or continuous
totalising weighing machines and
gravimetric metering devices used in
transactions or preparing pre-packages if
the reading of the automatic weighing
instrument is considered final in the
transaction or indicating the content –
accuracy classes in the respective OIML
document in compliance with the
requirements for measuring results
stipulated in legal acts
2
Directive
2004/22/EEC,
OIML R 51,
OIML R 50,
OIML R 61,
OIML R 107,
OIML R 50 (1997),
OIML R 51 (1996),
OIML R 61 (1996),
OIML R 61 (2004)
OIML R 107 (1997)
1.12
Automatic or non-automatic weighing
instruments with a label printing device
which are used in preparing pre-packages
of varying content volume or in prepackaging goods if the reading of the
weighing instrument and the print-out is
considered the final result indicating the
actual content of the package – accuracy
class in the respective OIML document
in the case of automatic weighing
instruments, Class II or III in the case of
non-automatic weighing instruments
1
Directive 90/384/EEC
Standard
EVS-EN 45501
OIML R 76 (1992);
Non-automatic weighing instruments
used directly as an inspection measuring
device in supervision of compliance with
legal acts, including
(1) supervision according to “Precious
Metal Act” – Class II;
(2) expert assessments during pre-trial
procedure or extrajudicial proceedings of
misdemeanours – Class II or III;
(3) determining the mass of inspection
purchases pursuant “Consumer
Protection Act” – Class II or III;
(4) immediate weighing of vehicles –
Class III;
(5) measuring tyre and axle load of
vehicles and determining the overall
mass of the vehicle on the basis thereof –
Class III or IIII
LIQUID (except water) AMOUNT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS USED
IN TRANSACTIONS, PURSUANT TO
1
1.13
2
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 51,
OIML R 61,
OIML R 107,
OIML R 51 (1996),
OIML R 61 (1996),
OIML R 61 (2004),
OIML R 107 (1997);
Directive 90/384/EEC;
Standard
EVS-EN 45501,
OIML R 76 (1992)
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2.1
REQUIREMENTS IN CUSTOMS AND
TAX ACTS, DURING STATE
SUPERVISION OR CHECKING OF
ACTUAL CONTENTS OF PREPACKAGES
Measuring systems of continuous
dynamic functioning for measuring
amounts of liquids, including petrol
pumps; measuring systems on road
tankers; for loading ships, railroad
tankers and road tankers; for fuelling
aeroplanes; measuring systems for milk
and other edible liquids – Class 0.5
1
OIML R 117,
OIML R 117 (1995),
OIML R 118 (1995)
OIML R 105
(1993/95),
Electronic mass measuring systems
which have received national type
approval before 30 October 2006
(density and capacity readings are not
official) – Class 0.5
Drum meters for alcohol – ±0.5% of the
measured amount
Standard ISO 10970
OIML R 86
2.2
Continuously functioning measuring
systems on pipelines – Class 0.3
1
2.3
Measuring systems for liquefied gasses
(temp. ≥ -10 °C) and measuring systems
in 2.1 and 2.2 if used for measuring
liquids which temperature is below
-10 °C or above 50 °C and dynamic
viscosity exceeds 1000 mPa.s or
consumption remains below 20 L/h –
Class 1.0
Beakers of 5 ml to 2000 ml – Class A
1
2.4
2.5
2.6
Directives
2004/22/EC,
71/319/EEC,
71/348/EEC,
77/313/EEC,
Unlimited
Metal capacity measures of 5 L to 200 L
10
– ±0.2% of nominal capacity
(if no event which may
change the geometry of
the container occurs
before that)
Fixed cylindrical measuring tanks,
10
including vertical or horizontal tanks
(if no event which may
with a peephole and/or exterior sounding change the dimensions
pipe – ±0.3 %
or position of the
container)
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 117
OIML R 117 (1995)
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 117;
OIML R 117 (1995)
Standards
EN ISO 4788,
ISO 4787
OIML R 120
OIML R 71 (1985),
Standards
ISO 4269,
ISO 7507-1,
ISO 7507-2,
ISO 7507-3,
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2.7
Permanent pipelines which are part of
measuring tanks and connect loading
units (verification using a geometric
method) – ±0.5%
2.8
Measuring tanks in ships – ±0.3%
2.9
Moving measuring tankers which have
been permanently fixed onto a vehicle or
a rail unit – ±0.2%
- on a vehicle
2.10
3
3.1
- on a rail unit
Measures used in bars (capacity
measures):
(1) transfer measures – ±2 ml/±3%
(linear measure) or +4 ml/+6% (brim
measure);
(2) serving measures –
±5%/±(5ml+2.5%) (linear measure) or
+10%/±(10ml+5%) (brim measure)
GAS MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
USED IN TRANSACTIONS OR
PURSUANT TO REQUIREMENTS IN
CUSTOMS AND TAX ACTS
Gas volume meters with deformable
walls
- subsequent verification
double value of the permissible error in
3.1 of Annex 1
- national initial verification after repairs
or if seals are lacking
permissible error in 3.1 of Annex 1
ISO 7507-4,
ISO 7507-5,
ISO 12917-1,
ISO12917-2
10
Standard
(if no event which may ISO 12917-1
change the dimensions (for determining
or position of the
circumference of the
pipeline)
pipe)
10
Directive 71/349/EEC,
(if no event which may OIML R 95
change the geometry of
the container)
OIML R 80
4
8
Unlimited
Directive 2004/22/EC,
(glass and plastic
containers); 10
(metal containers, if no OIML R 29 (1979)
event which may
change the geometry of
the container occurs
before that)
Unlimited
(G1 to G6);
16
(G10 and bigger)
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
EN 1359:2006,
Directive 71/318/EEC,
Standard
EN 1359:1998,
OIML R 6 (1989),
OIML R 31 (1995)
depending on type
approval of measuring
instruments in use
19
3.2
Rotary piston gas meters
- subsequent verification
double value of the permissible error in
3.2 of Annex 1
12
- national initial verification after repairs
or if seals are lacking
permissible error in 3.1 of Annex 1
3.3
Turbine gas meters
- subsequent verification
double value of the permissible error in
3.3 of Annex 1
Directive 71/318/EEC,
Standard EN 12480
OIML R 6 (1989),
OIML R 32 (1989)
depending on type
approval of measuring
instruments in use
8
(up to G1600);
12
(G2500 and bigger)
- national initial verification after repairs
or if seals are lacking
permissible error in 3.3 of Annex 1
3.4
Ultrasonic gas meters – Class 1.5 or 1.0
4
3.5
Agreed volume gas meters
- with permissible errors of ±0.7% or
±1.0% in working conditions;
4
4
4.1
- with a permissible error of ±0.5% in
conditions specified in Clause 8.1 of
Standard EN 12405-1:2006
WATER AND HEAT METERS USED
IN TRANSACTIONS
Water meters
(1) ±5%/±2% (at water temperature <
30 °C) or ±5%/±3% (at water
temperature > 30 °C);
(2) Class A, B or C;
(3) Class 1 or 2
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
EN 12480:2006,
5
2
(cold water meters on
the basis of the
readings of which
transactions between
water companies and
their clients take place);
10
(meters which DN >
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
EN 12261:2006,
Directive 71/318/EEC,
Standard EN 12261,
OIML R 6 (1989),
OIML R 32 (1989)
depending on type
approval of measuring
instruments in use
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
EN 14236:2006
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standards
EN 12405-1:2006,
EN 12405:2002
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard EN 14154,
OIML R 49,
Directive 75/33/EEC,
Directive 79/830/EEC,
OIML R 49 (2003),
OIML R 49 (1976),
OIML R 72 (1985)
depending on type
approval of measuring
instruments in use
20
4.2
Heat meters and/or their subassemblies –
Class 3 or 2
Class 4 or 5 (OIML)
5
5.1
AC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
USED IN TRANSACTIONS
Active energy meters for direct or
transformer connection – Class A, B or C
300 mm)
2
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard EN 1434,
10
OIML R 75,
(transformers of flow Standards
meters of heat meters EN 1434,
which DN > 300 mm) EN IEC 60751,
OIML R 72 (1985),
OIML R 75 (2002),
OIML R 75 (1988)
depending on type
approval of measuring
instruments in use
16
(induction meters);
12
(fixed electronic
meters)
5.2
5.3
5.4
Active energy meters with induction
measuring system – Class 1 or 2
Reactive energy meters – Class 3
With electronic measuring system:
(1) active energy meters – Class 1 or 2
16
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standards
EN 50470-1,
EN 50470-2,
EN 50470-3,
Directive 76/891/EEC,
Standards
EN 62053-11,
EN 60521;
Standard EN 60145
12
Standards
EN 62052-11,
8
EN 62053-21,
(combined meters with EN 61306
(2) active energy meters – Class 0.2S or
active/reactive and Standards
0.5S
import/export
EN 62052-11,
consumption direction) EN 62053-22,
EN 60687
(3) reactive energy meters – Class 2 or 3
Standards
EN 62052-11,
EN 62053-23,
EN 61268
Measuring transformers – Class 0.2,
Measuring transformers Standard
0.2S, 0.5 or 0.5S in the case of current
functioning with the EN IEC 60044-1,
transformers, Class 0.2 or 0.5 in the case meter at low voltage EN 60044-2,
of voltage transformers
measuring points,
EN 60044-3
according to
verification validity
periods of meters;
unlimited in the case of
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other transformers
6
6.1
LENGTH MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS USED IN
TRANSACTIONS, PURSUANT TO
REQUIREMENTS IN CUSTOMS AND
TAX ACTS, IN CALCULATING THE
FEE FOR POSTAL SERVICES OR
DURING STATE SUPERVISION
Length measures (tape measures and
inflexible or semi-flexible measures) –
Class I, II, III, D or S
Tape measures, sounding poles and
telescopic sounding poles – Class II or
III
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
7
7.1
8
Level gauge-tape measures for
determining the amount of liquid in
measuring tanks – Class I or II
Container level gauges – Class 2
Length measuring instruments for
measuring cables, wires, ropes, etc., if
used in commercial activities or prepackaging goods – Class I, II or III
Measuring wheels – Class I, II or III
Measuring instruments for various
dimensions used in providing postal and
storage services – permissible error ±1d
where d is the scale interval
Area measuring instruments for
measuring leather and fur in commercial
activities
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS USED
IN PROVIDING TRANSPORT
SERVICES
Taximeters – permissible errors in the
case of verification at laboratory
conditions: ±0.1% of the number of
impulses indicating time and ±0.2% of
those indicating distance, ±0.1% fee
calculation error
OTHER MEASURING
INSTRUMENTS USED AS A BASIS
FOR TRANSACTIONS OR
5
Directive 2004/22/EC,
2
Length measures of
Class D and S and level Directive 73/362/EEC
gauge/tape measures
2
3
OIML R 85,
Standards
ISO 4266-1,
ISO 4266-3
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 66 (1985)
2
10
OIML R 66 (1985)
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 129
10
Directive 2004/22/EC,
OIML R 136-1
2
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard EN 50148
22
8.1
8.2
MEASURING PURSUANT TO TAX
OR CUSTOMS ACTS OR DURING
STATE SUPERVISION
Manometers used for measuring tyre
pressure in traffic supervision or
checking the adaptation of taximeters
and tachographs to vehicles – ±0.08 bar,
±0.16 bar or ±0.25 bar depending on the
measuring range
Speed meters in traffic supervision –
permissible error of ±1 kph or ±1%
(speed exceeding 100 kph) upon
verification using indirect method in
laboratory conditions
1
Directive 86/217/EEC
1
OIML R 91 (1990)
1
Directive 2004/22/EC,
Standard
ISO 3930/OIML R 99,
Usage errors depending on the certificate
indicating the professional certification of the
person using the device (the best measuring
capacity in the case of measuring with certified
traceability).
8.3
Vehicle exhaust gas analysers – Class 0
or I
OIML R 99 (2000),
Standard ISO 3930
Directive 72/306/EEC
Annex VII
Vehicle exhaust gas opacimeters –
±0.05 m-1
8.4
8.5
Evidential breath analysers –
±0.020 mg/l, ±5% or ±20% upon initial
verification, depending on measuring
range ±0.032 mg/l, ±8% and ±30% upon
subsequent verification
Densimeters for quantitative measuring
of fuel and alcohol – ±0.5 mg/cm3
(measuring fuel) and ±0.2 mg/cm3
(measuring ethanol water solution)
0.5
1
8.6
Aerometers for alcohol and
alcoholmeters – Class I, II or III
5
8.7
Aerometers for quantitative measurement
of fuel – ±0.5 mg/cm3
Closed-glass liquid thermometers, except
thermometers in 8.9 – Type A, B or C
5
8.8
5
OIML R 126 (1998)
Standards
ISO 15212-1,
ISO 15212-2,
PTB-A 13.6
Directive 76/765/EEC,
OIML R 44 (1985),
Standards
ISO 4801,
ISO 4805
Standard ISO 3675
OIML R 133,
Standards
ISO 386,
23
8.9
8.10
8.11
9
9.1
9.2
Thermometers build in aerometers or
used with these – ±0.10 ºC or ±0.20 ºC
Digital manometers with a Pt sensor –
±0.5 ºC
5
Fixed platinum or temperature sensors or
temperature measuring systems for
measuring temperature in measuring
tanks or pipelines provided that a
certified measurer checks the insulation
resistance and temperature reading
accuracy once every two years without
demounting the temperature sensor –
Class A or B (sensors), ±0.5 ºC (system)
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS USED
IN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE
SERVICES
Sphygmomanometers – ±0.4 kPa
(±3 mm Hg)
10
1
2
ISO 4268
OIML R 44,
Standard ISO 6152
ISO 4268,
Part EO 14-4 of
German Verification
Procedure
Eichordnung
Standards
EN ISO 4266-4,
ISO 4266-6,
EN IEC 60751
Directive 93/42/EEC,
Standards
EN 1060-1,
EN 1060-2,
EN 1060-3
Weighing instruments (See 1.9)
Note:
The valid OIML documents (without reference to the year of publication) referred to in the fourth
column of the table are freely downloadable at www.oiml.org. The earlier versions of the OIML
documents (with a reference to the year of publication provided in brackets after the document
number in the fourth column of the table) and the Annexes PTB-A 13.6 and EO 14-4 to the
German Verification Procedure are available at the Department of Legal Metrology of the
Technical Inspectorate, where information on these documents in Estonian is also provided.
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