
CHAPTER I
Article 1 

1. This Directive shall apply to:
(a) instruments as defined in paragraph 2;
(b) units of measurement, the harmonisation of methods of measurement and metrological control and, where appropriate, the means required for application of such methods;
(c) the prescription, methods of measurement, metrological control and marking of quantities of pre-packaged products.
2. For the purpose of this Directive, ‘instruments’ shall mean measuring instruments, components of measuring instruments, additional devices and measurement equipment.
3. No Member State may, on the basis of this Directive and the separate Directives relating to it, prevent, prohibit, or restrict the placing on the market and/or entry into service of an instrument or of a product described in paragraph 1 if that instrument or product bears EC marks and/or signs in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Directive and in the separate Directives relating to the instrument or product in question.
4. Member States shall attach the same value to EC pattern approval and initial verification as to the corresponding national measures.
5. The separate Directives concerning the matters referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify:
— in particular, the measurement procedures and characteristics of, and the technical requirements for, their design and functioning, as regards the instruments referred to in paragraph 1(a),
— the requirements concerning points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1.
6. The separate Directives may fix the date on which the existing national provisions are to be replaced by Community provisions.
CHAPTER II
Article 2 

1. Member States shall grant EC pattern approval in accordance with the provisions of this Directive and of the relevant separate Directives.
2. EC pattern approval of instruments shall constitute their admission to EC initial verification and, where the latter is not required, the authorisation to place them on the market and/or to put them into service. If the separate Directive(s) applicable to a category of instruments exempt(s) that category from EC pattern approval, the instruments in that category shall be admitted directly to EC initial verification.
3. If their inspection equipment so permits, Member States shall grant EC pattern approval for every instrument which satisfies the requirements laid down in this Directive and the separate Directives relating to the instrument in question.
4. An application for EC pattern approval may be made only by the manufacturer or his representative established within the Community. For one and the same instrument, application may be made in one Member State only.
5. A Member State which has granted EC pattern approval shall take the necessary steps to ensure that it is kept informed of any modification of, or addition to, the approved pattern. It shall inform the other Member States of such alterations.Modifications of, or additions to, an approved pattern must receive additional EC pattern approval from the Member State which granted EC pattern approval, where such changes influence or might influence measurement results or the prescribed conditions for use of the instrument.However, in the case of a modified pattern, a new EC pattern approval shall be granted instead of an addition to the original EC pattern approval certificate if the pattern is modified after the provisions of this Directive or of the relevant separate Directive have been amended or adapted in such a way that the modified pattern could be approved only pursuant to the new provisions.
Article 3 
When EC pattern approval is granted for ancillary equipment, the approval shall specify:

((a)) the patterns of instrument to which this equipment may be attached or in which it may be incorporated;
((b)) the general conditions for the overall functioning of the instruments for which it is approved.
Article 4 
When an instrument has successfully completed the EC pattern approval examination laid down in this Directive and in the separate Directives relating to that instrument, the Member State which carried out that examination shall draw up an EC pattern approval certificate.
That Member State shall forward that certificate to the applicant.
In the cases provided for in Article 11 of this Directive or in a separate Directive, the applicant must, and in all other cases may, affix or cause to be affixed on each instrument conforming to the approved pattern the EC approval sign shown in the certificate.
Article 5 

1. EC pattern approval shall be valid for 10 years. It may be extended for successive periods of 10 years. The number of instruments which may be manufactured in accordance with the approved pattern shall not be limited.EC pattern approvals granted on the basis of the provisions of this Directive and of a separate Directive may not be extended after the date of the entry into force of any amendment to, or adaptation of, those Community provisions, in cases where such EC pattern approvals could not have been granted on the basis of the new provisions.When EC pattern approval is not extended, that approval shall nevertheless continue to apply to instruments already in service.
2. Where use is made of new techniques not provided for in a separate Directive, EC pattern approval with limited effect may be granted, after prior consultation of the other Member States.It may include the following restrictions:
(a) a limit on the number of instruments which may be covered by the approval;
(b) an obligation to notify the competent authorities of the places of installation;
(c) restrictions on use;
(d) special restrictions concerning the technique used.However, it may not be granted unless:
(a) the separate Directive for that category of instruments has come into force;
(b) no derogation has been made from the maximum permissible errors laid down in the separate Directives.The period of validity of such approval shall not exceed two years. It may be extended by up to three years.
3. The Member State which has granted the limited EC pattern approval referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply for adjustment to technical progress of Annexes I and II to this Directive, where appropriate, and of the separate Directives, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17(2), as soon as it considers that a new technique has proved to be satisfactory.
Article 6 
When EC pattern approval is not required for a category of instruments which meets the requirements of a separate Directive, the manufacturer may, on his own responsibility, affix to the instruments in this category the special sign described in point 3.3 of Annex I.
Article 7 

1. The Member State which has granted EC pattern approval may withdraw it:
(a) if instruments for which this approval was granted do not conform to the approved pattern or to the provisions of the relevant separate Directive;
(b) if the metrological requirements specified in the certificate of approval or the provisions of Article 5(2) are not met;
(c) if it ascertains that approval was granted in an improper manner.
2. The Member State which has granted EC pattern approval must withdraw it if the instruments constructed according to an approved pattern reveal in service a defect of a general nature which makes them unsuitable for their intended use.
3. If the Member State which granted an EC pattern approval is informed by another Member State of the occurrence of one of the cases covered by paragraphs 1 and 2, it shall also take the measures provided for in those paragraphs, after consulting with that other Member State.
4. The Member State which declares that the case referred to in paragraph 2 has arisen may forbid the placing on the market and putting into service of the instruments concerned until further notice.It shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission, stating the reasons on which its decision is based.The same procedure shall apply in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, with respect to instruments which have been exempted from EC initial verification, if the manufacturer, after due warning, does not bring the instruments into conformity with the approved pattern or with the requirements of the relevant separate Directive.
5. If the Member State which granted the EC pattern approval disputes that the case referred to in paragraph 2 of which it has been informed has arisen, or disputes that the measures taken pursuant to paragraph 4 are justified, the Member States concerned shall endeavour to settle the dispute.The Commission shall be kept informed. It shall, where necessary, hold appropriate consultations with the aim of reaching a settlement.
CHAPTER III
Article 8 

1. EC initial verification constitutes the examination of a new or reconditioned instrument and the confirmation of its conformity to the approved pattern and/or to the requirements of this Directive and the separate Directives relating to the instrument in question. It is certified by the EC initial verification mark.
2. EC initial verification of instruments may be carried out by a method other than unit checking in the cases specified in the separate Directives and in accordance with the procedures adopted.
3. If their equipment so permits, Member States shall carry out EC initial verification of instruments submitted as having the measurement characteristics and satisfying the technical construction and functioning requirements laid down by the separate Directives relating to that category of instruments.
4. In the case of instruments bearing the EC initial verification mark, the obligation imposed on Member States under Article 1(3) shall last until the end of the year following that in which the EC initial verification mark was affixed, unless separate Directives provide for a longer period.
Article 9 

1. When an instrument is submitted for EC initial verification, the Member State carrying out the examination shall determine:
(a) whether the instrument belongs to a category exempt from EC pattern approval and, if so, whether it satisfies the technical construction and functioning requirements laid down by the separate Directives relating to that instrument;
(b) whether the instrument has received EC pattern approval and, if so, whether it conforms to the approved pattern, and to the separate Directives relating to that instrument, in force on the date of issue of that EC pattern approval.
2. The examination carried out in EC initial verification relates in particular, in accordance with the separate Directives, to:
(a) the metrological characteristics;
(b) the maximum permissible errors;
(c) the construction, in so far as this guarantees that the measurement characteristics are not likely to deteriorate to any great extent under normal conditions of use;
(d) the presence of prescribed inscriptions and stamp plates or provisions for EC initial verification marking.
Article 10 
When an instrument has successfully undergone EC initial verification, in accordance with the requirements of this Directive and of the separate Directives, the EC partial or final verification marks described in Annex II, point 3 shall be affixed to that instrument under the responsibility of the Member State concerned in accordance with the rules laid down in that point.
Article 11 
When EC initial verification is not required for a category of instruments which meet the requirements of a separate Directive, the manufacturer shall, on his own responsibility, affix to the instruments in that category the special symbol described in point 3.4 of Annex I.
CHAPTER IV
Article 12 
Member States shall take all necessary measures to prevent the use on instruments of marks or inscriptions liable to be confused with the EC signs or marks.
Article 13 
Each Member State shall notify the other Member States and the Commission of the services, agencies and institutes which are duly authorised to carry out the examinations provided for in this Directive and in the separate Directives, to issue the EC pattern approval certificates and to affix the EC initial verification marks.
Article 14 
Member States may require that the prescribed inscriptions be drawn up in their official language or languages.
CHAPTER V
Article 15 
The separate Directives shall specify the control requirements for instruments in service which bear EC signs or marks and in particular the maximum errors permitted in service. If national provisions in respect of instruments which do not bear EC signs or marks lay down less stringent requirements, the latter may serve as criteria for the controls.
CHAPTER VI
Article 16 
The amendments necessary for adjusting to technical progress Annexes I and II to this Directive and the annexes to the separate Directives referred to in Article 1 shall be adopted by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and the separate Directives, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 17(2).
However, this procedure shall apply neither to the chapter relating to imperial units of measurement of the annex to the Directive on units of measurement nor to the annexes, concerning quantity ranges for pre-packed quantities of products, to the Directives on pre-packed products.
Article 17 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Adjustment to Technical Progress of the Directives referred to in Article 16.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
CHAPTER VII
Article 18 
All decisions taken pursuant to the provisions adopted in implementation of this Directive and of the separate Directives on the instruments in question and refusing to grant or extend EC pattern approval, withdrawing such approval, refusing to carry out EC initial verification or prohibiting placing on the market or entry into service shall state the reasons on which they are based. Such refusal, withdrawal or prohibition shall be notified to the party concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the remedies available to him under the laws in force in the Member States and of the time limits allowed for the exercise of such remedies.
Article 19 
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 20 
Directive 71/316/EEC, as amended by the acts listed in Annex III, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex III, Part B.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV.
Article 21 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 22 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Strasbourg, 23 April 2009.
For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. PÖTTERING
For the Council
The President
P. NEČAS
ANNEX I
1.  1.1. 
The applicant shall send simultaneously to all Member States a copy of his application.
 1.2. 

((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. 

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.  2.1. 

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.  3.1. 

— 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. 
An example of this limited approval sign is shown in point 6.2.
 3.3. 
An example of this sign is shown in point 6.3.
 3.4. 
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. 
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.  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.  6.1. 

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. 

Example:  EC limited pattern approval granted by the Metrological Service of Germany in 1971.Identification number of the EC limited pattern approval.
 6.3. 

Example: 
 6.4. 

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

ANNEX II
1.  1.1. The EC initial verification may be carried out in one or more stages (usually two).
 1.2. 

1.2.1. the EC initial verification shall be carried out in one stage on instruments which constitute a whole on leaving the factory, that is to say instruments which, theoretically, can be transferred to their place of installation without first having to be dismantled;
1.2.2. the EC initial verification shall be carried out in two or more stages for instruments the correct functioning of which depends on the conditions in which they are installed or used;
1.2.3. the first stage of the verification procedure must ensure, in particular, that the instrument conforms to the approved EC pattern or, in the case of instruments exempt from pattern approval, that they conform to the relevant provisions.

2.  2.1. If the separate Directives do not specify the place where verification is to be carried out, instruments which have to be verified in only one stage shall be verified at the place chosen by the metrological service concerned.
 2.2. 

2.2.1. The last stage of verification must be carried out at the place of installation.
2.2.2. The other stages of verification shall be carried out as laid down in point 2.1.
 2.3. 

— to put at its disposal the standards and the appropriate means in terms of material and assisting personnel for the performance of the verification,
— to provide a copy of the EC certificate of approval.

3.  3.1.  3.1.1. 

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.  3.2.1. 
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.  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. 

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.


ANNEX III

PART A

Council Directive 71/316/EEC(OJ L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 1). 
1972 Act of Accession, Annex I, point X.12(OJ L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 118). 
Council Directive 72/427/EEC(OJ L 291, 28.12.1972, p. 156). 
1979 Act of Accession, Annex I, point X.A(OJ L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 108). 
Council Directive 83/575/EEC(OJ L 332, 28.11.1983, p. 43). 
1985 Act of Accession, Annex I, point IX.A.7(OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 212). 
Council Directive 87/354/EEC(OJ L 192, 11.7.1987, p. 43). Only as regards references made to Directive 71/316/EEC in Article 1 and Annex, point 4
Council Directive 87/355/EEC(OJ L 192, 11.7.1987, p. 46). 
Council Directive 88/665/EEC(OJ L 382, 31.12.1988, p. 42). Only Article 1(1)
1994 Act of Accession, Annex I, point XI.C.VII.1(OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 211). 
Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003(OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36). Only Annex III, point 5
2003 Act of Accession, Annex II, point I.D.1(OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 64). 
Council Directive 2006/96/EC(OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 81). Only as regards references made to Directive 71/316/EEC in Article 1 and Annex, point B.1
Commission Directive 2007/13/EC(OJ L 73, 13.3.2007, p. 10). 

PART B

Directive Time limit for transposition
71/316/EEC 30 January 1973
83/575/EEC 1 January 1985
87/354/EEC 31 December 1987
87/355/EEC 31 December 1987
2006/96/EC 1 January 2007
2007/13/EC 9 March 2008

ANNEX IV
Directive 71/316/EEC This Directive
Article 1(1)(a) Article 1(1), point (a) and Article 1(2)
Article 1(1)(b) Article 1(1), point (b)
Article 1(1)(c) Article 1(1), point (c)
Article 1(2) Article 1(3)
Article 1(3) Article 1(4)
Article 1(4), first subparagraph Article 1(5)
Article 1(4), second subparagraph Article 1(6)
Article 2(1) Article 2(2)
Article 2(2) Article 2(3)
Article 2(3) Article 2(4)
Article 2(4) Article 2(5)
Article 2(5) Article 2(1)
Article 3, introductory wording Article 3, introductory wording
Article 3, first indent Article 3, point (a)
Article 3, second indent Article 3, point (b)
Article 4, first sentence Article 4, first and second paragraphs
Article 4, second sentence Article 4, third paragraph
Article 5(1) Article 5(1)
Article 5(2), first subparagraph Article 5(2), first subparagraph
Article 5(2), second subparagraph, introductory wording Article 5(2), second subparagraph, introductory wording
Article 5(2), second subparagraph, first indent Article 5(2), second subparagraph, point (a)
Article 5(2), second subparagraph, second indent Article 5(2), second subparagraph, point (b)
Article 5(2), second subparagraph, third indent Article 5(2), second subparagraph, point (c)
Article 5(2), second subparagraph, fourth indent Article 5(2), second subparagraph, point (d)
Article 5(2), third subparagraph, introductory wording Article 5(2), third subparagraph, introductory wording
Article 5(2), third subparagraph, first indent Article 5(2), third subparagraph, point (a)
Article 5(2), third subparagraph, second indent Article 5(2), third subparagraph, point (b)
Article 5(2), fourth subparagraph Article 5(2), fourth subparagraph
Article 5(3) Article 5(3)
Article 6 Article 6
Article 7(1), (2) and (3) Article 7(1), (2) and (3)
Article 7(4), first sentence Article 7(4), first subparagraph
Article 7(4), second sentence Article 7(4), second subparagraph
Article 7(4), third sentence Article 7(4), third subparagraph
Article 7(5) Article 7(5)
Article 8(1), point (a) Article 8(1)
Article 8(1), point (b) Article 8(2)
Article 8(2) Article 8(3)
Article 8(3) Article 8(4)
Article 9(1) Article 9(1)
Article 9(2), introductory wording Article 9(2), introductory wording
Article 9(2), first indent Article 9(2), point (a)
Article 9(2), second indent Article 9(2), point (b)
Article 9(2), third indent Article 9(2), point (c)
Article 9(2), fourth indent Article 9(2), point (d)
Articles 10 and 11 Articles 10 and 11
Articles 12, 13 and 14 Articles 12, 13 and 14
Article 15 Article 15
Article 16, first sentence Article 16, first paragraph
Article 16, second sentence Article 16, second paragraph
Article 17 —
Article 18(1) Article 17(1)
Article 18(2), first subparagraph Article 17(2)
Article 18(2), second subparagraph —
Article 18(3) —
Article 19 Article 18
Article 20(1) —
Article 20(2) Article 19
— Articles 20 and 21
Article 21 Article 22
Annex I Annex I
Points 1 and 1.1 Points 1 and 1.1
Point 1.2, introductory wording Point 1.2, introductory wording
Point 1.2, first indent Point 1.2(a)
Point 1.2, second indent Point 1.2(b)
Point 1.2, third indent Point 1.2(c)
Point 1.2, fourth indent Point 1.2(d)
Point 1.2, fifth indent Point 1.2(e)
Point 1.3 Point 1.3
Point 1.3.1, introductory wording Point 1.3.1, introductory wording
Point 1.3.1, first indent Point 1.3.1(a)
Point 1.3.1, second indent Point 1.3.1(b)
Point 1.3.1, third indent Point 1.3.1(c)
Point 1.3.1, fourth indent Point 1.3.1(d)
Point 1.3.2 to Point 5 Point 1.3.2 to Point 5
Point 5.2 Point 5.1
Point 5.3 Point 5.2
Point 5.4 Point 5.3
Point 6 to Point 6.4 Point 6 to Point 6.4
Annex II Annex II
— Annex III
— Annex IV