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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

European Cooperation in Legal Metrology

WELMECNataša Mejak Vukovič, Chairperson

RLMOs Round Table

October 27, 2008

Sydney, Australia

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Topics:

Establishment of WELMEC Present structure Objectives and responsabilities Recent developments Welmec and European Commission Welmec Guides and Corresponding tables Future tasks

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Memorandum of Understanding in June 1990 in Bern– Members: Legal metrology authorities 18 states (15 EU + 3

EFTA) – Associate Members: Legal metrology authorities 10 states

of Central and Eastern European countries – Name: “Western European Legal Metrology Co-operation“

Several enlargements since 1990

– New associate members : EU Applicant states – New full members when they became EU states – Name: “ WELMEC European co-operation in legal metrology”

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Situation in October 2008 – 30 Members (27 EU + 3 EFTA) – 4 Associate Members: Croatia, FYRM, Serbia and Turkey

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– Develop mutual confidence between legal metrology services;

– Achieve harmonisation of legal metrology activities ; – Organise the exchange of information;

– Promote consistency of interpretation and application of normative documents and propose actions to facilitate implementation;

– Identify and promote the removal of technical or administrative barriers to trade in the field of measuring instruments;

– Maintain working links with other relevant bodies with an interest in legal metrology

WELMEC ObjectivesEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

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Common Interpretation

Common Application

WELMEC ResponsibilitiesEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

European Union Directives

Member StatesImplementation

National Law

WELMEC

Stakeholders Participation

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Committee

ChairpersonChairperson's Group Secretariat

Measuring Systemsfor liquids other than water

Measuring Instruments Directive

Weighing InstrumentsMultidimensional instruments

Software

Prepackages

Common Working GroupsInstrument specific Working Groups

General Aspects

MetrologicalSupervision

Observers and Corresponding Organisations

Utility MetersAd hoc group for Information

Exchange

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

Soubgroup: Taximeter, Capacity serving measuresMID

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24 th Committee Meeting in Dubrovnik

May 2008

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Chairperson: Nataša Mejak Vukovič - Metrology Institute of R. of Slovenia

Members of the chairperson's group:Ms. Corinne Lagauterie - Vice chairperson, Sous-direction de la Métrologie,France

Mr. Knut Lindlov - Norwegian Metrology Service, NorwayMr. Pavel Klenovsky - Czech Metrology Institute, Czech RepublicMr. Gerald Freistetter - BEV, Austria

Ms. Anneke van Spronssen, Netherlands

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Secretariat:Ms. Gabriele Wessely - BEV – Bundesamt fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen, ViennaEmail: [email protected]

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WG 2 - Weighing Instruments,Multidimensional InstrumentsConvenor: Gulian Couvreur (CH), Secretariat: Austria WG 4 - General Aspects of Legal MetrologyConvenor: Knut Lindov (N) WG 5 - Metrological SupervisionConvenors: Kari Bjorkqvist (S) and Ian Turner (UK), Secretariat: United Kingdom WG 6 - PrepackagesConvenor: Howard Burnett (UK), Secretariat: Netherlands WG 7 – SoftwareConvenor: Dieter Richter (D), Secretariat:Germany WG 8 – Measuring Instruments Directive (General Aspects)Convenor: Corinne Lagauterie (F), Secretariat: FranceSubgroup on taximeters (Germany)Subgroup on capacity serving measures (UK) WG 10 – Measuring Equipment for Liquids other than waterConvenor: Wim Volner (NL), Secretariat: Netherlands WG 11: Utility MetersConvenor: Rainer Kramer (D), Secretariat: Germany Ad hoc WG on Information ExchangeConvenor: Harry Stolz (D), Secretariat: Germany

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WELMEC

Composition of WG’s

A wide range of all stakeholders various bodies having different activities

– regulation – market surveillance– notified bodies

corresponding organisation – European Commission – OIML– Industry Federations or others (CECIP, CECOD, AQUA, MARCOGAZ, FACOGAZ, CITEF, ORGALIME…)

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Guidance for the application of EC Directives - useful tool for:

manufacturers of measuring instruments notified bodies responsible for conformity assessment member state for the designation of notified bodies market surveillance

presenting no additional technical requirements beyond EC Directives and harmonised best practice solutions

WELMEC and the European CommissionEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

Co-operation

Measuring InstrumentsDirective (MID)

NAWI-Directive

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WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology

Corresponding Tables

MID opened a new EC route for presumption of conformity by

using OIML Recommendations (instead of only European

harmonised standards)

Conditions and process :

– identification of IR’s and their requirements which give

presumption of conformity to the essential requirements of

MID

– advice of MI Committee

– publication of references in Official Journal of the EU

Publication of simplified tables in Official Journal of the EU

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WELMEC and the European CommissionEuropean cooperation in legal metrology

After consultation of the MI working group

WELMEC GUIDES

are recognised and referenced by European Commission

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/prepack/ms_inst/index_measin_en.htm

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WELMEC Near Future (1)

European cooperation in legal metrology

Priorities in the near future

Internal organisation

legal entity? up-dated Welmec strategy paper different types of membership? maintainance of coherent and efficient work of working groups improvements of Welmec website promotion of Welmec Activities (Welmec Information leaflet) guide for Committee Members, evaluation of usefulness of Welmec Guides,

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Priorities in the near future:

Continuation of work in the field of remaining Old Approach Directives (to be included in MID)

preparation of new annexes of MID in line with the technical progress

Other issues coming from Services Directive the Services Directive aims to create a free market for the

services sector. Its purpose is to remove the legal and administrative barriers that can hinder businesses from offering their services in another country, and to encourage cross-border competition

the European Commission's estimates point to a 1.8% increase in GDP and 2.5 million new jobs

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New internal market packagehttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/regulation/internal_market_package/

index_en.htm

Other issues coming from Energy Efficience Directive

Metering and informative billing of energy consumption(Article 13)

…….final customers for electricity, natural gas, district heating and/or cooling and domestic hot water are provided with competitively priced individual meters that accurately reflect the final customer's actual energy consumption and that provide information on actual time of use.

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to formalize the liaision with other relevant organisations

OIML International Organization of Legal Metrology

EURAMET European Association of National Metrology Institutes

EA European Co-operation for Accreditation

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