WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology

1. WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology European Cooperation in Legal Metrology WELMEC Corinne LAGAUTERIE WELMEC Vice Chairperson Bureau de la Métrologie PARIS - FRANCE corinne.lagauterie@industrie.gouv.fr

2. WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology Apologies and greetings from Gerald FREISTETTER WELMEC Chairman

3. WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • General information about WELMEC and developments since Cape Town 2006 • Update on WELMEC guides and use of OIML recommendations as normative documents in relation with Measuring instrument directive (MID)

4. WELMEC New MembershipEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • Memorandum of Understanding in 1990 • Members: Legal metrology authorities 18 states (15 EU + 3 EFTA) • 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” • Situation in 2006 : 28 Members (25 EU + 3 EFTA) + 4 Associate Members (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Croatia) • Situation in 2007 (EU enlargement) • 30 Members (Bulgaria and Romania new members) • 2 Associate Members: Turkey, Croatia

5. WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • European in legal metrology • Aim : • promote mutual confidence among legal metrology services • facilitate harmonisation of practises (especially in the field of European directives…) • facilitate exchanges of information • contribute to cancellation of barriers to trade • Publishes guides of interpretation or harmonised practises

6. WELMEC No change in StructureEuropean cooperation in legal metrology General Aspects Chairman Secretariat Chairman´s Group Committee Instrument specific Working Groups Common Working Groups MID Weighing Instruments MID MID Software MID Measuring Systems for liquids MID Metrological Supervision Prepackages MID Information Exchange MID Utility Meters Measuring Instruments Directive MID Contact Points Taximeter Length Measuring Instruments MID Observers and Corresponding Organisations

7. WELMEC and the European Commission European cooperation in legal metrology Co-operation Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) NAWI-Directive • Market Surveillance • Conformity Assessment, Operation of Notified Bodies • Identification of relevant OIML Documents • Development of Guidance Documents now referenced by the Commission • Administrative Co-operation

8. WELMEC representation Survey on participation in WG’s realised in 2006 A wide range of all different stakeholders • different bodies having different activities • regulation • designation of notified bodies • market surveillance • co-ordination of notified bodies • conformity assessment (notified bodies for different modules of conformity assessment) • corresponding organisation • European Commission • Industry Federations or others (CECIP, CECOD, AQUA, MARCOGAZ, FACOGAZ, CITEF, ORGALIME…)

9. WELMEC Documents European cooperation in legal metrology 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 and market surveillance • presenting • no additional technical requirements beyond EC Directives • harmonised and best practise solutions • recognised and referenced by European Commission

10. WELMEC Internal Developments European cooperation in legal metrology • A meeting of the Chairman‘s Group Meeting with the Convenors in February 2007 • An internal seminar to be held in December 2007 for an exchange of information and sharing of experience among the different working groups, har • Results in the Committee meeting next year

11. WELMEC FutureEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • Continuation of the support to the Implementation of MID • Co-operation with the European Commission (on MID and NAWI directive but also concerning the simplification of the remaining 8 old approach directives) • A seminar on Market surveillance in 2008 • Other issues coming from the general revision of the New approach and Service directive

12. WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • MID came into force in 30 October 2006 • Update on WELMEC guides and use of OIML recommendations as normative documents in relation MID

13. WELMEC Documents European cooperation in legal metrology • 48 guides available free of charge on : www.welmec.org • 28 for implementation of MID(directly or indirectly) • WG 2 : technical aspects on modular approach, guide on AWI’s • WG 4 : guide on decision in legal metrology (uncertainty) • WG 5 : market surveillance guide • WG 7 : software guide 7.2 (7.1 only for memory) • WG 8 : a serie of guides (see next slide) • WG 10 : type examination of a family of meters, conversion devices, marking of fuel dispensers • WG 11 : utility meters

14. WELMEC Documents European cooperation in legal metrology Guides from WG 8 • 8.0 general provisions of assessment and operation of NB (applicable standards and link with other guides from the serie) • 8.1 Vocabulary : makes a link between MID and other legal metrology document (e.g. CCR in MID and SF in OIML) • 8.2 Application of module H1 • 8.3 Application of module B • 8.4 Application of module D • 8.5 Evaluation of NB for type examination (based on EN 45011) • 8.6 Presumption of conformity of quality system of manufacturers for modules D and H1, when EN ISO 9001 is used

15. WELMEC Corresponding tablesEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • 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 req.which gives presumption of conformity to the ess.req. of MID • advice of MID committee • publication of references in EU Official Journal • WELMEC prepared the work

16. WELMEC Corresponding tablesEuropean cooperation in legal metrology Work done and practical organisation • in 2005 : work initiated, statement from the Commission at WELMEC Committee in May 2005, work allocated to existing WG’s and sub-groups of WG8, preparation of work made by at least 3 persons and industry included • 2006 : identification ready with comments and gaps identified, agreement by the WELMEC Committee, proposition to the Commission, Commission asked for simplified tables without the detailed explanation, Commission Working Group and MID Committee confirmed acceptance of WELMEC work

17. WELMEC Corresponding tables : NewsEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • Publication of simplified tables in Official Journal • The explanatory comments are detailed in WELMEC tables of correspondence published as WELMEC guidance documents • The Commission has made a link with WELMEC documents

18. WELMEC Corresponding tables : NewsEuropean cooperation in legal metrology List of WELMEC guides on corresponding tables • 8.11 (water meters OIML R 49) • 8.14 (Heat meters OIML R 75) • 8.15 (measuring syst. for liquid other than water OIML R 117) • 8.16 -1 to 8.16-5 (AWI OIML R 51, R 61, R 107, R 50 et R 106) • 8.19 -1 (length measuring instruments OIML R 66) • 8.19 -2 (area measuring instruments OIML R 136) • 8.19 -3 (multidimensional measuring instruments OIML R 129) • 8.20 (gas analysers OIML R 99)

19. WELMEC Corresponding tablesEuropean cooperation in legal metrology • OIML recommendations are now used for conformity to type • But need identified for OIML to update and better harmonised the requirements in the field of : • software • EMC levels (D 11) • conformity to type (starting with the documentation)

20. WELMEC Future European cooperation in legal metrology • The WELMEC Committee in May 2007 welcomed the proposal from J.F Magana to deliver the first draft of the corresponding tables OIML – MID requirements to the WELMEC Chairman for further consideration in the future • Work started with with MI 002 and R 137 (draft sublitted by BIML and under examination by WG 11) • Future work for taximeters, electricity meters and also evolution of the existing tables in parallel with the revision of correponding OIML recommandations

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