Commission Directive 2009/137/EC of 10 November 2009 amending Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on measuring instruments in respect of exploitation of the maximum permissible errors, as regards the instrument-specific annexes MI-001 to MI-005 (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 11 November 2009
• Subject Matter: Internal market - Principles,Technical barriers,Approximation of laws
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 294, 11 November 2009

11.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 294/7

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/137/EC

of 10 November 2009

amending Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on measuring instruments in respect of exploitation of the maximum permissible errors, as regards the instrument-specific annexes MI-001 to MI-005

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2004/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments (1), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 2004/22/EC harmonises the requirements for the placing on the market and/or the putting into use of measuring instruments with a measuring function defined in the instrument-specific annexes MI-001 to MI-010. Measuring instruments must meet the essential requirements laid down in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annex.

(2) The instrument-specific annexes of Directive 2004/22/EC contain requirements adapted to the different types of measuring instruments. These requirements include specific provisions on allowable errors in order to ensure the accuracy and performance of the measuring instrument and to guarantee that the error of measurement under rated operated conditions and in the absence of a disturbance does not exceed the defined Maximum Permissible Error (MPE) value.

(3) Since new specifications have been developed as regards gas meters and volume conversion devices, the very specific requirement of point 2.1 of Annex MI-002 could cause obstacles to technical progress and innovation and create barriers to the free circulation of gas meters. It should therefore be replaced by a more general performance requirement.

(4) Directive 2004/22/EC provides in point 7.3 of Annex I with regard to utility measuring instruments for a general protection against unduly biased errors outside the controlled range. However, experience has shown that in order to guarantee that a measuring instrument does not exploit the Maximum Permissible Error (MPE) and systematically favour any of the parties involved in the transaction, it is necessary to require also protection against unduly biased errors inside the controlled range of these instruments.

(5) In accordance with

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