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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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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology
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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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology
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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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology
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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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology
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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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology
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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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology
Secretariat:Ms. Gabriele Wessely - BEV – Bundesamt fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen, ViennaEmail: welmec@bev.gv.at
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WELMECEuropean cooperation in legal metrology
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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WELMEC Near Future (2)
European cooperation in legal metrology
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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WELMEC Near Future (3)
European cooperation in legal metrology
Priorities in the near future:
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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WELMEC Near Future (4)
European cooperation in legal metrology
Priorities in the near future:
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