1 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology European Cooperation in Legal Metrology WELMEC Nataša Mejak Vukovič, Chairperson RLMOs Round Table October 27, 2008 Sydney, Australia

2 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology Topics: n Establishment of WELMEC n Present structure n Objectives and responsabilities n Recent developments n Welmec and European Commission n Welmec Guides and Corresponding tables n Future tasks

3 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology n 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“ n 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”

4 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology n Situation in October 2008 – 30 Members (27 EU + 3 EFTA) – 4 Associate Members: Croatia, FYRM, Serbia and Turkey

5 –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 Objectives European cooperation in legal metrology

6 Common Interpretation Common Application WELMEC Responsibilities European cooperation in legal metrology European UnionDirectives Member States Implementation National Law WELMEC Stakeholders Participation

7 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology Committee Chairperson Chairperson's Group Secretariat Measuring Systems for liquids other than water Measuring Instruments Directive Weighing Instruments Multidimensional instruments Software Prepackages Common Working Groups Instrument specific Working Groups General Aspects Metrological Supervision Observers and Corresponding Organisations Utility Meters Ad hoc group for Information Exchange MID Soubgroup: Taximeter, Capacity serving measures MID

8 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology 24 th Committee Meeting in Dubrovnik May 2008

9 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology n Chairperson: Nataša Mejak Vukovič - Metrology Institute of R. of Slovenia n Members of the chairperson's group: Ms. Corinne Lagauterie - Vice chairperson, Sous-direction de la Métrologie,France Mr. Knut Lindlov - Norwegian Metrology Service, Norway Mr. Pavel Klenovsky - Czech Metrology Institute, Czech Republic Mr. Gerald Freistetter - BEV, Austria Ms. Anneke van Spronssen, Netherlands

10 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology n Secretariat: Ms. Gabriele Wessely - BEV – Bundesamt fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen, Vienna

11 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology n WG 2 - Weighing Instruments,Multidimensional Instruments Convenor: Gulian Couvreur (CH), Secretariat: Austria n WG 4 - General Aspects of Legal Metrology Convenor: Knut Lindov (N) n WG 5 - Metrological Supervision Convenors: Kari Bjorkqvist (S) and Ian Turner (UK), Secretariat: United Kingdom n WG 6 - Prepackages Convenor: Howard Burnett (UK), Secretariat: Netherlands n WG 7 – Software Convenor: Dieter Richter (D), Secretariat:Germany n WG 8 – Measuring Instruments Directive (General Aspects) Convenor: Corinne Lagauterie (F), Secretariat: France Subgroup on taximeters (Germany) Subgroup on capacity serving measures (UK) n WG 10 – Measuring Equipment for Liquids other than water Convenor: Wim Volner (NL), Secretariat: Netherlands n WG 11: Utility Meters Convenor: Rainer Kramer (D), Secretariat: Germany n Ad hoc WG on Information Exchange Convenor: Harry Stolz (D), Secretariat: Germany

12 WELMEC Composition of WG’s A wide range of all stakeholders n various bodies having different activities –regulation –market surveillance –notified bodies n corresponding organisation –European Commission –OIML –Industry Federations or others (CECIP, CECOD, AQUA, MARCOGAZ, FACOGAZ, CITEF, ORGALIME…)

13 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 Commission European cooperation in legal metrology Co-operation Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) NAWI-Directive

14 WELMEC European cooperation in legal metrology Corresponding Tables n MID opened a new EC route for presumption of conformity by using OIML Recommendations (instead of only European harmonised standards) n 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 n Publication of simplified tables in Official Journal of the EU

15 WELMEC and the European Commission European cooperation in legal metrology After consultation of the MI working group WELMEC GUIDES are recognised and referenced by European Commission

16 WELMEC Near Future (1) European cooperation in legal metrology Priorities in the near future  Internal organisation n legal entity? n up-dated Welmec strategy paper n different types of membership? n maintainance of coherent and efficient work of working groups n improvements of Welmec website n promotion of Welmec Activities (Welmec Information leaflet) n guide for Committee Members, n evaluation of usefulness of Welmec Guides,

17 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) n preparation of new annexes of MID in line with the technical progress  Other issues coming from Services Directive n 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 n the European Commission's estimates point to a 1.8% increase in GDP and 2.5 million new jobs

18 WELMEC Near Future (3) European cooperation in legal metrology Priorities in the near future:  New internal market package n.htm  Other issues coming from Energy Efficience Directive n 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.

19 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

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