| Scope: |
This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for non-automated weighing instruments (NAWI) acc. to Ordinance of the FDJP on non-automatic weighing instruments NSWV (law 941.213) as defined in Article 2 (Scope) and the legal obligations for manufacturers (Annex 6)
Article 2:
Non-automatic weighing instruments are subject to this regulation if they are used for:
a) Determination of the mass in trade and business, as well as with regard to the preparation of expert opinions for judicial purposes and the application of legal provisions, in particular for the calculation of a fee, duty, levy, allowance, penalty, remuneration, compensation or similar payments;
b) determination of the mass when weighing patients in the context of medical monitoring, examination and treatment, in the manufacture of medicinal products in pharmacies on the basis of a doctor's prescription and in analyzes in medical and pharmaceutical laboratories;
c) Determination of the price according to the mass for sales in open sales outlets and for the manufacture of prepackages.
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| Legislation in force: |
Federal Law of Metrology (SR 941.20) - (MessG) in force since 1 January 2013
Content:
Chapter 1: General provisions
Chapter 2: Placing measuring equipment on the market
Chapter 3: Subsequent control
Chapter 4: Measures
Chapter 5: Information
Chapter 6: Implementation and final provisions
Appendix 1: Initial requirements for the measuring equipment
Appendix 2: Conformity assessment of measuring equipment
Appendix 3: Obligations of economic operators
Appendix 4: Conformity Marks
Appendix 5: Approval procedure and initial calibration
Appendix 6: List of characters
Appendix 7: Procedures for maintaining measurement stability
Ordinance of the FDJP/EJPD on non-automatic weighing instruments - NSWV (SR 941.213) in force since 1 May 2004
Instruction on the Ordinance of the FDJP on non-automatic weighing instruments, in force since 1 July 2019
Content:
a) to determine the mass in trade and business, i.e. goods that are bought or sold by weight, including B2B transactions and to determine the weight of goods in open sales in accordance with Article 5 of the Quantity Information Ordinance from September 5, 2012 (MeAV; SR 941.204);
b) for the application of legislation, such as the calculation of a fee, duty, tax or similar, e.g. scales to determine waste charges;
c) for the commercial determination of transport or service fees, e.g. letter and parcel scales, scales for luggage in airports and train stations, scales in laundries;
d) to prepare expert reports for judicial purposes, provided the scales are not used by persons who are experts in the field of measurement technology;
e) for the monitoring of traffic by the police, e.g. axle load scales;
f) for weighing patients as part of medical treatment by authorized medical personnel, e.g. bathroom scales in hospitals or health centers;
g) for the production of medicines in pharmacies based on medical prescriptions;
h) for analyzes in medical and pharmaceutical laboratories that carry out analyzes on behalf of a doctor;
i) in open sales outlets that display or print the price of the goods;
j) for the weighing and labeling of prepackages of unequal nominal quantities (random packs; Art. 27 MeAV), so-called price labeling scales;
k) to check the filling quantity of prepackages (Art. 33 Para. 2 MeAV);
l) for the counting of ballot papers;
m) to determine the number of items by weight, so-called counting scales.
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| Comment on the comparability to EU legislation: |
Almost similar to EU legislation.... |