Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL describes the UK regulations on REGULATED NAWI, based on - the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 - the The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - BREXIT Guidance dokuments published by the UK government (see: Link/Reference to other reference documents) In UK, NAWI are classified into 2 sections (for a better understanding the words REGULATED and NON-REGULATED are typed in capitals in this CRF) 1.) REGULATED weighing instruments, see Part 2 of SI 2016 No.1152(corresponding to 2014/31/EU, Article 1, (a) - (f)) These Regulations apply to an instrument (referred to in these Regulations as a “REGULATED non-automatic weighing instrument”) for use for any of the following purposes: (a) the determination of mass for commercial transactions; (b) the determination of mass for the calculation of a toll, tariff, tax, bonus, penalty, remuneration, indemnity or similar type of payment; (c) the determination of mass for the application of laws or regulations or for an expert opinion given in court proceedings; (d) the determination of mass in the practice of medicine for weighing patients for the purposes of monitoring, diagnosis and medical treatment; (e) the determination of mass for making up medicines on prescription in a pharmacy and determination of mass in analyses carried out in medical and pharmaceutical laboratories; (f) the determination of price on the basis of mass for the purposes of direct sales to the public and the making up of prepackages. 2.) NON-REGULATED weighing instruments, see Part 4 of SI 2016 No.1152 (corresponding to 2014/31/EU, Article 1, (g))'

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Analysis of regulatory requirements

Measuring Device Type

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Legislation in force for this PCT

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Legislation in force for this PCT

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Responsible actors

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Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

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Penalty by this legislation

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Exemption clauses

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Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

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FTA/MRA status with EU

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Authority

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Market surveillance authority

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Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

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Abbrevations

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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

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Local representative legally required?

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Member of International Metrology Organizations

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Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

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Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority

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Conformance document validity and renewal

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Which documents are required by an approval body?

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Is a factory inspection legally required

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Hint to voluntary certification scheme

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Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing

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General information to the application of standards

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Source for standards for conformity assessment

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OIML Recommendations adopted?

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National Standardisation Organisation

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Is in-country testing legally required?

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Acceptance of foreign test reports

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Country gravity zones

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Verification Regulation

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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

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Specific Metrology Marking(s)

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Regulatory e-labelling allowed?

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Required information on the product and/or packaging

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User instructions language(s)

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User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

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Digital user documentation allowed?

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Code, Continent	GBR, Europe
Economic Area
Official Language	English (plus 6 regional official languages) De facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Welsh, an official language in Wales, and the only de jure official language in any part of the UK and Scots
Standard Institute	BSI - British Standards Institution | https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Standards/
HS Codemember	Yes, since 1952