Directive 2004/22/EC on Measuring Instruments (MID) was adopted by the European Parliament and Council on 31 March 2004, for application by EU Member States from 30 October 2006.
The Directive takes precedence over national regulations in each Member State. It covers ten categories of measuring instruments and is designed to harmonize the requirements for new measuring instruments placed on the market or put into use in Europe by eliminating the regulatory differences at national level which hinder trade.
This new-approach Directive allows manufacturers to choose between various conformity assessment procedures for their instruments. It reinforces European standards and OIML recommendations, and introduces the notion of presumption of conformity to essential requirements.
Certificates of conformity to the MID Directive are valid throughout Europe. It will therefore be easier for manufacturers to market their controlled measuring instruments.
| The following categories are not covered by the MID Directive or NAWI Directive 2009/23/EC, but are still covered by French law (Décret of 3 May 2001): | Material measures of capacity for liquids • Material measures of capacity for grain • Measuring containers • Bulk milk cooler tanks • Moisture content meters for cereal grain and oleaginous grain • Level indicators • Alcoholometers and hydrometers for alcohol and alcoholometric tables • Automatic saccharimeters for sugar beet delivered to refineries and distilleries • Refractometers for measuring sugar content of grape must • Breathalysers • Radar speed detectors • Instruments for measuring opacity of emissions from diesel engine vehicles • Manometers used for inflation of vehicle tyres • Sound level meters • Thermometers used by state officials to check the temperature of perishable foodstuffs |
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For more information, see our downloadable documents page, where you will find the applicable legislation along with summaries of regulations, WELMEC guides, etc.
