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Council Directive 71/348/EEC of 12 October 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ancillary equipment for meters for liquids other than water

Official Journal L 239 , 25/10/1971 P. 0009 - 0014

Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 2 P. 0083

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 12 October 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ancillary equipment for meters for liquids other than water (71/348/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1);

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2);

Whereas in the Member States the construction and methods of control of ancillary equipment for liquid meters are subject to mandatory provisions which differ from one Member State to another and consequently hinder trade in such instruments ; whereas it is therefore necessary to approximate these provisions;

Whereas the Council Directive of 26 July 1971 (3) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measuring instruments and methods of metrological control laid down the EEC pattern approval and EEC initial verification procedures for measuring instruments ; whereas, in accordance with that Directive, the technical requirements for the design and functioning of ancillary equipment for meters for liquids other than water should be laid down;

Whereas the Council Directive of 26 July 1971 (4) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to meters for liquids other than water has already laid down the technical requirements for design and functioning which such meters must satisfy ; whereas ancillary equipment either may, or must, form an integral part of certain meters for liquids other than water;

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

This Directive applies to the ancillary equipment for volumetric meters for liquids other than water which is specified in the Annex.

Article 2

Ancillary equipment for volumetric meters which may bear the EEC marks and symbols are described in the Annex. They shall be subject to EEC pattern approval. They shall be submitted to EEC initial verification at the same time as the meters with which they are associated.

Article 3

• 1. 

  Member States shall put into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions needed in order to comply with this Directive within eighteen months of its notification and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

• 2. 

  Member States shall ensure that the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive are communicated to the Commission.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 12 October 1971.

For the Council

The President

• I. 

  VIGLIANESI (1)OJ No C 100, 12.10.1971, p. 4. (2)OJ No C 93, 21.9.1971, p. 27. (3)OJ No L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 202, 6.9.1971, p. 32.

ANNEX

CHAPTER I ZEROISING MECHANISM FOR VOLUME INDICATORS

1.1. A zeroising mechanism is an arrangement which returns the indicator to zero either by a manual operation or by an automatic system.

1.2. The zeroising mechanism must not affect the result of a measurement.

1.3. When the zeroising operation is begun, it must be impossible to indicate a new measured quantity until the zeroising operation has been completed.

1.4. The...

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