1 Question
Who may apply for...
- an EC type approval?
- a national German type approval?
1 Answer
An application for an EEC or EC type approval may be made by
the manufacturer of the weighing instrument or his authorized representative
provided he is residing within the European Union. The application must not
be made at more than one single "notified body" (normally these are the
PTB´s equivalent government institutions in other member states of
the European Union). The applicant has to supply a written confirmation
that he has fulfilled this requirement.
A national German type approval may be applied for by the manufacturer
of the weighing instrument or by his representative residing anywhere
within Germany or abroad. The application must be submitted to the PTB.
2 Question
How do you to apply for...
- an EC type approval?
- an OIML cerificate and so on?
2 Answer
For applying for an EC type approval there are "
Leaflets
for filing an application for an EC type approval for nonautomatic weighing
instruments (NAWI)", which include all important requirements and references.
As far as applicable it may also be used to apply for other documents (OIML
certificates, national type approval certificates for automatic weighing
instruments, test certificates).
The application must be made in written and should normally be in
German. A fax copy with signature will also do. The application does not
require a special form. An important part of the application in any case
is the technical documentation of the specimen. Details about that are part
of the instructions mentioned above.
3 Question
How long does it take to obtain...
- an EC type approval certificate?
- an OIML certificate?
- an addition to a type approval certificate?
3 Answer
A definite period for working on an application cannot be given
with regard to an individual case. However on basis of many years of experience
in type approvals there are figures of the period within which certain
kinds application procedures may be finished. For example granting a type
approval certificate (or an OIML certifcate) should not take longer than
3 months while an addition to a type approval certificate should be finished
within 6 weeks. However if during the approval procedure e.g. technical
problems occur, the period of time may be exceeded. Yet normally 90 % of
all applications are finished within the periods given above.
4 Question
How much does it cost to obtain...
- a type approval certificate?
- an OIML certificate?
- an addition to a type approval?
4 Answer
There are no fixed fees for the corresponding approval and testing
procedures. The costs only depend on the amount of work needed and only
an un-binding estimation may be made for an individual case. Experience
has showed that the costs for issuing an EC type approval certificate or
an OIML certificate for example are within a range of about 2500,- to 5000,-
Euro , additions to certificates are less expensive corresponding to the
amount of work.
The amount of the costs might be influenced to a certain degree
by the applicant to his favour. This is possible for example by a thorough
preparation of the application aiming at minimizing the time for treating
the application by the PTB. This may be accomplished mainly by a complete
and clearly structured technical documentation according to the hints of
the corresponding leaflet leaflet
, and if necessary by a test pattern which has already undergone the relevant
metrological tests at the manufacturer´s.
The costs generally have to be paid after having finished all work
concerning the application. However partial bills may be issued if working
on the application stretches over a longer peroid of time. Only but manufacturers
residing abroad have to pay the (estimated) costs in advance, a final
bill containing the accurate figures will be issued after having finished
the work on the application. At the present time applicants from Switzerland
and Austria are exempted from paying in advance.
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