度量衡器檢定檢查辦法

1The markings as referred to in item 1 to 3, subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 3 shall be marked not for transaction use in Chinese on the front of the body of measuring instruments and on the obvious place of the package or container.

2The markings on the body of measuring instruments referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be carved or printed on the body or made in other permanent manner.

3Where markings are not made in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, it shall be ordered to rectify the unlawful act within a given time limit, and if such unlawful act is not rectified upon expiry of the deadline date, verification shall be conducted in accordance with relevant provisions.

1The applicant for initial verification shall be the manufacturer or importer of the legal measuring instruments subject to verification. Under special circumstances with the agreement of the verification agency (institution), the applicant may be the owner or holder of the legal measuring instruments.

2Once the type approval of legal measuring instruments subject to verification is transferred to any other individuals or companies, the original applicant no longer has the right to apply for initial verification of the same type of the legal measuring instruments.

1To apply for verification, the applicant shall prepare an application form and submit it to the verification agency (institution) together with the verification fee, the legal measuring instruments subject to verification and the required documents specified in the technical specifications for verification and inspection of measuring instruments. Where necessary, the verification agency (institution) may notify the applicant to provide other relevant documents.

2The application form as referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall include the following contents:

31.Name, address and signature of the applicant (Signature may be exempted for online applications);

42.License number of the weights and measures business license. However, this is not applicable if the applicant is not a weights and measures business operator; and

53.Category, quantity and content of the legal measuring instruments subject to verification.

Upon receiving an application for verification, the verification agency (institution) shall notify the applicant to rectify within thirty days if the application is found not to conform with the requirements after document review. If the applicant fails to rectify by the expiration of the preceding period, the verification agency (institution) shall reject the application and return the verification fee.

1Verification shall be conducted on the premises of the verification agency (institution). Under special circumstances, the applicant may apply to the verification agency (institution) for dispatching its personnel to conduct verification on the site where the legal measuring instruments subject to verification are installed.

2Where the verification is conducted on-site, the verification working standards used to verify the legal measuring instruments shall be carried to the site with the personnel of the verification agency (institution), or be the ones which are assessed and found to conform by the verification agency (institution).

3In case the personnel of the verification agency (institution) carries the verification working standards with them to conduct verification on-site as mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, the verification agency (institution) may seek the assistance from the applicant to transport the verification working standards to the site.

1Where the content, quantity or marking of the measuring instruments are found inconsistent with the description in the application form and the applicant cannot rectify in time, the verification agency (institution) shall not conduct the verification.

2The applicant shall make rectifications as referred to in the preceding Paragraph within twenty days. If the applicant fails to rectify by the expiration of the preceding period, the application shall be rejected. If the inconsistencies involve deceitful behavior, the verification agency (institution) shall reject the application.

1Where the personnel is dispatched to conduct the verification on-site, if the verification can not be done due to causes not attributable to the applicant, the verification agency (institution) may designate another date for conducting verification, and the applicant need not to pay the verification fee again.

2If the verification cannot be conducted due to causes attributable to the applicant, the result of verification shall be deemed as incompliance.

The division value of the scale of a legal measuring instrument subject to verification shall employ “1,” “2” or “5” multiplied by the power of “10,” and the power shall be positive or negative integer or zero.

1Unless otherwise specified in this Regulations, the verification shall be conducted one by one for all legal measuring instruments subject to verification.

2The verification of weighing instruments listed in subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 3 and electrical thermometers listed in subparagraph 10 may be conducted on the basis of sampling; and the implementation of sampling verification shall be stipulated by technical specification for the verification and inspection of respective legal measuring instruments.

3For weighing instruments listed in subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 3 and oil meters provided for trading petroleum products listed in item 4, subparagraph 4 that meet defined scopes or conditions, simplified measures may be implemented to replace error data of the measuring instruments with test records signed by Metrology Technical Personnel; the defined scopes or conditions and the implementation of simplified measures shall be stipulated by the dedicated weights and measures authority.

4Where necessary, the measuring instruments may be disassembled to conduct the verification referred to in the first Paragraph. The same practice shall apply for inspection.

1The record of verification of legal measuring instruments subject to verification shall be made and include the following items:

21.Name of the applicant;

32.Category, trademark, model and serial number of the legal measuring instruments subject to verification and other relevant data;

43.Maximum permissible error, measurement error, results of verification (compliance or incompliance) and the number of verification certificate of the legal measuring instruments subject to verification;

54.Category and serial number of the measurement standard and the number of the verification record;

65.The site where the verification is conducted and the name of personnel conducting verification; and

76.Date of verification.

1Legal measuring instruments that have passed verification shall bear a verification mark “ ,” the ratio of the lines to the spaces being 1:2.

2The mark “ ” shall be affixed to the measuring instruments in any irremovable methods of the following manners or in their combination:

31.Engraving, stamping, spraying, branding or adhering.

42.Seal.

5The verification agency (institution) shall issue a report of verification result of legal measuring instruments after conducting verification.

6For legal measuring instruments that meet the requirements of the technical specifications for verification and inspection of measuring instruments, a verification certificate shall be issued after they pass verification. An applicant may also apply for issuance of verification certificates by describing the reason and paying the certificate fee.

The verification records of legal measuring instruments that have passed verification shall be maintained for two years in addition to the validity period of the verification. Where the validity period of the verification is not prescribed, the records shall be kept for fifteen years.

1Where a verified legal measuring instrument is under any of the following circumstances, the applicant may submit an application for reissue or replacement to the following agencies (institutions) by providing relevant supporting documents and license fee:

21.Lost or damaged original verification certificate: apply to the verification agency (institution).

32.Where verification compliance marks are affixed to a measuring instrument by sealing and pasting, the verification compliance mark pasted on the surface of the measuring instrument has fallen off or been unrecognizable: apply to the dedicated weights and measures authority or its branch. However, an application is not allowed if the legal measuring instruments have undergone a repair, adjustment or alignment, remodeling or re-building.

4Where an application referred to in the preceding Paragraph is found to be in compliance with the requirements, reissue or replacement of the permit shall be granted, or the license fee shall be refunded if related requirements are not met.

1The legal measuring instruments that have passed verification shall be subject to periodical or non-periodical inspection conducted by the verification agency (institution) when they are put in use.

2The verification agency (institution) may decide the scope of inspection according to all or, part of verification and inspection technical requirements of legal measuring instruments.

1Where a verified legal measuring instrument is suspended from use due to certain causes, the owner or holder may report to the verification agency (institution), who shall attach slips of suspension of use to the legal measuring instrument, and the legal measuring instrument may be exempted from inspection.

2Where the suspension of use referred to in the preceding Paragraph is not reported to the verification agency (institution) and the validity period of verification has expired, the owner or holder shall make new applications for verification.

Inspection shall be conducted on the site where the legal measuring instruments are put in use during the business hours of the organizations under inspection. If the inspection cannot be conducted on the site of usage, the verification agency (institution) may notify the owner or holder to send the legal measuring instruments to a designated location for inspection within a given time limit.

1The legal measuring instruments that have passed inspection shall bear the inspection compliance mark on their front bodies respectively. However, taximeters may bear the inspection compliance mark on other place specified by the verification agency (institution).

2The pattern of the inspection compliance mark referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be “ ,” the ratio of the lines to the spaces being 1:1.

1Under any of the following circumstances, the verification agency (institution) shall remove the verification and inspection compliance marks (including the corresponding seals) from the verified legal measuring instruments, but in case of multi-instruments sharing a seal and at least one of them passed inspection or verification the seal shall be kept:

21.Where they do not pass re-verification; or

32.Where they do not pass inspection.

4The measuring instruments that do not pass inspection as referred in the preceding Paragraph shall be attached with markings of stopping use.

The formats of the verification and inspection compliance marks and verification certificates shall be prescribed by the dedicated weights and measures authority.

1These Regulations shall come into force upon the date of promulgation unless another date of enforcement is prescribed.

2Note: In case of any discrepancy between this translation and the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall govern