Measuring Instruments Directive Explained
The Measuring Instruments Directive (with the official reference number 2014/32/EU) establishes the requirements that the devices and systems which fall under its scope have to satisfy before being placed on the market and/or put into use. This Directive is a specific Directive in respect of requirements for electromagnetic immunity in the sense of Article 2(2) of the Electromagnetic compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC. Directive 89/336/EEC continues to apply with regard to emission requirements.
WHICH PRODUCTS ARE COVERED BY THE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS DIRECTIVE 2014/32/EU?
This Directive applies to products that fall under following the definitions:
‘measuring instrument’ means any device or system with a measurement function that is covered by Articles 1 and 3
‘sub-assembly’ means a hardware device, mentioned as such in the specific annexes, that functions independently and makes up a measuring instrument together with other sub-assemblies with which it is compatible, or with a measuring instrument with which it is compatible;
The Measuring Instruments Directive applies to devices and systems with a measuring function concerning:
water meters
gas meters and volume
conversion devices
active electrical energy meters
heat meters
measuring systems for continuous and dynamic measurement of quantities of liquids
other than water
automatic weighing instruments
taximeters
material measures
dimensional measuring instruments
exhaust gas
analysers
WHICH PRODUCTS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS DIRECTIVE 2014/32/EU?
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
HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS DIRECTIVE 2014/32/EU:
Depending on the situation, the Measuring Instruments Directive offers manufacturers two ways to perform conformity assessment:
1. Internal Production Control or CE marking self-certification: the manufacturer performs the conformity assessment and documents the assessment in his own right.
2. Involvement of a Notified Body: For higher risk measuring instruments.
