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.