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Metrological control

(according to Act No. 157/2018 Coll. on Metrology and on Amendments to Certain Acts) is carried out:

  • before placing specified measuring instruments on the market,
    • type approval of specified measuring instruments
      • national type approval or
      • European Community type approval
    • initial verification of specified measuring instruments
      • national initial verification or
      • European Community initial verification.
  • during use of specified measuring instruments
    • subsequent verification of specified measuring instrument

Type approval of measuring instruments

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Database of Certificates

Database of Measuring Instrument Types and Approved Quality Management Systems

The database of measuring instrument types and approved quality management systems of manufacturers, issued by the Slovak Institute of Metrology , is available on the website of the Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology, and Testing (ÚNMS SR).

TSK Database

Documents issued from July 1, 2000, to the present, in accordance with Act No. 142/2000 Coll. on Metrology and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, as amended, and subsequently under Act No. 157/2018 Coll. on Metrology and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts.

CERT Database

Documents issued from May 8, 1998, to June 30, 2000, under Act No. 30/1968 Coll. on State Testing (historical database).

TSQ Database

Documents issued from January 1, 1993, to May 7, 1998, under Act No. 505/1990 Coll. on Metrology (historical database).

On the ÚNMS SR website, you can find a database of certificates for measuring instrument types and approved quality management systems of manufacturers, issued by Slovak notified bodies:

  • NO-1432 – Slovak Legal Metrology, n.o.
  • NO-1781 – Slovak Institute of Metrology .

The certificates and attestations are divided into two groups:

  1. Certificates and attestations according to Slovak Government Regulations No. 399/1999 Coll. and No. 126/2016 Coll. for non-automatic weighing instruments (Directives 2009/23/EC and 2014/31/EU - NAWID).
  2. Certificates and attestations according to Slovak Government Regulations No. 294/2005 Coll. and No. 145/2016 Coll. for measuring instruments (Directives 2004/22/EC and 2014/32/EU - MID).

International Aspects

Type Approval of Measuring Instruments

In accordance with Act No. 157/2018 Coll. on Metrology and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, a measuring instrument manufactured and placed on the market in another EU member state can be introduced to the Slovak market without additional sample testing, based on a written application for national type approval submitted to the institute.

The institute will issue a national type approval decision if:

a) The instrument was manufactured or placed on the market according to the legal regulations of the respective member state.
b) Test results of the instrument, conducted in another member state for national type approval purposes, are submitted.
c) The instrument's technical and metrological characteristics comply with the Slovak legal requirements.

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Initial Verification

In accordance with Act No. 157/2018 Coll. on Metrology and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, an initial verification of a newly designated measuring instrument carried out in another EU member state is recognized as a national initial verification, based on a written application submitted to the institute or designated organization, under the following conditions:

a) The instrument was manufactured or placed on the market in accordance with the legal regulations of the respective member state.
b) The instrument has a valid national type approval according to paragraph  2,  Section 21, or Section 22 if type approval is required.
c) The application includes the form and design of the initial verification mark, the name and address of the laboratory that performed the initial verification, and information on the entity that authorized the laboratory to conduct initial verifications.

Conducting additional tests for recognizing foreign initial verification as a national initial verification and marking the instrument with a national verification mark is not required. However, the institute or designated organization may request test results.

These provisions also apply if the national legislation of another EU or EEA member state, or a country with an agreement with the EU, follows a different procedure for placing measuring instruments on the market.

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Publication by ÚNMS SR

The ÚNMS SR publishes in its bulletin:

  • The name and address of the laboratory that performed the initial verification.
  • The form and design of the initial verification mark.
  • The types of instruments for which the recognition applies, including further specifications if necessary.

Note:

Details regarding the recognition of verification of designated measuring instruments performed in an EU member state, an EEA member state, or a state with a relevant agreement with the EU, will be specified in a Methodological Guideline issued by ÚNMS SR.