# Directive 2014/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of measuring instruments (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division: DEFINITIONS

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Automatic weighing instrument
An instrument that determines the mass of a product without the intervention of an operator and follows a predetermined programme of automatic processes characteristic of the instrument.
Automatic catchweigher
An automatic weighing instrument that determines the mass of pre-assembled discrete loads (for example prepackages) or single loads of loose material.
Automatic checkweigher
An automatic catchweigher that subdivides articles of different mass into two or more subgroups according to the value of the difference of their mass and a nominal set-point.
Weight labeller
An automatic catchweigher that labels individual articles with the weight value.
Weight/price labeller
An automatic catchweigher that labels individual articles with the weight value, and price information.
Automatic gravimetric filling instrument
An automatic weighing instrument that fills containers with a predetermined and virtually constant mass of product from bulk.
Discontinuous totaliser (totalising hopper weigher)
An automatic weighing instrument that determines the mass of a bulk product by dividing it into discrete loads. The mass of each discrete load is determined in sequence and summed. Each discrete load is then delivered to bulk.
Continuous totaliser
An automatic weighing instrument that continuously determines the mass of a bulk product on a conveyor belt, without systematic subdivision of the product and without interrupting the movement of the conveyor belt.
Rail-weighbridge
An automatic weighing instrument having a load receptor inclusive of rails for conveying railway vehicles.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/32/annex/VIII/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-32/annex-VIII/division-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.