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Paragraph 1 Units of mass

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The units of mass used shall be legal units within the meaning of Directive 80/181/EECf1 as last amended by Directive 85/1/EECf2.

Subject to compliance with this condition, the following units are permitted:

  • SI units: kilogram, microgram, milligram, gram, tonne,

  • Imperial units: pound, ounce (avoirdupois), troy ounce,

  • other non-SI units: metric carat, if weighing precious stones.

For instruments that make use of the Imperial units of mass referred to above, the relevant essential requirements specified below shall be converted to the said Imperial units, using simple interpolation.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

OJ No. L39, 15.2.1980, p.40.

f2

OJ No. L2, 3.1.1985, p.11. Since its amendment by Directive 85/1/EEC, Directive 80/181/EEC has been further amended by Directive 89/617/EEC.

Notes on Schedule 2

Footnotes

f1

See “Nonautomatic weighing instruments Part I: Metrological and technical requirements-Tests” OIML R 76-1 Edition 1992 (E) published by the International Organisation for Legal Metrology.