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Session:
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8D - Legal Metrology around the World
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Date & Time:
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Wednesday August 9, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Paper Title:
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Legal Metrology in Europe: Harmonising requirements through directives and the cooperation of authorities through WELMEC.
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Speaker:
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Knut Lindløv, Director Legal Metrology
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CoAuthors:
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Speaker Info
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Company:
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Justervesenet - Norwegian Metrology Service
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Address:
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Fetveien 99
Kjeller, 2007, Norway
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Phone:
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+ 47 64 84 84 84
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Fax:
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+ 47 64 84 84 85
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Email:
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knut.lindlov@justervesenet.no
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Abstract:
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The European Union (EU) has during the resent years increased the effort in establishing harmonised requirements for the national regulations, also in the field of Legal Metrology. In addition to the members of the EU, there are other European countries that have different agreements with the EU to implement these directives as national regulations. At present, almost 30 countries have the obligation to implement such harmonised directives. The latest directive in the field of Legal Metrology is the MID - Measuring Instruments Directive - covering 10 different groups of instruments that will enter into force by 30th of Oktober 2006. The European Cooperation in Legal Metrology (WELMEC) was established in 1990, among others to help a harmonised implementation of directives in the different member states. WELMEC is a cooperation of the Legal Metrology authorities in almost 30 European countries. This paper will explain the basic principles in the MID, the cooperation of authorities in WELMEC and the cooperation between the European Commission and WELMEC. Also the present most focused items in WELMEC will be discussed.
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