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Would you like individual measuring devices or random samples of measuring devices to be calibrated? Then you must submit a corresponding calibration application to the responsible authority.

You must the calibration of a single measuring device or a sample of measuring instruments for compliance with legally defined requirements by a verification authority apply for verification.

The following can be calibrated can only measuring devices, if they are metrologically and their the essential legal requirements of the Measurement and Verification Ordinance. fulfill. If the measuring instrument during the verification testing meetsthe requirements, an official marking for a further calibration period admissibility the use in commercial or official or official use and for measurements in the public interest. in the public interest.

The verification authorities test measuring instruments

• of the trade: for example scales, gas pumps at filling stations, tank trucks for mineral oil, fare displays in cabs,
• the occupational safety and environmental protection: e.g. sound level meters, dosimeters
• of the police: e.g. Breathalyzers, speed measuring devices, wheel load scales

For the different types of measuring devices there are different legally prescribed calibration validity periods, which are regulated in the and Verification Ordinance.

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Measuring devicescan only be calibrated if they meet the essential requirements of the Measurement and Verification Ordinance . The measuring instrument must fulfill at least one of the following conditions fulfill:

• Type approval from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
• General approval for calibration or type examination certificate
• with EC type approval: Type approval of a European approval authority
• Conformity assessment according to national regulations, European Measuring Instruments Directive or according to European Weighing Instruments Directive (CE marking)

The for the calibration of measuring instruments charged fees are regulated nationwide by the Ordinance on Fees on Metrology and Verification ( Ordinance on Metrology and calibration fees ordinance - MessEGebV) regulated.

As a user of measuring devices, you must apply for the calibration of your measuring device in writing or online. Calibration usually takes place at the installation site of the measuring device. Depending on the type of measuring device, calibration can take place as part of a round trip. This means that the verification officer will come by for verification without prior notification (e.g. for store scales) or an appointment will be arranged with you (e.g. for truck scales). You must submit measuring devices for electricity, gas, water or heat to a state-approved testing laboratory for verification. If the measuring device complies with the requirements during the verification test, an official marking for a further verification period indicates that it is permitted for use in commercial or official transactions and for measurements in the public interest.

The processing time for calibration depends on various factors, in particular the type of measuring device.

An application for calibration must be submitted at least ten weeks before the calibration period expires. Further use beyond the end of the verification period is only possible upon application. This only applies to measuring instruments whose calibration period has not yet expired at the time of application and if the user of the measuring instrument has taken the necessary steps to carry out the calibration.

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• The applicant applies for the calibration of individual measuring devices or random samples of measuring instruments.
• Upon successful verification verification is confirmed by an official marking for a further verification period admissibility the use is expressed.
• For the different types of measuring devices there are different legally prescribed calibration validity periods.

Forms available: Yes
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: No
Personal appearance necessary: No