Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials
This ESSENTIAL describes the UK regulations on REGULATED NAWI, based on
- the Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016
- the The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
- BREXIT Guidance dokuments published by the UK government (see: Link/Reference to other reference documents)
In UK, NAWI are classified into 2 sections (for a better understanding the words REGULATED and NON-REGULATED are typed in capitals in this CRF)
1.) REGULATED weighing instruments, see Part 2 of SI 2016 No.1152(corresponding to 2014/31/EU, Article 1, (a) - (f))
These Regulations apply to an instrument (referred to in these Regulations as a “REGULATED non-automatic weighing instrument”) for use for any of the following purposes:
(a) the determination of mass for commercial transactions;
(b) the determination of mass for the calculation of a toll, tariff, tax, bonus, penalty, remuneration, indemnity or similar type of payment;
(c) the determination of mass for the application of laws or regulations or for an expert opinion given in court proceedings;
(d) the determination of mass in the practice of medicine for weighing patients for the purposes of monitoring, diagnosis and medical treatment;
(e) the determination of mass for making up medicines on prescription in a pharmacy and determination of mass in analyses carried out in medical and pharmaceutical laboratories;
(f) the determination of price on the basis of mass for the purposes of direct sales to the public and the making up of prepackages.
2.) NON-REGULATED weighing instruments, see Part 4 of SI 2016 No.1152 (corresponding to 2014/31/EU, Article 1, (g))
Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:
The Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016 (transposition of 2014/31/EU into the national law of the United Kingdom)
The Statutory Instrument (SI) will come into force on 01-OCT-2024 and has two main objectives:
- To revoke the expiry date of the recognition of certain European Union (EU) requirements relating to goods, which is due to end on 31-DEC-2024 and to remove the associated transitional provisions which are no longer required. This will allow continued recognition of EU requirements for the product regulations within scope for goods placed on the market in Great Britain (GB); and
- To replace the expiry provision and the associated transitional provisions, with a provision that recognises EU testing or conformity assessment procedures. This will mean that, where manufacturers have undertaken conformity assessment procedures with EU recognised bodies, the United Kingdom Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking may be used, instead of the relevant EU conformity
marking.
Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025
An Act to make provision about the marketing or use of products in the United Kingdom; about units of measurement and the quantities in which goods are marketed in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
Art.5) Metrology regulations
Art.6) Enforcement of metrology regulations
The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024 No.696) amends the following legislation and recognizes the EU product requirements and the CE marking without time restrictions.
The removal of the expiry of recognition of EU product requirements will apply to the 21 product regulations covered within this SI, which are managed by the Department for Business and Trade [leading department], the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Work and Pensions (Health and Safety Executive).
This announcement does not apply to regulations for medical devices, construction products, marine equipment, rail products, cableways, transportable pressure equipment, and unmanned aircraft systems regulations. There are specific arrangements in place for these sectors.
Nationale Anwendungsebene:
United Kingdom, Legal Metrology, Non-Automated Weighing Instruments/NAWI - Post-BREXIT regulation (2021 status)
United Kingdom
Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:
This SI 2016 No.1152 (Statutory Instrument) is being made in order to implement the provisions of the NAWI (Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Directive) 2014/31/EU of the European Union....
Published 2021-04-23 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Michael Loerzer
Last change 2025-11-03 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth: Legislation in force for this PCT, Metrology and legal metrology
Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials
| Legislation in force for this PCT |
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| Legislation in force for this PCT |
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| Responsible actors |
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g.
- economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider),
- user (commercial/industrial/professional),
- user (private, consumer)?
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| Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s) |
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)
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| Penalty by this legislation |
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?
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| Exemption clauses |
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.
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| Sub-federal legislation of states/counties |
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| FTA/MRA status with EU |
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?
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| Authority |
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Market surveillance authority |
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Link/Reference to other reference document(s) |
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| Comment on the comparability to EU legislation |
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| Abbrevations |
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Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Formal and administrative requirements
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| Registration at related authority required? |
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Product registration?
Manufacturer registration?
Importer / Representative registration?
if required.
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| Local representative legally required? |
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[Yes/No]
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| Member of International Metrology Organizations |
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e.g. OIML
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Equipment authorization (approval process)
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| Approval process (conformity assessment procedure) |
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service
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| Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority |
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)
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| Conformance document validity and renewal |
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.
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| Which documents are required by an approval body? |
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e .g. formal application
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| Is a factory inspection legally required |
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| Hint to voluntary certification scheme |
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given.
Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)
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| Specific requirements for testing |
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description
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| General information to the application of standards |
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"
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| Source for standards for conformity assessment |
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| OIML Recommendations adopted? |
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OIML is publishing international standards.
IEC and ISO are not relevant for this theme.
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| National Standardisation Organisation |
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Link to organisation
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| Is in-country testing legally required? |
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| Acceptance of foreign test reports |
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| Country gravity zones |
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| Verification Regulation |
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DE: Eichwesen
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information
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| Regulatory label (mandatory) |
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e. g. product label
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| Specific Metrology Marking(s) |
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| Regulatory e-labelling allowed? |
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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu
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| Required information on the product and/or packaging |
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number
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| User instructions language(s) |
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Regulated by the legal provisions
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| User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes |
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Form, sentence inside, simple text.
E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste
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| Digital user documentation allowed? |
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display?
Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Allgemeine Informationen
United Kingdom
Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum
English (plus 6 regional official languages)
De facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Welsh, an official language in Wales, and the only de jure official language in any part of the UK and Scots
BSI - British Standards Institution | https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Standards/
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