Kamstrup’s Meters are supplied with MID-Approval
As per 31.10.2006 all new types of measuring instruments, including water, gas, electricity and heat meters, must be approved according to the new
EU-directive, MID.
The purpose of MID, the MeasuringInstrumentDirective, is to harmonize measuring instrument legislation across frontiers and eliminate technical trade barriers.
The European Parliament is behind the directive and a total of 31 countries have chosen to back up the regulations of the directive.
What does MID comprise?
MID sets up 10 instrument classes, and for each class MID includes codes of practice as to approval procedures, market control as well as nature and marking of the instruments.
As from 31.10.2006 each of the 28 countries can choose MID-regulations or no regulations. All the old regulations and procedures, national as well as EU-defined, are cancelled, leaving each country with either no measuring instrument regulations or MID-regulations. The choices of the individual countries are listed below.
Heat Meters - Survey of national rules
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EU, EEC and EFTA-Countries |
Rules for approval of heat meters before the MID ? |
Interval (yrs) for periodical re-verification |
Adoption of the MID ? |
Comments |
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Austria |
Yes |
5 |
30/10-2006 |
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Belgium |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Cyprus |
No |
No rules |
? |
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Czech Rep. |
Yes |
4 |
30/10-2006 |
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Denmark |
Yes |
Sample test every 6 yrs |
30/10-2006 |
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Estonia |
Yes |
2 |
30/10-2006 |
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Finland |
Yes |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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France |
Yes |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Germany |
Yes |
5 |
30/10-2006 |
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Greece |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Hungary |
Yes |
4 |
30/10-2006 |
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Ireland |
No |
No rules |
? |
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Italy |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Latvia |
Yes |
2 |
30/10-2006 |
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Lithuania |
Yes |
5 |
30/10-2006 |
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Luxembourg |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Malta |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Netherlands |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
No req. for Heat meters |
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Poland |
Yes |
4 (5) |
7/1-2007 |
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Portugal |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Slovakia |
Yes |
4 |
30/10-2006 |
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Slovenia |
Yes |
4 |
30/10-2006 |
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Spain |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
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Sweden |
Yes |
5-10 |
30/10-2006 |
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United Kingdom |
No |
No rules |
30/10-2006 |
No req. for Heat meters |
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Iceland |
No |
No rules |
? |
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Norway |
Yes (pr. 1/1-2005) |
No rules, yet |
N-rules = MID |
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Liechtenstein |
No |
No rules |
? |
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Switzerland |
Yes |
5 |
30/10-2006 |
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Bulgaria |
Yes |
2 |
? |
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Romania |
Yes |
2 (5) |
1/1-2007 |
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Who is responsible for measuring instruments fulfilling MID?
The producer of the measuring instrument is fully responsible for introducing MID. The producer does so by applying an impartial notified body, in Denmark Force Technology, for an approval according to MID. The notified body evaluates the product as to compliance and type approval, and may request to go through the production of the unit. Subsequently a certificate of compliance is issued for the producer.
How does the buyer ensure that the measuring instrument fulfils MID?
In future a measuring instrument, which has been approved according to MID, will always bear the CE marking followed by an M, followed by the year of production and the reg. No. of the notified body. Furthermore, a declaration of compliance issued by the producer will be enclosed with the measuring instrument.
Kamstrup and MID
Kamstrup’s MID-approved meters will always be marked in accordance with the above-mentioned rules and furthermore all consignments of MID-approved meters will carry a declaration of compliance. Please click here to see an example of this declaration.
Please click here to see the MID-cerificate issued by Force Technology with product types and validity areas.
In future the MID-certificate with enclosures will be available on our web site under each product.
If you have questions in relation to MID and Kamstrup’s MID-approval, please contact Kurt Stochholm at kst@kamstrup.dk
