Specifications Relating to Non-automatic Weighing Devices (1998)

49 (1) The information set out in column I of the table to this section shall be marked, using appropriate words or the symbols set out in column II of that table, on the weighing devices and modules described in columns III to VI of that table.

Column I	Column II	Column III	Column IV	Column V	Column VI
Information	Symbols	Modules in the same housing	Indicating elements tested separately	Weighing and load-receiving elements tested separately	Other equipment and accessories approved separately
Manufacturer, applicant or importer’s name or trade mark	– – –	yes	yes	yes	yes
Model number	– – –	yes	yes	yes	yes
Distinctive serial number	– – –	yes	yes	yes	yes
Approval number	– – –	yes	yes	yes	yes
Accuracy class	, , , or	yes	yes	yes	– – –
Maximum capacity	Max	yes	yes	yes	– – –
Verification scale interval	e	yes	yes	– – –	– – –
Actual scale interval, if different from the verification scale interval	d	yes	yes	– – –	– – –
Minimum verification scale interval	emin	– – –	– – –	yes	– – –
Maximum number of verification scale interval	nmax	– – –	yes	yes	– – –
Temperature range, if different from -10°C to 40°C	– – –	yes	yes	yes	– – –

(2) In this section,

• (a) Modules in the same housing includes

  • (i) indicating elements, and weighing and load-receiving elements in the same housing, and

  • (ii) a weighing device composed of modules and approved as a single unit where the modules are not intended to be separated and interfaced with other modules approved separately;

• (b) Indicating elements tested separately includes individually-approved indicating elements that may be attached to other approved modules;

• (c) Weighing and load-receiving elements tested separately includes individually-approved weighing and load-receiving elements that may be attached to approved modules; and

• (d) Other equipment and accessories approved separately includes other equipment and accessories that perform metrological functions and that can be tested and approved separately.

(3) In the case of the elements described in column IV of the table to this section, the maximum capacity and the actual scale interval shall be marked as required by paragraph 52(b) at the time they are attached to other modules to form a weighing device.