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Evaluation of the Measuring Instruments Directive

Evaluation of the Measuring Instruments Directive. IEEF Meeting, Red Cow Hotel, 27 September. Directive 2004/22/EC of EP and Council. Operational since October 2006. . Ensures free movement of measuring instruments in the internal market

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Evaluation of the Measuring Instruments Directive

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  1. Evaluation of the Measuring Instruments Directive IEEF Meeting, Red Cow Hotel, 27 September

  2. Directive 2004/22/EC of EP and Council Operational since October 2006. • Ensures free movement of measuring instruments in the internal market • Commission invite to report on the implementation of the implementation of the Directive on the basis of reports provided by the Member States. • Closing date for public consultation is 1 November 2010. • If needed, the Commission will adopt proposals for its improvement.

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  4. Instruments defined in the annexes of the Directive Automatic weighing instruments (MI-006); Taximeters (MI-007); Material measures (MI-008); Dimensional measuring instruments (MI-009); Exhaust gas analysers (MI-010). • Water meters (MI-001); • Gas meters and volume conversion devices (MI-002); • Active electrical energy meters (MI-003); • Heat meters (MI-004); • Measuring systems for continuous and dynamic measurement of quantities of liquids other than water (MI-005);

  5. Interim Evaluation by CSES to explore: • The extent to which the Directive achieved its aims; • The extent that a two-tier market concerning consumer protection and competition have developed; • If there is difference in the case of Member States not opted to require Legal metrological control (optionality); • Overall strengths and weaknesses of the Directive; • Impacts of the Directive on markets and European companies in terms of costs or administrative burden.

  6. Market of legal metrology instruments covered by MID • Estimated that the MID applies to approx 345 units sold annually in the European market with a total sales value of €3.25 billion. • In value terms,: • circa 50% of total market in terms of sales concerns utility meters (water meters, gas meters, electricity meters and heat meters); • automatic weighing instruments circa 17%; • material measures 14.3%.

  7. Data analysis of market • Presence of 900 manufacturers active in one or more of the sectors. • Some sectors, mainly the utilities meters, are dominated by a few large scale multinationals companies. • Other sectors, such as automatic weighing instruments or exhaust gas analysers, there are a larger number of SMEs. • 20-25% of MIs in the EU27 are imported while 25-30% of the MIs produced in the EU27 are exported to third countries.

  8. Effectiveness of the Directive • Some barriers imposed by national and local authorities. • Sector specific problems. • Negative impact on the operation of the market in some member states. • Some small firms in unfavourable position in comparison to larger firms. • Utility sector issue: optimal use of smart meters is not provided for in the Directive and does not keep pace with technological and market developments.

  9. Role of optionality • 15 EU and two EEA countries have opted out from the Directive for one or more instruments, although still around 90% is covered. • Optionality has been used mainly by the UK (19 of the total of 36 sub-categories of MIs), Sweden (18), Ireland (12), Netherlands (11) and Cyprus (10). Poland (7), the Czech Republic (7) and Norway (9) have also used it in a number of occasions. • Material measures (MI-008), dimensional measuring instruments (MI-009) and heat meters (MI-004) are the instruments for which optionality has been mainly applied.

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