Designated standards: measuring instruments – notice of publication, 1 September 2022 (web version)
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The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy notice of publication 0062/22 of 1 September 2022 of references to standards for measuring instruments in support of the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1153)
This notice confirms that:
(a) The references to standards listed in Part 1 of Annex 1 to this notice are published for the purposes of regulation 2A of S.I. 2016/1153 and accordingly are designated pursuant to that regulation in relation to England and Wales and Scotland. The list of published standards set out in Annex 1 to notice 0011/21 is amended in accordance with Annex 1 from the date of this notice. For clarity, Part 2 of Annex 1 to this notice sets out the complete list of references of standards which have been published and accordingly are designated for the purposes of S.I. 2016/1153 as at the date of this notice.
(b) The references to standards listed in Annex 2 to this notice (which have previously been published for the purposes of regulation 2A of S.I. S.I. 2016/1153), will be removed from publication from the date set out in that Annex. Accordingly, each of these standards will not be designated, or give rise to any presumption of conformity, on or after the date set out in respect of it.
Annex 1
The list of published standards in Annex 1 to notice 0011/21 is proposed to be amended as follows:
- the following row 1a is inserted after row 1:
| No | Reference of standard |
|---|---|
| 1a. |
EN 1359:2017 Gas meters - Diaphragm gas meters Restriction: For the purposes of clause ‘2 Normative references’ the following versions of standards apply: (i) EN ISO 4892-3:2016; (ii) ISO 7724-3:1984 |
- the following row 2a is inserted after row 2:
| No | Reference of standard |
|---|---|
| 2a. |
EN 12261:2018 Gas meters - Turbine gas meters Restriction: For the purposes of clause ‘2 Normative references’ the following versions of standards apply: (i) EN 10204:2004 (ii) EN 60079-0:2018 as corrected by EN 60079-0:2018/AC:2020-02 (iii) EN 60079-11:2012 (iv) EN 60529:1991 as amended and corrected by EN 60529:1991/A2:2013/AC:2019-02 (v) EN 60947-5-6:2000 (vi) EN 62246-1:2015 |
- row 4 is removed.
- row 5 is removed.
- row 6 is removed.
- the following row 7a is inserted after row 7:
| No | Reference of standard |
|---|---|
| 7a |
EN 14236:2018 Ultrasonic domestic gas meters Restriction: For the purposes of clause ‘2 Normative references’ the following versions of standards apply: (i) EN 55032:2015/A11:2020 (ii) EN 60068-2-5:2018 (iii) EN 60068-2-30:2005 (iv) EN IEC 60079-0:2018/AC:2020-02 (v) EN 60079-10-1:2021 (vi) EN 60079-10-2:2015 (vii) EN 60079-11:2012 (viii) EN IEC 60079-15:2019 (ix) EN IEC 60086-1:2021 (x) EN IEC 60086-4:2019/AC:2020-05 (xi) EN 60529:1991/A2:2013/AC:2019-02 (xii) EN 60695-11-5:2017 (xiii) EN 60695-11-10:2013/AC:2014 (xiv) EN 61000-4-2:2009 (xv) EN IEC 61000-4-3:2020 (xvi) EN 61000-4-8:2010 (xvii) EN 61000-4-9:2016 (xviii) EN IEC 61000-6-1:2019 (xix) EN IEC 61000-6-2:2019 (xx) EN ISO 1518-1:2019 (xxi) EN ISO 1518-2:2019 (xxii) EN ISO 2409:2020 (xxiii) EN ISO 4892-3:2016 (xxiv) EN ISO 6270-1:2018 (xxv) EN ISO 6272-1:2011 (xxvi) EN ISO 9227:2017 (xxvii) ISO 834-1:1999/AMD 1:2012 (xxviii) ISO 7724-3:1984 |
Part 2
List of references of standards which have been published and accordingly designated for the purposes of S.I. 2016/1153 as at the date of this notice:
| No | Reference of standard |
|---|---|
| 1. |
EN 1359:1998 Gas meters - Diaphragm gas meters EN 1359:1998/A1:2006 Notice: Subject to Annex 2 to this notice 0061/22 |
| 1a. |
EN 1359:2017 Gas meters – Diaphragm gas meters Restriction: For the purposes of clause ‘2 Normative references’ the following versions of standards apply: (i) EN ISO 4892-3:2016; (ii) ISO 7724-3:1984 |
| 2. |
EN 12261:2002 Gas meters - Turbine gas meters EN 12261:2002/A1:2006 EN 12261:2002/AC:2003 Notice: Subject to Annex 2 to this notice 0061/22 |
| 2a. |
EN 12261:2018 Gas meters – Turbine gas meters Restriction: For the purposes of clause ‘2 Normative references’ the following versions of standards apply: (i) EN 10204:2004 (ii) EN 60079-0:2018 as corrected by EN 60079-0:2018/AC:2020-02 (iii) EN 60079-11:2012 (iv) EN 60529:1991 as amended and corrected by EN 60529:1991/A2:2013/AC:2019-02 (v) EN 60947-5-6:2000 (vi) EN 62246-1:2015 |
| 3. |
EN 12480:2002 Gas meters - Rotary displacement gas meters EN 12480:2002/A1:2006 Notice: Subject to Annex 2 to this notice 0061/22 |
| 4. | |
| 5. | |
| 6. | |
| 7. |
EN 14236:2007 Ultrasonic domestic gas meters Notice: Subject to Annex 2 to this notice 0061/22 |
| 7a. |
EN 14236:2018 Ultrasonic domestic gas meters Restriction: For the purposes of clause ‘2 Normative references’ the following versions of standards apply: (i) EN 55032:2015/A11:2020 (ii) EN 60068-2-5:2018 (iii) EN 60068-2-30:2005 (iv) EN IEC 60079-0:2018/AC:2020-02 (v) EN 60079-10-1:2021 (vi) EN 60079-10-2:2015 (vii) EN 60079-11:2012 (viii) EN IEC 60079-15:2019 (ix) EN IEC 60086-1:2021 (x) EN IEC 60086-4:2019/AC:2020-05 (xi) EN 60529:1991/A2:2013/AC:2019-02 (xii) EN 60695-11-5:2017 (xiii) EN 60695-11-10:2013/AC:2014 (xiv) EN 61000-4-2:2009 (xv) EN IEC 61000-4-3:2020 (xvi) EN 61000-4-8:2010 (xvii) EN 61000-4-9:2016 (xviii) EN IEC 61000-6-1:2019 (xix) EN IEC 61000-6-2:2019 (xx) EN ISO 1518-1:2019 (xxi) EN ISO 1518-2:2019 (xxii) EN ISO 2409:2020 (xxiii) EN ISO 4892-3:2016 (xxiv) EN ISO 6270-1:2018 (xxv) EN ISO 6272-1:2011 (xxvi) EN ISO 9227:2017 (xxvii) ISO 834-1:1999/AMD 1:2012 (xxviii) ISO 7724-3:1984 |
| 8. |
EN 50470-1:2006 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Part 1: General requirements, tests and test conditions - Metering equipment (class indexes A, B and C) Notice: Subject to Annex 2 to this notice 0061/22 |
| 9. |
EN 50470-2:2006 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Part 2: Particular requirements - Electromechanical meters for active energy (class indexes A and B) Notice: Subject to Annex 2 to this notice 0061/22 |
| 10. |
EN 50470-3:2006 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Part 3: Particular requirements - Static meters for active energy (class indexes A, B and C) Notice: Subject to Annex 2 to this notice 0061/22 |
| 11. |
EN 62058-11:2010 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Acceptance inspection – Part 11: General acceptance inspection methods |
| 12. |
EN 62058-21:2010 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Acceptance inspection – Part 21: Particular requirements for electromechanical meters for active energy (classes 0,5, 1 and 2 and class indexes A and B) |
| 13. |
EN 62058-31:2010 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Acceptance inspection – Part 31: Particular requirements for static meters for active energy (classes 0,2 S, 0,5 S, 1 and 2, and class indexes A, B and C) |
| 14. |
EN 62059-32-1:2012 Electricity metering equipment - Dependability – Part 32-1: Durability - Testing of the stability of metrological characteristics by applying elevated temperature |
Annex 2
| No. | Reference of standard | Date of removal from publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
EN 1359:1998 Gas meters - Diaphragm gas meters EN 1359:1998/A1:2006 |
26 February 2023 |
| 2. |
EN 12261:2002 Gas meters - Turbine gas meters EN 12261:2002/AC:2003 EN 12261:2002/A1:2006 |
26 February 2023 |
| 3. |
EN 12480:2002 Gas meters - Rotary displacement gas meters EN 12480:2002/A1:2006 |
26 February 2023 |
| 4. |
EN 14236:2007 Ultrasonic domestic gas meters |
26 February 2023 |
| 5. |
EN 50470-1:2006 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Part 1: General requirements, tests and test conditions - Metering equipment (class indexes A, B and C) |
26 February 2023 |
| 6. |
EN 50470-2:2006 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Part 2: Particular requirements - Electromechanical meters for active energy (class indexes A and B) |
26 February 2023 |
| 7. |
EN 50470-3:2006 Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) - Part 3: Particular requirements - Static meters for active energy (class indexes A, B and C) |
26 February 2023 |