Non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWI)

Weighing instrument means a measuring instrument serving to determine the mass of a body by using the action of gravity on that body. A weighing instrument may also serve to determining other physical units, quantities, parameters or characteristics associated with mass.

Non-automatic weighing instrument means a weighing instrument requiring the intervention of an operator during weighing.

This field is governed by the Rulebook on non-automatic weighing instruments, which was published in “Official Gazette of the RS”, No 29/18. This Rulebook is fully harmonised with all the principles and essential requirements of Directive 2014/31/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 February 2009 on non-automatic weighing instruments. In the course of preparation of this rulebook, in addition to the above EU directive, the solutions from the reference EU regulations in the field of technical legislation were also taken into account, in particular from the Decision 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on a common framework for the marketing of products.

The Rulebook prescribes the requirements for non-automatic weight instruments that must be met for their placing on the market and/or use, conformity assessment procedures, marking, certificates of conformity and other documentation accompanying these weight instruments, as well as the conditions to be met by a notified body conducts the conformity assessment procedure.

Conformity assessment procedures are performing by Directorate for measures and precious metals and conformity assessment bodies (designated bodies).

The Rulebook is accompanied by a List of Serbian standards in the field of non-automatic weighing instruments which is regularly updated in accordance with the list of harmonised standards published in the Official Journal of the EU.

The latest list of Serbian standards in the field of non-automatic weighing instruments was published in "Official Gazette of the RS", No 10/16.

Subsequent verification are performing by authorized bodies.