Legislative News

Published three metrology Rulebooks

In November and December 2013, three metrology rulebooks were published: Rulebook on repeal of certain Rulebooks ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 99/2013), Rulebook amending the Rulebooks on the types of measuring instruments which require verification and time intervals for their periodic verification ("Official Gazette of RS " No. 110/ 13) and Rulebook on automatic level gauges for measuring the level of liquid in stationary storage tanks ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 114/2013).

Rulebook on repeal of certain Rulebooks was published on November 15, and became effective on  November  23, 2013, when certain rulebooks or metrological instructions prescribing:

-          metrological conditions and requirements for certain types of measuring instruments;

-          method of determining fulfillment of metrological requirements;

-          conditions for setting up of laboratories for examination of a measuring instruments;

-          classification of certain measuring standards, and requirements for national, secondary and working working measurement standards
shall cease to apply.

 Rulebook  amending the rulebooks on the types of measuring instruments which require verification and time intervals for their periodic verification was published on December 13, and became effective on December 21, 2013.

This Rulebook reduces the number of measuring instruments i.e. from the table in Aricle 2 of this Rulebook the measuring instruments for testing electrical safety in low voltage distribution networks and devices for determining hectoliter mass of grains and oilseeds are deleted, while measuring systems for compressed gaseous fuel for vehicles are added.
Time of periodic verification of tanks and tankers is reduced from ten to five years. Measuring instruments which are in conformity with requirements of the Rulebook of measuring instruments and requirements of the Rulebook on non-automatic weighing instruments  ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 17/13) are not subject to the first verification ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 63/13) if their conformity was assessed according to the procedures of these regulations and are marked in accordance with these rulebooks.

Rulebook on automatic level gauges for measuring the level of liquid in stationary storage tanks was published on 23 December and became effective on December 31,  2013.

This Rulebook prescribes requirements for measuring the level of liquid in stationary storage tanks, marking of automatic measuring instruments for liquid level in fixed tanks, technical documentation, the method of fulfillment of requirements for automatic measuring instruments for liquid level in stationary storage tanks, the method of type testing of automatic measuring instruments for liquid level in stationary storage tanks, methods of measuring, as well as methods and terms of verification of automatic measuring instruments for liquid level in stationary storage tanks.
The Rulebook on metrology conditions for automatic measuring instruments for liquid level in fixed tanks.  ("Official Gazette of SFRY", No. 76/90) ceases to be valid on the effective date of this Rulebook.