The Article of the Enforcement Rules of Weights and Measures Act

Varieties

Categories and Scopes

Subparagraph 2, Paragraph One of Article 2

Weighing instruments

1.Automatic weighing instruments:

 (1)Automatic gravimetric filling weighing instruments;

 (2)Discontinuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments.

2.Non-automatic weighing instruments:

 (1)The pricing weighing instruments;

(2)The non-pricing weighing instruments, excluding the following instruments:

          i. The weighing instruments of non-pricing and not for transaction use with a number of verification scale interval all more than 10,000;

        ii. The weighing instruments with a number of verification scale interval less than 3,000 and maximum weighing capacity less than 3 kg marked not for transaction use of measuring instruments;

      iii. Portable suspended weighing instruments with a maximum weighing capacity less than 50 kg and marked not for transaction use of measuring instruments;

      iv. Suspended weighing instruments with a maximum weighing capacity more than 1 t;

        v. Bathroom scales;

      vi. Weighing in motion non-automatic weighing instruments (Meaning that the non-automatic weighing instruments be used for measurement, the object intended to be measured is in a non-stable state).

Subparagraph 7, Paragraph One of Article 2

Volumeters

1.Liquid volumetric meters:

 (1)metal measuring pails marked with divisions;

 (2)metal measuring tanks marked with divisions; excluding the following measuring tanks:

          i. Measuring tanks with a capacity of more than 110 m³;

        ii. Pressure measuring tanks.

2. Flow meters:

  (1)Diaphragm gas meters, excluding gas meters with a maximum air flow more than 100 m³/hr;

  (2)Water meters: volumetric water meters, velocity water meters（Woltmann meters, single-jet meters and multi-jet meters）and vortex water meters, excluding combination water meters and water meters with a caliber of more than 300 mm;

  (3)Oil meters provided for trading petroleum products; excluding oil meters with a caliber of more than 160 mm;

  (4)Liquefied petroleum gas flow meters.