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Article 1
These Regulations are enacted pursuant to Paragraph Three, Article 8 of the Weights
and Measures Act.
Article 2
In accordance with these Regulations, the qualifications of metrological technical
personnel shall be determined by means of the examination, metrological courses, practical
training and practical experience; the metrological technical personnel shall be divided
into two grades on the basis of their qualifications: Class A metrological technical
personnel and Class B metrological technical personnel.
The scope of expertise of the metrological technical personnel referred to in the preceding
Paragraph shall be determined on the basis of their practical training or practical
experience items of measuring instruments, and shall be recorded on their metrological
technician certificates.
Article 3
A person who meets the following qualifications may attend a Class A metrological technical
personnel examination:
1.A graduate of a public or registered private college or above, or a foreign college or above
recognized by the Ministry of Education.
2.Having engaged in work related to metrology for at least three years after being qualified
as a Class B metrological technician personnel with a certificate.
Article 4
A person who meets one of the following qualifications may attend a Class B metrological
technical personnel examination:
1.A graduate of a public or registered private high school or above, or a vocational high
school or above.
2.Academic attainment appraised as equivalent to those needed for graduation from high
school or vocational high school.
3.Having engaged in work related to metrology for at least five years.
Article 5
Under any of the following circumstances, persons shall not act as the metrological
technical personnel:
1.Where the person is convicted, per a final judgment, to have committed the offense of
falsifying weights and measures as defined in The Criminal Code, and execution of the
punishment is pending or has not been completed, or the time elapsed after execution or
remission of the punishment is less than one year;
2.Where the person is subject to an commencement of guardianship or assistantship that has
not been revoked yet.
3.Where the person has once assumed public official and is dismissed from his post, and the
period of prohibition from reappointment has not expired yet.
Article 6
Upon signing up to attend the examination, a candidate shall fill in a sign-up sheet, pay
the sign-up fee, and submit the following documents to the department in charge of examination
affairs by way of correspondence:
1.Photocopy of qualification certificate;
2.Photocopy of ID card; and
3.Two two-inch front half-body photos taken within the most recent year.
4.Other documents required by Metrological Technical Personnel Enrolment Guideline of
Examination.
Where an application for sign-up referred to in the preceding Paragraph is deemed as unqualified,
a time limit shall be set for correction; in case correction is not finished within the specified
time limit, the application shall be rejected.
Matters regarding the examination for metrological technical personnel shall be handled by the
dedicated weights and measures authority; when necessary, the authority may commission any other
government agencies (institutions) or organizations to deal with such matters.
Article 7
Examinations for metrological technical personnel shall be held once every year or every two
years; when necessary, temporary examinations may be held.
The examinations referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall adopt the form of a competence
examination; examination scores of 70 and above shall be considered passing. The scope of tested
subjects and the forms of questions shall be as shown in the annexed Table 1.
The candidates may apply to the department in charge of examination affairs to check up the
scores he got.
Annexed Table 1：List of Examination Courses for Metrological Technical Personnel.doc
Annexed Table 1：List of Examination Courses for Metrological Technical Personnel.PDF
Article 8
A person, who has passed the metrological technical personnel examination and complied with
following conditions, may apply to the dedicated weights and measures authority for the
issuance of a metrological technical personnel certificate:
1.Having completed and passed the metrological courses held by practical training organizations
which are officially announced and registered by the dedicated weights and measures authority,
within five years before the date of the application .
2.Having at least six months of practical experience relating to measuring instruments, or
taking and passing practical training courses held by practical training organizations.
Items, hours, qualification standards, and grading methods of the metrological courses and
practical training; and training organizations referred to in the preceding Paragraph will be
publicly announced by the dedicated weights and measures authority.
Article 9
An organization meets one of the following criteria may submit an application form and relevant
verifying documents to the dedicated weights and measures authority in application for
registration as a metrological technical personnel practical training organization:
1.A metrological or testing professional association, society, or group that has provided
metrology-related education or training within the most recent two years, and has offered a
cumulative total of at least 40 class hours, or has conducted metrology-related education,
training, or seminars under commission to the dedicated weights and measures authority during
the most recent two years.
2.A domestic legally-registered academic research organization or education and training
organization, that has provided metrology-related education or training within the most recent
two years, and has offered a cumulative total of at least 40 class hours.
Article 10
The practical training organization shall submit a training proposal to the dedicated weights
and measures authority for approval one month before the training course starts. Training may
be implemented only after the proposal has been approved. The same procedure must be followed
if a change is made after approval.
The content of the training proposal referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall include the
following items:
1.Training items, course tables, grading methods, the number of trainees, class numbers, and
session numbers.
2.Lecturers' curricula vitae.
3.Training expenses.
The practical training organization shall submit trainee sign-in records, class attendance
records, grade lists and other relevant documents to the dedicated weights and measures authority
for reference within 30 days after the end of each course.
The dedicated weights and measures authority may occasionally audit the state of the training
course at the practical training organization’s premises, and the practical training organization
shall not refuse the audit without justification.
Article 11
The dedicated weights and measures authority shall revoke the qualification of the practical
training organization using false information to apply for the registration, and the registration
revocation of the organization shall be announced to the public.
For the practical training organization committing one of the following circumstances, the
dedicated weights and measures authority may abolish its registration and announce such
abolition:
1.Conducting training without obtaining approval.
2.Carrying out training without in accordance with the approved training proposal.
3.Attempting to evade, obstruct, or refuse the audit of the dedicated weights and measures
authority.
The organization whose registration has been revoked or abolished in the preceding two
Paragraphs shall not re-apply for registration within two years from the day after the
revocation or abolition.
Article 12
When a candidate cheats or uses any other improper methods to obtain incorrect results from
the examination, metrological courses or practical training, the dedicated weights and
measures authority shall revoke the qualification of the candidate as having passed the
examination, metrological courses or practical training.
Article 13
A person who complies with eligibility conditions of Paragraph One of Article 8 may submit
an application form together with the certificate fee to the dedicated weights and measures
authority for the metrological technical personnel certificate. Where the application is
deemed as unqualified, a time limit may be set for correction; if the required correction
is not made within the specified deadline, the application shall be rejected and the
certificate fee will be refunded.
The certificate of metrological technical personnel will be issued by the dedicated weights
and measures authority after the application referred to in the preceding Paragraph is
deemed as qualified. The validity period of the certificate is five years commencing from
the day of issuance.
The metrological technical personnel certificate referred to in the preceding Paragraph
shall specify the scope of expertise in accordance with the applicant’s practical training
qualification or the related practical experience on items of measuring instruments for six
or more months; whilst carrying out the measurement administration activities related to
weights and measures commissioned by the dedicated weights and measures authority, one of
the metrological technical personnel shall not exceed the scope specified in the certificate.
One of the metrological technical personnel who attends and passes practical training
courses or has related practical experience on items of measuring instruments for six or
more months beyond the scope specified in the certificate within the validity period of
the certificate may submit an application form along with the certificate fee and the
original certificate to the dedicated weights and measures authority for additional scope
of expertise as well as the certificate replacement; the validity period of the replacement
certificate shall be the same as that of the original certificate.
Article 14
One of the metrological technical personnel shall accept continuing education relating to
metrology.
The implementation methods and the accumulated score of the continuing education referred to
in the preceding Paragraph are as follows:
1.Attending metrology courses, teaching observation or symposia held by schools, unions,
academies, associations, education and training organizations, research institutes, government
agencies or the dedicated weights and measures authority as a student equals one point per
hour; as the teacher or the lecturer equals 5 points per hour; for such events of an
international nature(at least one of the teachers or the lecturers are foreigners), the
points may be doubled.
2.Publishing papers, articles or comments relating to metrology in newspapers, medias or
journals, or presenting papers or posters on relevant academic seminars equals 10 points
per article; the second and other co-authors shall receive 5 points per article; the points
may be doubled for articles publicized in international medias.
3.Attending digital learning courses held by the dedicated weights and measures authority
equals one point per hour.
4.Acting as a volunteer for monitoring measuring instruments for the dedicated weights and
measures authority to reflect a verified and effective measuring instruments case equals 3
points.
5.Attending the metrological courses held by practical training organizations which are
officially announced and registered by the dedicated weights and measures authority equals
one point per hour.
The recognition of the continuing education referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be
conducted by the dedicated weights and measures authority.
Excluding the dedicated weights and measures authority, organizers that handle the courses,
teaching observation or symposia relating to metrology referred to in Subparagraph 1 of
Paragraph Two shall, prior to conducting such activities, submit course brochures or
schedules to the dedicated weights and measures authority for reference in order to determine
and approve the point of the continuing education. The dedicated weights and measures
authority may approve afterward.
Article 15
The application for the continuing education accumulated score is as follows:
1.For the application of the continuing education accumulated score referred to in
Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph Two of the preceding Article, the organizers shall submit
curriculum or schedule, participants’ signatures to the dedicated weights and measures
authority after the completion of training.
2.For the application of the continuing education accumulated score referred to in
Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph Two of the preceding Article, one of the metrological technical
personnel shall submit the photocopy of papers, articles, comments, poster or relevant
documents to the dedicated weights and measures authority for the continuing education
accumulated score recognition.
3.The recognition of continuing education accumulated score referred to in Subparagraph 3
and Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph Two of the preceding Article will be approved directly by
the dedicated weights and measures authority.
4.For any omission, error or other doubt of the registered continuing education accumulated
score, one of the metrological technical personnel may submit a certificate of attendance
or related documents to the dedicated weights and measures authority for retro registration
six months before the expiry of the validity period of the certificate.
Article 16
For the renewal of the metrological technical personnel certificate, metrological technical
personnel may submit an application form along with the certificate fee and verifying
documents of continuing education to the dedicated weights and measures authority within
four months before the expiry of the validity period of the original certificate, or after
the expiry; the certificate will be renewed after the application is examined and deemed as
qualified; for those of failing to comply with or having incomplete content, a deadline will
be set for corrections; in case the applicant fails to correct or the corrections are
incomplete, the application will be rejected and the certificate fee will be refunded.
The renewal of certificate within four months before the expiry of the original certificate,
metrological technical personnel shall submitted verifying documents of continuing education
which are limited to those acquired within the validity period of the original certificate.
The renewed certification will be valid from the next day of the original expiration date after
the application is examined and deemed as qualified.
When the original certificate has expired, metrological technical personnel shall submit
verifying documents of continuing education acquired within five years before the date
application (the date of dedicated weights and measures authority receives the application);
after the application is examined and deemed as qualified, the validity period of the renewed
certificate will start from the day of its issuance.
Article 17
(Deleted)
Article 17-1
For the renewal of the metrological technical personnel certificate, the continuing education
accumulated score of the verifying documents shall be acquired in accordance with the
Subparagraphs of Paragraph Two of Article 14, and the accumulated score of one of the Class A
and Class B metrological technical personnel shall be not less than 120 points and 60 points,
respectively. In addition, the following provisions shall be conformed to the fllowing:
1.The accumulated score acquired in accordance with Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph Two of
Article 14 that exceeds 60 points will be calculated as 60 points for each Class A metrological
technical personnel, and that exceeds 30 points will be calculated as 30 points for each
Class B metrological technical personnel, respectively.
2.The accumulated score acquired in accordance with Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph Two of
Article 14 that exceeds 30 points will be calculated as 30 points.
Article 18
The metrological technical personnel shall observe the principle of honesty and credit in
conducting relevant activities, and shall not commit any of the following conducts:
1.Relevant matters in breach of laws or regulations.
2.Allowing anyone else to conduct the relevant measurement administration activities under
his/her name.
3.Canvassa business by undue means; or
4.Discover any secret known on account of business to anyone else without any due reason.
Article 19
When conducting verification on measuring instruments in agencies commissioned by the
dedicated weights and measures authority or in measuring instruments enterprises allowed
to conduct self-verification, metrological technical personnel shall be supervised by
the dedicated weights and measures authority. When necessary, metrological technical
personnel shall submit reports or relevant documents to the dedicated weights and measures
authority, according to the order issued by the dedicated weights and measures authority.
Metrological technical personnel shall not evade, interrupt or deny the request without
any due reason.
Article 20
Under any of the following circumstances, the dedicated weights and measures authority
shall cancel the certificate of metrological technical personnel:
1.Where the metrological technical personnel conforms to any of the circumstances
prescribed in Article 5 before having obtained the certificate;
2.Where the metrological technical personnel obtains the certificate by providing
false data; or
3.Where the qualification of one of the metrological technical personnel as having
passed the examination, metrological courses or practical training is cancelled in
accordance with Article 12.
Article 21
Where the metrological technical personnel evades, interrupts or denies the supervision,
with violating the provision of Article 19, the dedicated weights and measures authority
shall notify the metrological technical personnel to correct his/her misconduct within
a given time limit.
Article 22
Under any of the following circumstances, the dedicated weights and measures authority
shall abolish the certificate of a metrological technical personnel:
1.Where the metrological technical personnel conforms to any of the circumstances
prescribed in Article 5 after having obtained the certificate;
2.Where the metrological technical personnel conduct any metrological activities beyond
the category recorded in the certificate, with violating the provision of Paragraph
Three of Article 13.
3.Where the metrological technical personnel conforms to any of the circumstances
prescribed in Article 18; or
4.Where the metrological technical personnel doesn’t correct his/her misconduct within
a time limit specified in accordance with the preceding Article.
Where the certificate of metrological technical personnel is abolished in accordance
with the preceding Paragraph under any circumstance prescribed in Subparagraph 2 or 3 of
Article 5, an application may be filed, after the cause for abolishment is eliminated
and within the validity period of the original certificate, for issuance of a new
certificate; and the validity period of the new certificate shall be the same as that
of the original one.
Article 23
A metrological technical personnel, whose certificate is cancelled or abolished, shall
stop metrological activities after having received the advice note of cancellation or
abolishment, and hand back the certificate within a specified time limit; in case the
certificate is not handed back, the dedicated weights and measures authority shall
directly give a public notice to write it off.
A metrological technical personnel, whose certificate is cancelled or abolished in
accordance with Article 20 or Paragraph One of Article 22, may not attend the
examination for metrological technical personnel within three years.
Article 24
In case of loss or damage of the metrological technical personnel certificate, one of
the metrological technical personnel may prepare an application, and submit it together
with the certificate fee to the dedicated weights and measures authority, to apply
for re-issuance or replacement.
Article 25
The registration fee of the metrological technical personnel examination will be
refunded when the application has been rejected or withdrawn before the admission card
for the examination is sent by post.
Article 26
These Regulations shall come into force as of the date of promulgation.
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