Testing of measuring instruments for the purpose of type approval
Measuring instruments put into circulation on the territory of RK serially or imported in batches and used in the sphere of realization of state metrological control shall be subject to type approval. Decision on type approval of measuring instruments shall be made by the authorized body on technical regulation and metrology on the basis of positive results of tests and certified by the certificate on type approval of measuring instruments of the established sample.
At type approval for measuring instruments having software, software certification of measuring instruments shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established in ST RK 2.46.
Type approval of one type of measuring instruments applies to measuring instruments of one type manufactured by one manufacturer.
Tests for the purposes of type approval of measuring instruments manufactured in series shall be carried out at the request of the manufacturer or legal or physical person authorized by the manufacturer, who performs on the basis of documentary confirmation with the manufacturer on behalf of this manufacturer the actions during putting into circulation of measuring instruments on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, responsible for conformity of manufactured measuring instruments to metrological and technical requirements.
Tests for the purposes of type approval of a batch of measuring instruments shall be carried out at the request of an interested legal entity or individual. On positive results of the tests the certificate of type approval of measuring instruments with indication of factory numbers or ranges of factory numbers shall be issued.
The validity term of the certificate on type approval of measuring instruments manufactured in series shall be determined by the decision of the authorized body for a period of 5 years.
The validity term of the certificate on type approval of a batch of measuring instruments is indefinite.
Tests of measuring instruments for conformity to the approved type shall be carried out before expiry of the validity term of the type approval certificate in case of:
- negative results of verification carried out during state metrological control;
- modification of measuring instruments of the approved type;
- necessity of prolongation of the validity term of the certificate of type approval of measuring instruments.
Tests for the purpose of type approval, batch type approval and for conformity to the approved type of measuring instruments shall be carried out by SNMC, including with the use of material and technical base of accredited testing, verification/calibration laboratories of the Republic of Kazakhstan and third countries.
For carrying out tests of measuring instruments for the purposes of type approval, for conformity to the approved type and for the purposes of batch type approval, in the presence of the applicant’s representative, samples of measuring instruments shall be taken by random sampling method in the quantity established by the type test program, but not less than three samples, not more than one year of production.
In case of positive results of the conducted tests of measuring instruments the applicant shall be given:
- approved test program (in case of development of the test program);
- approved verification methodology (in case of verification methodology development);
- description of measuring instrument type
- test report of measuring instruments;
- certificate of type approval.
Measuring instruments and verification methods shall be registered in the register of GSI RK.
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