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33rd online COOMET Committee meeting:
25-27 October 2022
Legal Metrology in Lithuania
Organizational structure in LM
1. Organizations involved:
The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania is in charge of formation the policy of Metrology in Lithuania and notification of bodies to other EU Member States.
Lithuanian Metrology Inspectorate under the Ministry of Economy and Innovation controls how legal and natural persons observe the Law on Metrology of the Republic of Lithuania and other legal acts related to legal metrology. The Inspectorate executes state metrological inspection control of the condition and use of measuring instruments and the product quantities, protects the rights of the state and consumers from the effects of incorrect and illegal measurements. The Inspectorate maintains the Lithuanian State Register of Measuring Instruments and provides designation to bodies performing national type examination and metrological verification of measuring instruments.
Lithuanian National Accreditation Bureau (LA) accredits testing and calibration laboratories, certification bodies for products, quality and environmental management systems and persons and inspection bodies. LA also assesses certification and inspection bodies and testing laboratories proposed by authorized institutions for notification to perform conformity assessment procedures according to the New Approach Directives.
2. Type approval bodies
Lithuanian Metrology Inspectorate (responsible for national type approval) and Notified bodies (conformity assessment for NAWID and MID) listed:
- Lithuanian Energy Institute Laboratory of Heat Equipment Research and Testing (Notified Body number 1621). Legislation: 2014/32/EU Measuring Instruments Directive (ex-2004/22/EC). Water Meters (Annex III MI-001) and Thermal Energy Meters (Annex VI MI-004): Annex II - Module B (EU type-examination), Annex II - Module D (Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process) and Annex II - Module F (Conformity to type based on instrument verification). Measuring Instruments for Liquids Other than Water (Annex VII MI-005): Annex II - Module F (Conformity to type based on instrument verification).
- Stock Company “Vilnius Metrology Center “(Notified Body number 1398). Legislation: 2014/31/EU Non-automatic weighing instruments (ex-2009/23/EC) Annex II - Module F (Conformity to type based on product verification); 2014/32/EU Measuring Instruments Directive (ex-2004/22/EC). Automatic Weighing Instruments (Annex VIII MI-006): Annex II - Module F (Conformity to type based on instrument verification).
- Joint Stock Company Vakaru “Imega” (Notified Body number 2419). Legislation: 2014/31/EU Non-automatic weighing instruments (ex-2009/23/EC). Annex II - Module F (Conformity to type based on product verification).
- Joint Stock Company „Patikra” (Notified Body number 2867) Legislation: 2014/31/EU (ex-2009/23/EC) Non-automatic weighing instruments, Annex II – Module F (Conformity to type based on product verification).
3. Verification bodies are designated by Lithuanian Metrology Inspectorate. There are 28 institutions carrying out the verification of measuring instruments, 7 institutions carrying out national type examination of measuring instruments and 47 38 institutions carrying out the verification of tachographs
Units
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Law on metrology
All legislation posted in Lithuanian official Journal “Teisėkūros žinios” and they are published in the e-Register of Legislation ( https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalActSearch)
The Law on metrology of the Republic of Lithuania of 9 July, 1996
Technical Regulations on measuring instruments of 30 October, 2015
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/1c8984707f4a11e59a1ed226d1cbceb5/asr
Technical Regulations on prepackages and measuring containers of 25 September, 2015
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/97afa71063c011e5b316b7e07d98304b?jfwid=q8i88ls5l
Technical Regulations on non-automatic weighing instruments of 19 November, 2015
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/e9aadc41974311e5a69681f9674b7edd?jfwid=9fbgs9ae6
Rules of Legal Metrological Regulation of Measuring Instruments of 24 October, 2014
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalActEditions/lt/TAD/d3cf8ac05bc011e4b240c0fa7489cd0e
Note: Please read actual consolidated versions of legislation.
The Law on metrology determines the fields of using measuring instruments, where verification is mandatory:
1. the value of goods, services, content and value of direct sales transactions between the buyer and the seller and for some goods and services, if their measured quantity causes price;
2. the fine and the amount of damages awarded;
3. health care, veterinary, environmental and work conditions safety;
4. banking, taxation, customs and postal operations;
5. the measurement of law enforcement and the state and control institutions.
List of MIs within the field of Legal Metrology or scope of state regulation
Information is not provided
Type approval
1. Legal and technical requirements for type approval
2. Bodies, responsible for type approval
3. Bodies, responsible for testing for type approval
4. Recognition of OIML certificates
Information is not provided
Verification
1. Legal and technical requirements for initial and periodic verification
Information is not provided
2. Bodies for verification
Information is not provided
3. RVIs for MIs
3.1 The list of measuring instruments referred to legal metrology and time intervals between verifications are approved by the Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania of 1 August, 2014,
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalActEditions/lt/TAD/07d931c019bf11e4988dd8c7447f8ac5
Note: Please read actual consolidated version of this legislation.
3.2 In Lithuania the following RVIs (years) are currently valid for the following MIs:
| Dimensional measuring instruments | |
| Length measuring instruments | 2 |
| Length measuring instruments used in milk refrigerator-containers | 5 |
| Length measuring instruments used for wood and landed property measurement (except GPS) | 3 |
| Dimensional measuring instruments (length, area and multidimensional measuring instruments) | 2 |
| Measuring sieves | 2 |
| Distance meters, level measuring instruments, theodolites and tacheometers | 2 |
| Instruments for motoring lamps regulation | 1 |
| Mass measuring instruments | |
| Non-automatic and automatic weighing instruments (except non-automatic and automatic car, rail wagon and bunker weighing instruments) | 2 |
| Non-automatic and automatic car, rail wagon and bunker weighing instruments | 1 |
| Measuring instruments used to determine the mass per storage volume of grain | 2 |
| Force measuring instruments | |
| Dynamometers and dynamometric keys | 1 |
| Pressure measuring instruments | |
| Manometers | 1 |
| Manometers used in the inlets of heating points in buildings | 2 |
| Barometers | 2 |
| Traction measuring instruments | 2 |
| Vehicle tyre pressure measuring instruments | 1 |
| Pressure transducers and pressure recorders | 2 |
| Movement measuring instruments | |
| Taximeters together with signal generators | 1 |
| Tachographs | 2 |
| Air (gas) speed measuring instruments | 2 |
| Vehicle speed meters (stationery and mobile) | 1 |
| Vehicle brake parameters measuring instruments | 1 |
| Gas and liquids measuring instruments | |
| Diaphragm measuring instruments for liquids, vapors, gases and heat | 2 |
| Heat meters in heat sources and inlets of buildings | 2 |
| Heat meters in apartments and individual houses | 4 |
| Diaphragm gas meters for household use, which size is up to G6 inclusive | 12 (+6 years, if results of verification by sampling is satisfies the requirements) |
| Diaphragm gas meters for commercial use, which size from G10 to G25 inclusive | 8 |
| Rotary-type gas meters | 4 |
| Turbine, vortex and ultrasonic gas meters | 2 |
| Conversion devices with pressure transmitters | 2 |
| Conversion devices without pressure transmitters | 5 |
| Water meters at building inlets | 2 |
| Water meters in apartments and individual houses | 6 |
| Water meters of a nominal diameter of 150 mm or more | 4 |
| Other water meters | 2 |
| Petrol and oil pumps, oil meters | 1 |
| Measuring instruments and measuring systems of liquids other than water except petrol and oil pumps, oil meters | 2 |
| Glass capacity serving measures | EC initial verification only |
| Capacity serving measures from other materials | 2 |
| Laboratory glassware (flasks, cylinders, pipettes, burettes, beakers, test tubes) | 5 |
| Laboratory volumetric measuring instruments from other materials | 2 |
| Piston-operated volumetric apparatus (pipettes, burettes, dispensers) | 1 |
| Liquid tanks (except on ships) | 5 |
| Liquid tanks on ships | 12 |
| Waste water flow measuring instruments | 4 |
| Physical and chemical measuring instruments | |
| Density measuring instruments (glass) | 5 |
| Density measuring instruments (other materials) | 1 |
| Humidity measuring instruments Humidity measuring instruments | 2 |
| Viscosity measuring instruments (glass) | 5 |
| Viscosity measuring instruments (other materials) | 1 |
| Dust and smoke analyzers | 1 |
| Measuring instruments for milk fat and protein content (glass) | 5 |
| Measuring instruments for milk fat and protein content (other materials) | 1 |
| Alcohol in human body measuring instruments | 0.5 |
| Smoke measuring instruments for diesel engines | 1 |
| Exhaust gas analysers | 0.5 |
| pH-meters | 1 |
| Vehicle glass transparency measuring instruments | 2 |
| Temperature measuring instruments | |
| Glass thermometers (other than medical) | 5 |
| Electric, electronic thermometers | 2 |
| Bimetallic, manometric thermometers | 1 |
| Temperature recorders | 2 |
| Optical and optical-physical measuring instruments | |
| Illuminance measuring instruments | 1 |
| Flame photometers | 1 |
| Photoelectric colorimeters | 1 |
| Solid, liquid and gaseous fuel calorimeters | 1 |
| Polarimeters, refractometers, spectrophotometers | 1 |
| Acoustic and vibration measuring instruments | |
| Noise measuring instruments | 2 |
| measuring instruments | 1 |
| Measuring instruments for electrical quantities | |
| Inductive single-phase electrical energy meters | 16 (+6 years, if results of verification by sampling is satisfies the requirements) |
| Inductive triphase electrical energy meters | 12 (+6 years, if results of verification by sampling is satisfies the requirements) |
| Electronic electrical energy meters | 12 (+6 years, if results of verification by sampling is satisfies the requirements) |
| Measuring transformers | 8 |
| Earthing, insulation resistance measuring instruments | 1 |
| Electric field strength measuring instruments | 2 |
| Time and frequency measuring instruments | |
| Super high frequency field strength measuring instruments | 1 |
| Chronometers | 2 |
| Telephone call volume and duration accounting systems | 5 |
| Vehicle parking watches | 1 |
| Radio technical measuring instruments | |
| Radio interference measuring instruments | 2 |
| Super high frequency power and its density measuring instruments | 2 |
| Electromagnetic field strength measuring instruments | 2 |
| Measuring instruments for ionizing radiation | |
| Dosimeters and dose rate meters | 1 |
| Radiometers and contamination meters | 1 |
| Dosimeters-radiometers and combined meters with dose (dose rate) and contamination measurement function | 1 |
| Medical devices with measuring function | |
| Audio tone and speech audiometers | 2 |
| Glass body temperature measuring instruments | 5 |
| Electronic body temperature measuring devices | 1 |
| Non-invasive sphygmomanometers | 2 |
| Eye tonometers | 1 |
| Pedal ergometers | 2 |
4. Other national requirements for verification
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Conformity assessment for MIs
1. Brief description of the system
2. Bodies for assessment of conformity with the type
Information is not provided
Prepackages
1. Legal requirements for controlling prepackages
2. Documents, setting requirements for prepackages
3. Bodies, involved in control of prepackages
4. Other national requirements for prepackages
Information is not provided
Metrological supervision
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Legal metrology practitioners
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Sanctions
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