Level 2 minimal - vdma.eu

Translation of the judgment of the Higher Administration Court NRW

The Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) has suspended the two proceedings "Min, Max, e" and "CE marking of scales" and asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify questions.

In two rulings, the Higher Administrative Court (OVG) in Münster has confirmed the legal opinion of scale manufacturers and their implementation of the EU directive for non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWID). Orders issued by the calibration authority of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesbetrieb Mess- und Eichwesen NRW, LBME) were overturned.

Non-automatic weighing instruments subject to legal metrology verification must have a compatibility certificate confirming that the weighing modules used (indicator, load cell, connecting cables) are compatible with each other.