Regulations Governing Self-verification Conducted by Measuring Instrument Enterprises Article 10

The measuring instrument enterprises entitled to conduct self-verification shall fabricate and use the verification mark in accordance with the following provisions:1.Fabricate verification mark by themselves according to the patterns prescribed in the preceding Article and the format prescribed by the dedicated weights and measures authority; wherein the content shall be clearly distinguishable and unlikely to wear away;2.Carry out the verification mark management system;3.Attach the verification mark to the measuring instruments as prescribed in the technical specifications for verification and inspection of measuring instruments; and4.Check up and destroy the verification mark marked with validity period that are not used by end of the calendar year within the next month, jointly with the personnel dispatched by the dedicated weights and measures authority at the request of the measuring instrument enterprise.Before fabricating the verification mark referred to in the preceding Paragraph, the measuring instrument enterprises shall submit samples and the commencing and terminating numbers to the dedicated weights and measures authority, and then begin fabrication only after they are deemed as qualified after the process of examination.Where a self-verification permit is cancelled or abolished, or the validity period of the self-verification permit expires and the measuring instrument enterprise doesn’t or fails to apply for renewing of the permit, the enterprise shall, within one month following the invalidation or expiration of the permit, request the dedicated weights and measures authority to dispatch personnel to jointly check up and destroy the verification mark that are not used up till the invalidation or expiration; otherwise, the authority shall directly make known to the public per public notice of the cancellation of such verification mark.