Regulations Governing Type Approval of Measuring Instruments Article 9

The term of validity of a type approval certificate for measuring instrument is ten years, effective from the date of issuance. The original applicant or the assignee may apply to the dedicated weights and measures authority for extension of the term of validity by submitting an application form, type approval fees, certificate fees and relevant documents within a period of six months prior to the expiration of the certificate. A new certificate will be issued after the dedicated weights and measures authority has reviewed and approved the extension application.The extended term of validity of the type approval certificate shall be ten years, beginning from the day following the expiry date of the original certificate. Where the application is not filed six months before expiration of the certificate and the new certificate is not issued before the expiry date of the original certificate, the validity period of the new certificate shall be ten years beginning from the date of issuance.The term of validity of series type approval certificate shall be the same as that of the original type approval certificate.The term of validity of a type approval certificate which has been passed over to an assignee shall be the same as that of the original type approval certificates.Where an application is filed for type approval of price-computing weighing instruments or diaphragm gas meters in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 2 prior to the date of enforcement, the term of validity of type approval certificates shall be effective from the date of enforcement.