Regulations Governing Management of Metrology Technical Personnel Article 16

The Metrology Technical Personnel may submit an application form for the renewal of the certificate of Metrology Technical Personnel, along with the certificate fee and evidentiary documents of the continuing education to the dedicated weights and measures authority within four months before the expiry of the validity period of the original certificate or after the expiry. The certificate will be renewed after the application is examined and deemed as qualified.For those failing to comply with or having incomplete content, a deadline will be set for corrections; in case the applicant fails to correct or the corrections are incomplete, the application will be rejected and the certificate fee will be refunded.For the renewal application applied within four months before the expiry of the original certificate, the evidentiary documents of the continuing education shall be limited to those acquired within the validity period of the original certificate. The renewed certificate will be valid starting from the next day of the original expiration date when the application is examined and deemed as qualified.For the renewal application applied after the original certificate has expired, the evidentiary documents of the continuing education shall be acquired within five years before the date of application received by the dedicated weights and measures authority. The certificate will be valid starting from the date of issuance when the application is examined and deemed as qualified.