6. What fees shall the applicant of OIML certificate pay?
  1. Test fee. Currently, test fee is charged by designated OIML Test laboratories, so please inquire the specific OIML Test laboratories about their rates.
  2. Registration fee. At present, the registration fee of OIML certificate is 350 euros, which shall be paid by the owner of the OIML certificate to the International Bureau of Legal Metrology (BIML). The OIML certificate shall be valid only after registered by BIML. It will be withdrawn if the registration fee is not received within three months after the invoice is issued.
7. What is OIML certificate?

Type examination certificate, issued by the OIML Issuing Authority, attesting the conformity of a type of a measuring instrument or module with the relevant requirements of an OIML International Recommendations at the time of testing and evaluation.

8. What kind of technical documents need to be prepared?

(1) Operating/Instruction manual, including a description of the adjustment (calibration) procedure;

(2) Photographs of the instrument;

(3) Production standard;

(4) Testing standards/procedures;

(5) Mechanical diagrams (including exploded views of all types, if applicable);

(6) List of main components;

(7) sealing/securing information, including a drawing with the locations where and description how the instrument can be secured against dismantling and adjustment by the user;

(8) Diagrams showing the markings on the individual instruments;

(9) Relevant test reports;

(10) block diagram of the Software;

(11) Drawings of the electric circuit;

(12) PCB drawings;

(13) Any OIML certificate, type evaluation report or test report obtained for the relevant modules.

9. How to search for OIML certificate?

Please click https://www.oiml.org/en/oiml-cs/certificat_view, and search for your OIML certificate after providing related information.