572/573/KB/DS/FKB-BA-e-1774 266.9 VerificationGeneral introduction:According to EU directive 2014/31/EU balances must be verified if they are used as fol-lows (legally controlled area):a) For commercial transactions if the price of goods is determined by weighing.b) For the production of medicines in pharmacies as well as for analyses in the medi-cal and pharmaceutical laboratory.c) For official purposes.d) For manufacturing final packages.In cases of doubt, please contact your local trade in standard.Verification instructionsAn EU type approval exists for balances described in their technical data asverifiable. If abalance is used where obligation to verify exists as described above, it must verified andre-verified in regular intervals.Re-verification of a balance is carried out according to the respective national regulations.The validity for verification of balances in Germany is e.g. 2 years.The legal regulation of the country where the balance is used must be observed!Verification of the balance is invalid without the "seal".Balances with obligation to verify must be taken out of operation if:• The weighing result of the balance is outside the error limit. Therefore, in reg-ular intervals load balance with known test weight (ca. 1/3 of the max. load) andcompare with displayed value.• The reverification deadline has been exceeded.