36 MCC-M-BA-e-121114 VerificationGeneral introduction:According to EU directive 2009/23/EC balances must be officially verified if they areused as follows (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 themedical and pharmaceutical laboratory.c) For official purposesd) For manufacturing final packagesIn cases of doubt, please contact your local trade in standard.Verification notes:An EU type approval exists for balances described in their technical data asverifiable. If a balance is used where obligation to verify exists as described above, itmust be verified and re-verified at regular intervals.Re-verification of a balance is carried out according to the respective nationalregulations. For verification validity period, s. chap. 15.1.The legal regulation of the country where the balance is used must be observed!Verification of the balance is invalid without the seal.The seal marks attached on balances with type approval point out that thebalance may only be opened and serviced by trained and authorisedspecialist staff. If the seal mark is destroyed, verification loses its validity.Please observe all national laws and legal regulations. In Germany are-verification will be necessary.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 regular intervals load balance with known test weight (ca. 1/3 of the max.load) and compare with displayed value.The reverification deadline has been exceeded.