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(In accordance with Annex No 1 of Ordinance No 210/2000 Coll. as later amended with effect from 1 February 2009.)

1. GEOMETRICAL QUANTITIES
2. MECHANICAL QUANTITIES
3. THERMO-TECHNICAL QUANTITIES
4. ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES
5. OPTICAL QUANTITIES
6. TIME, FREQUENCY AND ACOUSTIC QUANTITIES
7. PHYSICOCHEMICAL QUANTITIES
8. QUANTITIES OF ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

1. GEOMETRICAL QUANTITIES

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
1.1 Length
1.1.1 Materialised measures of length    15
a) metal yesyes5 years 
b) made of other materials yesyes2 years 
1.1.2Length measuring instruments for winding materials (rolling, folding, winding)2) yesyes2 years50
1.1.3 Length measures for checking the folds length of folding measuring machinesnoyes5 years50
1.1.4 Taximeters of taxi cars yesyes2 years18
1.1.5 Repealed from 30. 10. 2006.     
1.1.6 Test sieves 2), 9) noyes2 years56
1.1.7Automatic level gauges 2), 3) noyes1 year68
1.1.8 Multi-dimensional measuring instruments 2), 3) 13after repair 14)2 years20
1.2 Area contents
1.2.1 Instruments for measuring the area of leathers 2) yesyes1 year39
1.3 Volume, flow rate
1.3.1Metal volume measures 2)yesyes2 years47
1.3.2Capacity serving measures 2) yesyesno limit27
1.3.3Serving dispensers 2) yesyes2 years28
1.3.4Volumetric glass containers, volumetric flasks, burettes, pipettes, volumetric cylinders of accuracy class "A") 2), 3) yesyesno limit55
1.3.5Repealed from 1. 1. 2005   
1.3.6 Transport barrels made of non corrosive materials, shape-stable (KEG, KEG Plus, ...) 2) yesyes10 years34
1.3.7 Transport barrels except of those specified in 1.3.6 2) yesyes2 years34
1.3.8Transport tanks for liquids 2)     
a) Cisterns - tankers yesyes4 years34
b) Volumetric tanks on ships noyes12 years21
1.3.9Fixed storage tanks used as volume measures 2), 3)    48
a) Cooling and storage milk tanks noyes4 years 
b) Wood barrels and tanks noyes5 years 
c) Concrete and walled storage tanks noyesno limit 
d) Barrels and tanks made of other materials noyes10 years 
1.3.10 Dosing volume measures for liquids 2) yesyes5 years58
1.3.11Volume measures for alcohol 2), 3), 6)yesyes3 years24
1.3.12 Volume flow meters for liquids other than water yesyes2 years10, 11
1.3.13 Measuring systems    12
a) for liquids other than water 2) yesyes2 years 
b) for liquefied gases2) yesyes1 year 
1.3.14 Mass flow meters for liquids 2)yesyes2 years65
1.3.15 Water meters 2)    
a) for cold water yes 11)yes6 years8
b) for hot water yes 12)yes4 years9
1.3.16 Conversion devices for quantities of liquids including attached transducers :2) yesyes2 years69
a) flow rate transducers yesyes2 years10, 11, 12, 65
b) temperature transducers yesyes2 years37
c) pressure transducersyesyes2 years33
d) density transducersyesyes2 years71
1.3.17 Diaphragm gas meters incl. gas meters with temperature correction 2)    13
a) up to G6 incl., provided, the average year consumption does not exceed 500 m3 yesyes15 years 
b) other diaphragm gas meters yesyes10 years 
1.3.18 Rotary and turbine gas meters 2) yesyes5 years13
1.3.19 Mass flow meters for gases 2) yesyes2 years66
1.3.21 Gas volume conversion devices incl. attached transducers 2) that are subject to the annual tests on site as specified in Annex No. 35 yesyes5 years35
1.3.22 Water meters for open water levels according to Annex 64 yes2 years64
1.3.23Packages of the pre-packaged products classified as measuring containers 8) nono-Ordinance No 207/2000 Coll. as amended by Ord. No 420/2001 Coll.
1.3.24 Measuring systems for alcohol 2), 3) according to Annex according to Annex 1 year72

2. MECHANICAL QUANTITIES

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
2.1 Mass
Before putting on the market or in use, the measuring instruments specified in the items 2.1.1 to 2.1.4 are subject to the conformity assessment in accordance with the special rule 13) and to the subsequent verification during the time of use. After a repair, they shall be initially verified.
2.1.1Non-automatic weighing instruments of accuracy classes II, III and IIII except of those specified in the items 2.1.2, 2.1.3 a 2.1.4 2), 3), 7) -after repair 14)2 years15
2.1.2Non-automatic weighing instruments for measuring the axle or wheel loads of railway or road vehicles in the static mode 3)     
a) road  after repair 14) 1 year15)
b) rail way  after repair 14) 2 years15)
2.1.3Non-automatic weighing instruments of accuracy classes I and II for weighing precious metals, gemstones and precious materials used in health service 2), 3)  after repair 14) 2 years15)
2.1.4 Non-automatic weighing instruments for counting pieces and for determination of substances properties 2), 7)  after repair 14) 2 years15)
2.1.5Weights of accuracy classes 1., 2. and 3. 2), 3) noyes1 year17
2.1.6Weights of accuracy class 4. 2), 3) noyes2 years17
2.1.7Weights of accuracy class 5. 2), 3)noyes2 years17
2.1.8Automatic weighing instruments for weighing road vehicles in motion of the accuracy classes 0, 2; 0, 5; 1 a 2, 2), 3) yesyes1 year30
2.1.9Automatic rail-weighbridges of accuracy classes 0, 2; 0, 5; 1 and 2), 3) yesyes2 years46
2.1.10 Automatic discontinuous totalizing instruments of accuracy classes 0, 2; 0, 5; 1 and 22) yesyes2 years29
2.1.11 Automatic filling instruments 2) yesyes2 years26
2.1.12 Automatic catchweighing instruments 2) yesyes2 years7
2.1.13 Continuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments (belt weighers) of accuracy classes 0, 5; 1 and 2, 2) yesyes2 years6
2.1.14 Cereal testers 2) yesyes2 years20
2.2 Mechanical motion
Before putting on the market, the measuring instruments in the item 2.2.2 are subject to the type approval according to the special rule. 5) The measuring instruments in the item 2.2.2 that meet the specified requirements at the verification shall be marked by the verification and sealing marks.
2.2.1 Road speedometers (used for checking the observance of the rules of the road) 3) yesyes1 year31
2.2.2Recording equipment used in road traffic 2), 3), 5) -yes 5)2 years 5)
2.3 Pressure
Before putting on the market or in use, the measuring instruments specified in the item 2.3.1 are subject to the conformity assessment in accordance with the special rule 13) and to the subsequent verification during the time of use. After a repair, they shall be initially verified.
2.3.1 Non-invasive blood pressure gauges 4)    
a) mechanical after repair 14)2 years4016)
b) electromechanical  after repair 14)year4016)
2.3.2 Pressure transducers used in rendering plants 3) yesyes1 year33
2.3.3 Tire pressure gauges for motor vehicles used in fuel pump stations, motor car repair shops, tire services and in vehicle inspection stations yesyes1 year19
2.4 Mechanical material tests
2.4.1 Tensile testing machines and presses 2), 3) noyes2 years61
2.4.2 Pendulum impact machines for testing the notch and blow toughness 2), 3noyes2 years61
2.4.3 Machines for testing the material tensile creeping 2), 3)    61
a) using the lever loading machine and direct loading noyes5 years 
b) using the spring or another loading machine noyes2 years 
2.4.4 Durometers for concrete 3), 10) noyes1 year63
2.4.5 Tensioning equipment for pre-stressed concrete 3) noyes1 year60
2.4.6 Torque wrenches yesyes1 year59

3. THERMO-TECHNICAL QUANTITIES

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
3.1 Temperature, heat
Before putting on the market or in use, the measuring instruments specified in the item 3.1.1 are subject to the conformity assessment in accordance with the special rule 13) and to the subsequent verification during the time of use. After a repair, they shall be initially verified.
3.1.1 Electronic clinical and veterinary thermometers 4) -after repair 14) 2 years3217)
3.1.2 Instruments used for determination of combustion heat values for purpose of balance measurements 2), 3)    
a) thermometers in glass yesyes2 years38
b) electric temperature sensors yesyes2 years37
c) heat transducers yesyes2 years37
3.1.3 Thermometers used in volumetric alcoholmeters 2), 3) yesyes3 years38
3.1.4 Heat transducers used in rendering plants 3) yesyes1 year37
3.1.5 Heat meters and their parts 2)    51
a) compact heat meters yesyes4 years51
b) flowrate meters yesyes4 years53
c) resistance temperature sensors yesyes4 years37
d) electronic calorimeters yesyes4 years51
e) pressure transducers yesyes2 years33
f) temperature transducers yesyes2 years37
3.1.6 Combined temperature sensors intended for use in nuclear power plants of VVER 440 typeyesyes1 year54

4. ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
4.1 Single and multi-phase AC dynamic (inductive)electrical energy meters (including two-rate ones) for the direct measurement of the electrical energy consumption 2) yesyes16 years14
4.2 Single and multi-phase AC dynamic (inductive)electrical energy meters for the indirect (connected via transformers) measurement of the electrical energy consumption 2) yesyes12 years14
4.3AC dynamic (inductive) electrical energy meters with a mechanical additional device for measuring the overconsumption, maximum, and multi-rate electrical energy metersyesyes12 years14
4.4 Single and multi-phase AC static electrical energy meters with electronic measuring system 2) yesyes12 years14
4.5AC static electrical energy meters or AC dynamic (inductive) meters with an electronic additional device for measuring the overconsumption, maximum, and multi-rate electrical energy meters 2) yesyes5 years14
4.6 Measuring current and voltage transformers used in connection with electrical energy meters 2) yesyesno limit52

5. OPTICAL QUANTITIES

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
5.1 Light quantities
5.1.1 Luxmeters with silicon photodetector 3) noyes2 years57
5.1.2 Luxmeters with selenium photodetector 3)noyes1 year57

6. TIME, FREQUENCY AND ACOUSTIC QUANTITIES

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
6.1 Acoustic pressure
Before putting on the market or in use, the measuring instruments specified in the item 6.1.3 are subject to the conformity assessment in accordance with the special rule 13) and to the subsequent verification during the time of use. After a repair, they shall be initially verified.
6.1.1 Sound-level meters and integrating sound-level meters 3) yesyes2 years42
6.1.2 Band-pass filters 3)yesyes2 years42
6.1.3 Tone audiometers 4) -after repair 14) 2 years4418)
6.1.4 Measuring microphones 3) yesyes1 year49
6.1.5 Personal sound exposure meters 3)yesyes2 years42
6.1.6 Sound calibrators 3), 4) yesyes1 year45

7. PHYSICOCHEMICAL QUANTITIES

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
7.1 Density
7.1.1Laboratory densimeters with scale interval of < 1 kg. m-3 except of densimeters for measuring soils graiding (Casagrande) 2), 3)yesyesno limit70
7.1.2 Laboratory alcoholmeters with scale interval < 0, 2 % 2), 3) yesyesno limit16
7.1.3Laboratory saccharimeters with scale interval 0, 1 % 2), 3) yesyesno limit70
7.1.4 Laboratory mustmeters with scale interval 0, 2 kg. hl-1 2), 3)yesyesno limit70
7.1.5Vibration densimeters for liquids and gases 2), 3) yesyes1 year71
7.2 Refractivity index (refractometry)
7.2.1 Visual prismatic refractometers with the maximum permissible error of refractivity index in order of 10-4 2), 3) noyes2 years67
7.2.2 Visual prismatic refractometers with the maximum permissible error of refractivity index in order of 10-5 2), 3) noyes3 years67
7.2.3 Digital prismatic refractometers with the maximum permissible error of refractivity index in order of 10-4 and 10-5 2), 3) )yesyes2 years67
7.4 Humidity of solid materials
7.4.1Moisture meters for cereal grains and oil seeds of accuracy class I. 2)yesyes1 year36
7.5 Chemical composition
7.5.1 Analysers of exhaust emissions of vehicles equipped with ignition engines 3) yesyes1 year23
7.5.2 Breath analysers 3) yesyes1 year except of breath analysers based on the electrochemical principle and of breath analysers put on the market before 31. 12. 2000 - in those cases the verification is valid for 6 months 25
7.5.3 Gas chromatographs for measuring the energy value of the natural gas 2) yesyes1 year73

8. QUANTITIES OF ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

Item Kind of measuring instrument - field of measurement Type approval Initial verification Validity of verification Annex No.
Meradlá uvedené v položkách 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 a 8.9 podliehajú pred uvedením na trh alebo do používania posúdeniu zhody podľa osobitného predpisu13) a počas používania následnému overeniu. Po oprave podliehajú prvotnému overeniu.
8.1Before putting on the market or in use, the measuring instruments specified in the items 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.9 are subject to the conformity assessment in accordance with the special rule 13) and to the subsequent verification during the time of use. After a repair, they shall be initially verified. yesyes2 years4319)
8.2Instruments for measuring the activity of diagnostic and therapeutic preparations applied in vivo 3), 4) -after repair 14)1 year4319)
8.3 Measuring instruments for determination of the therapeutically absorbed doses of ionizing radiation applied to patients 3), 4) -after repair 14)1 year4119)
8.4Instruments for measuring the radio contamination inside the bodies of contaminated persons 3), 4) -after repair 14)2 years4319)
8.5Instruments for measuring the volume activity of radon 222 in air and in water, and for measuring the equivalent volume activity of radon 222 in air 3) noyes1 year4319)
8.6Systems for measuring the dosimetric quantities used in personal dosimetry 3)yesyes1 year4119)
8.7 Measuring instruments and systems for measuring the quantities of the radioactive transformation and of dosimetric quantities, used for monitoring the observation of limits in the field of the radiation protection or safety and for evidential measurements within the radiation monitoring 3) yesyes2 years4119), 4319)
8.8Direct reading personal dosimeters and personal dosimeters signalizing the preset level of dosimetric quantities that are not used simultaneously with the legally controlled measuring instruments specified in the item 8.6 3) yesyes2 years4119)
8.9Instruments for measuring the quality of X-ray beams and sources of X-radiation 3), 4) -after repair 14)2 years4119)
8.10Stationary measuring instruments used for detection of the hidden radioactivity in the passenger traffic and freight transport noyes2 years4319)


  • When no other validity period of the verification was specified at the type approval or type certification of the measuring instrument.
  • Measuring instruments used for measurements related with payment and/or with production of pre-packages.
  • Measuring instruments used for measurements resulting out of the special rules, at official measurements, or required by the state administration.
  • Measuring instruments used in connection with the directly health or life-threatening diagnostics and therapies.
  • Council Ordinance (EEC) No 3821/85 of 20 December 1985 on recording device used in the road traffic (Extraordinary edition of EU O.J. 7/vol. 1).
  • The statement of the Ministry of Finances of the SR is required for the measuring instruments type approval.
  • Weighing instruments of the accuracy class IIII are intended for weighing sand, stones, solid communal waste, construction waste, and for weighing mortal and concrete in the manufacturers´ premises and carriers.
  • The production and importation of the pre-packages is subject to the metrological control.
  • STN ISO 3310-1, STN ISO 3310-2, STN ISO 3310-3.
  • STN 73 1373.
  • The flow meters for measuring the nominal flowrates of Qn higher than 400 m3/ h-1 put on the market in accordance with requirements applicable in the Slovak Republic are not subject to type approval.
  • The flow meters for measuring the nominal flowrates of Qn higher than 200 m3/ h-1 put on the market in accordance with requirements applicable in the Slovak Republic are not subject to type approval.
  • Act No 264/1999 Coll. on the technical requirements on products and on the conformity assessment and on amendments and supplements of some acts, as later amended.
  • Act No 264/1999 Coll. § 9 clause 4.
  • Verification according to STN EN 45501, point 8.2.
  • Verification according to Annex No 40 and STN EN 1060-1 to 3.
  • Verification according to Annex No 32 and STN EN 12470-3.
  • Verification according to Annex No 44 and STN EN 60645-1.
  • Verification according to the technical standards.
  • Verification according to the harmonized standards or normative documents as specified by § 13 of the Government Ordinance of the SR No 294/2005 Coll. on measuring instruments.