Measure and calibration law
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Measure and calibration law |
| Long title: | Federal Act of 5 July 1950 on Measures and Weights (Measures and Weights Act - MEG) |
| Abbreviation: | MEG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Republic of Austria |
| Reference: | Federal Law Gazette No. 152/1950 (NR: GP VI RV 159 AB 172 p. 28. BR: p. 55.) |
| Date of law: | June 5th 1950 |
| Effective date: | November 18, 1950 |
| Last change: | Federal Law Gazette I No. 72/2017 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version ! | |
The Federal Act of July 5, 1950 on Measurement and Verification ( Measure and Verification Act - MEG ) is an Austrian federal law consisting of five parts. It implements Directive 80/181 / EEC and Directive 2004/22 / EC on measuring instruments into Austrian law.
structure
First part
The first part regulates the legal units of measurement in § 1 to § 5 . § 3 regulates among other things the intentions for units of measure .
Second part
The second part is divided into sections A to F and controls in the § 7 to § 57 the Eichwesen . Among other things, the calibration obligation of measuring devices in official and legal transactions, in health, safety and transport, and for environmental protection are specified in more detail. In addition, the responsibility for monitoring dispensing vessels and prepackages is regulated, and the administrative structure and the official calibration procedures are defined. The second part closes with the regulation of costs and fees.
third part
The third part comprises (after deletion of Sections 58–59) Sections 60 to 62a and regulates the testing system. This consists of an inspection service and public weighing institutes.
fourth part
The fourth part consists only of § 63 and contains penal provisions. Are Threatens fines up to € 10,900.
Part five
In the fifth part, transitional and final provisions are dealt with in Sections 64 to 72 .
List of legal entities in Austria with special names
| Unit name | Unit symbol | size |
|---|---|---|
| amp | A. | electric current |
| Ar | a | Area of land and parcels |
| Atomic mass unit | u | Mass in atomic physics |
| bar | bar | pressure |
| Barn | b | Cross section |
| Becquerel | Bq | Activity of a radioactive substance |
| Bel | B. | Power ratio, energy ratio |
| Candela | CD | Light intensity |
| Coulomb | C. | electric charge, amount of electricity |
| decibel | dB | Power ratio, energy ratio |
| diopter | dpt | Refractive index of optical systems |
| Electron volt | eV | Energy in atomic physics |
| farad | F. | electrical capacitance |
| Gon | gon | flat angle |
| Degree | ° | flat angle |
| centigrade | ° C | Celsius temperature |
| Gram | G | Dimensions |
| Gray | Gy | Absorbed dose, specific energy, kerma, absorbed dose index |
| Hectares | Ha | Area of land and parcels |
| Henry | H | Inductance |
| hertz | Hz | frequency |
| Joules | J | Energy, work, amount of heat |
| Catal | cat | catalytic activity |
| Kelvin | K | thermodynamic temperature |
| kilogram | kg | Dimensions |
| liter | l, L | volume |
| Lumens | lm | Luminous flux |
| lux | lx | Illuminance |
| meter | m | length |
| metric carat | Mass of precious stones | |
| Millimeter mercury | mmHg | Blood pressure and other body fluid pressures |
| minute | min | time |
| Mole | mol | Amount of substance |
| Newton | N | force |
| Grad | gon | flat angle |
| New minutes | c | flat angle |
| New second | cc | flat angle |
| ohm | Ω | electrical resistance |
| Pascal | Pa | pressure |
| Radians | wheel | flat angle |
| second | s | time |
| Siemens | S. | electrical conductance |
| Sievert | Sv | Equivalent dose |
| Steradian | sr | Solid angle |
| hour | H | time |
| Day | d | time |
| Tesla | T | magnetic flux density |
| Tex | tex | linear mass of textile fibers and yarns |
| ton | t | Dimensions |
| Var | var | Reactive power in electrical energy technology |
| Var second | vars | electrical reactive energy |
| Varstunde | varh | electrical reactive energy |
| Full angle | flat angle | |
| volt | V | electrical potential, electrical voltage |
| Volt ampere second | VAs | apparent electrical energy |
| Volt ampere hour | VAh | apparent electrical energy |
| Volt amperes | VA | apparent electrical power |
| watt | W. | Power, energy flow |
| Watt hour | Wh | Work, energy |
| Weber | Wb | magnetic river |
| Arc second | ″ | flat angle |
| Arc minute | ' | flat angle |
| Source: § 2 | ||
