1. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting Dr. Charles Ehrlich International Legal Metrology Program NIST Office of Weights and Measures U.S. CIML Member OIML Update 1 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting, Albuquerque

2. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC9: Instruments for Measuring Mass and Density (U.S. is Secretariat) Load Cells NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contact: John Barton 2 A 1 WD of R60 Part 3 is also being drafted and is expected to be circulated in Spring 2014. 4 4 A 3rd CD is now being drafted and is expected to be presented for review in March 2014. 2 Meeting scheduled of TC9 p1 on March 17-18, 2014, at NIST. Meetings of the CPR and MAA Ad Hoc Working Group will be held on March 19-21, 2014, also at NIST. Meeting scheduled of TC9 p1 on March 17-18, 2014, at NIST. Meetings of the CPR and MAA Ad Hoc Working Group will be held on March 19-21, 2014, also at NIST. 3 3 2 CD was circulated for vote in June 2013, to OIML TC9 p1. Voting responses indicated that the draft is to be further developed by the Project Group. 2 CD was circulated for vote in June 2013, to OIML TC9 p1. Voting responses indicated that the draft is to be further developed by the Project Group. 1

3. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC9/SC2 Belt-Conveyor Scale Systems NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contact: John Barton 3 Part 3 of R50 was circulated to Project Group members as a 2nd Committee Draft in July 2013 for a vote. Voting was completed in September 2013 and resulted in approval. This document has now moved to a “Draft Recommendation” status. 2 Anyone interested in this Recommendation, please contact John Barton (301-975-4002 or john.barton@nist.gov ).john.barton@nist.gov Anyone interested in this Recommendation, please contact John Barton (301-975-4002 or john.barton@nist.gov ).john.barton@nist.gov 3 OIML R 50 Continuous Totalizing Automatic Weighing Instruments (Belt Weighers) was approved through an on-line ballot that concluded July 8th 2013. Parts 1 & 2 of R50 will now be registered with the BIML as a Final Draft, and then will be published on the OIML website. 1

4. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting The Draft Document of D 11 was approved by the CIML in October 2013. OIML TC5/SC1: Environmental Conditions General Requirements for Measuring Instruments NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contact: Ralph Richter OIML D 11 is important because it provides a general reference for testing requirements on all measuring instruments 1 4 2 333333 3 3 The new D 11:2013 was published in December 2013 and is available on the OIML website.

5. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC8/SC3 Dynamic Measurement of Liquids Other Than Water NIST Office of Weights and Measures and OIML Co-Sec Contact: Ralph Richter U.S. chairs the Project Group that is developing OIML R 117-2 and R 117-3. 1 5 2 The 2CD for R 117-2 " Test Methods " includes several new annexes. 3 An R117 Project Group Meeting was held in Oct 2013 in London. 4 An R117 Project Group meeting will be held in Chicago in April.

6. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC8/SC5 Water Meters NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contact: Ralph Richter OIML + ISO + CEN have been working together for several years to harmonize requirements for water meters. 1 6 2 3 3 3 3 The CIML preliminary ballot on R49 closed in May 2013, and the Recommendation received final CIML approval in Oct 2013. OIML R49 is expected to be published in early 2014.

7. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC8/SC7 Gas Metering NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contacts: Ralph Richter and Juana Williams 1 7 The new ANSI B109 standard is harmonized with OIML R 137. This new ANSI standard is currently out for comment to the ANSI B109 committee and the gas measurement committees of AGA and API. 2 3 3 3 OIML R137-3 ”Gas Meters – Test Report Format” is out for CIML Preliminary Ballot, vote due March 12, 2014. OIML R139 “Compressed gaseous fuel measuring systems for vehicles” is out for CIML Preliminary Ballot, vote due March 20, 2014.

8. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC6 Prepackaged Products – Labeling and Net Quantity NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contact: Ken Butcher 1 8 2 The next meeting of TC6 is scheduled to be held in Korea in September 2014.. 3 A 5 th CD of R79 “Labeling Requirements” was recently distributed and is under review by the U.S. National Working Group on TC6. A 3 rd CD of R87 “Quantity of Product in Prepackages” will be distributed in 2014 for comment. A new project to develop a guide to facilitate bilateral agreements on certification systems for prepackages was recently approved by the CIML. A new project to develop a guide to facilitate bilateral agreements on certification systems for prepackages was recently approved by the CIML. 3 3 4

9. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC3/SC5 OIML Certificate System and Mutual Acceptance Arrangement (MAA) NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contact: Chuck Ehrlich 1 9 Meeting at NIST from 20-21 March, 2014, of MAA Ad Hoc Working Group. 2 3 An Ad Hoc Working Group has been formed to examine possible efficiencies and other improvements to MAA. U.S. will be well represented (NCWM/NTEP, SMA, MMA, NIST).

10. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting OIML TC3/SC5 OIML Certificate System and Mutual Acceptance Arrangement (MAA) NIST Office of Weights and Measures Contact: Chuck Ehrlich 10

11. OIML Update | 2014 NCWM Interim Meeting 11 48th CIML Meeting was held October 7 - 11, 2013 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Key Decisions Revision of OIML Directives, Part 1 Election of OIML Second Vice President Approval of new Documents and Recommendations 49th CIML Meeting will be held November, 2014 Auckland, New Zealand OIML web site: www.oiml.orgwww.oiml.org CIML Meetings

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