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In Germany, the scale may only be used for business or ocial purposes if it has
been properly assessed and calibrated.
Observe all applicable naonal regulaons.
Calibrate the scale periodically
Scales of this type are subject to mandatory calibraon and may only be used in
compliance with the naonal statutory regulaons of the relevant country. The
company operang the scales is responsible for regular calibraon in accordance
with naonal regulaons.
Naonal use obligaons
Scales of this type may only be used in compliance with naonal restricons.
They are subject to the accuracy classes. Therefore, scales of this type may only
be used in compliance with naonal regulaons.
Requirements in Germany include:
Y(b) Accuracy Class automac scales may be used for the following categories of
materials.
• Bulk goods and mass raw materials, such as:
> Gravel, sand, natural stone, foundry slag aggregates
> Building material such as ready-mix concrete, mortar, tar coated gravel and
similar building materials
> Building rubble and building rubble to be recycled
> Earth and oor excavaon
> Ceramic raw materials and industrial minerals
> Road salt
> Compost
• Household waste for disposal
Other goods with a per ton value not exceeding four mes the amount of the services
according to the MessEV [Measurement and Calibraon Ordinance] or with per ton dis-
posal costs not exceeding four mes the amount of the services according to §5 (1) No. 12
of the MessEV, may also be weighed using Accuracy Class IIII scales or using auto-
mac scales of the corresponding accuracy class (such as (Y(b)).
The fee for the services pursuant to §5 (1), No. 12 of the MessEV will be adjusted
every three years to reect price developments and published in the Federal Ga-
zee by the PTB [Naonal Metrology Instute of the Federal Republic of Germany].
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