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Verification; notification of the use of new or renewed measuring instruments
The obligation to notify new measuring devices in accordance with Section 32 MessEG has been lifted since 01.01.2025.
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Description
The Fourth Bureaucracy Relief Act abolishes the notification requirement under Section 32 of the German Measurement and Verification Act (MessEG). Since January 1, 2025, users no longer have to notify new measuring devices. This does not affect the calibration obligation for measuring devices.
Requirements
In principle, all measuring devices used must be notified in accordance with the MessEG and MessEV. The obligation to notify does not apply to measuring standards such as weights or dispensing measures and not to additional equipment.
Fees
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Deadlines
New or renewed measuring devices must be reported to the responsible verification office no later than six weeks after commissioning.
Special notes
The notification is not also the first calibration application for the measuring device. Calibration must be applied for separately (see "Related topics").
Related issues
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Conformity assessment of a measuring instrument; applicationYou must apply for the conformity assessment of a measuring device. This replaces the previous initial verification.
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Measuring devices; application for calibration
Measuring devices used in commercial transactions (e.g. in trade), in medicine, in occupational safety and environmental protection and by the police must be calibrated.
Status: 06.11.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Landesamt für Maß und Gewicht
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