Description
This standard specifies requirements for the control of the quantity of contents of prepacked packages that are packed in accordance with the prescriptions of legal metrology legislation. It is intended for use by packers who voluntarily participate in the quantity mark scheme provided for in terms of legal metrology legislation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Contents | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Normative references | 1 |
| 3 Definitions | 1 |
| 4 Measuring units, symbols and rules | 3 |
| 5 Requirements for packers | 3 |
| 5.1 Rules | 3 |
| 5.2 Permitted TNEs | 3 |
| 5.3 Responsibility of the packer | 4 |
| 5.4 Measuring instruments used by packers for process control purposes | 4 |
| 5.5 Measuring the actual contents of prepackages | 6 |
| 5.6 Quality system and retention of records | 6 |
| 6 Reference test procedure for use by the national responsible body | 7 |
| 6.1 General | 7 |
| 6.2 Batches | 7 |
| 6.3 Criteria for sampling and sampling plans | 8 |
| 6.4 Inspection and methods of test | 8 |
| 7 Marking and labelling | 10 |
| 8 Disposal of rejected prepackages | 10 |
| 9 Contraventions and penalties of the Trade Metrology Act | 10 |
| Annex A | 11 |
| Annex B | 13 |
| Annex C | 14 |
| Annex D | 16 |
| Bibliography | 18 |