European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

1

European Forum Gas 2005 - Warsaw

Block 3 “Current aspects of gas metering”

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

2

Introduction: European legislation

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 26 July 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to gas volume meters (71/318/EEC) Official Journal L 202, 06/09/1971

Old approach

DIRECTIVE 2004/22/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 31 March 2004 on measuring instruments Official Journal L 135/1, 30/04/2004

New approach

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

3

Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) - 1

New Approach Directive

High level of consumer protection

No barriers to the free movement of measuring instruments

Not impede technical progress (technology independent)

…

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

4

Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) - 2

71/318/EEC

Particular technologies

– Volumetric meters:

» meters with deformable walls

» meters with rotary pistons

– Non-volumetric meters:

» turbine meters

Particular test regimes

2004/22/EC

Technology independent

– Class 1,0 and 1,5

– Volume conversion devices

– Intended for residential, commercial and light industrial use

Conformity assessment (often referred to as ‘the modules’)

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

5

Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) – 3

Binding on the Member States, not directly on individuals

Member States may prescribe the use of…(Art 2).…. but if they do, the regulation must be consistent with the directive so that there are no legislative barriers to trade (Art 3)

Regulates up to the stage of placing on the market and putting into use.

In service verification not specifically covered by the MID

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

6

Measuring Instruments Directive (MID) - TIMING

Entry into force (Article 26) : 30/04/2004

Transposition (Article 24) : Member states shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the MID before 30/04/2006

Member States shall apply these provisions from 30/10/2006 (Article 24)

Transitional provisions (Article 23) : 30/10/2016

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

7

Ongoing work CEN harmonization

Presumption of conformity

CEN/TC 237 :

EN 1359 - Diaphragm gas meters

EN 12480 - Rotary displacement gas meters

EN 12261 - Turbine gas meters

EN 12405 - Gas-volume electronic conversion devices

prEN 14236 - Ultrasonic domestic gas meters

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

8

Ongoing work OIML

TC8/SC8: Gas Meters – Part 1 Requirements (CD2)

Upgrade of the existing OIML Recommendations R6 (1989), R31 (1995) and R32 (1989) - Independent of gas metering technology

TC8/SC7: Measuring systems for gaseous fuel (CD4)

TC3/SC4: Extension of the period of validity of the verification of utility meters on the bases of sampling inspections (CD1)

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

9

Ongoing work Welmec

WELMEC 7 Software : Software requirements on basis of the measuring instruments directive

WELMEC 8 MID : Vocabulary, guide on evaluation, guide on conformity assessment of the modules, assessment of notified bodies, operation of notified bodies, …

WELMEC 11 Utility meters : Proposal for guidelines for the adoption by the Commissions Working Group ”measuring Instruments”, …

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

10

Ongoing work GERG (+ MARCOGAZ/FACOGAZ)

Altmeter : Durability test for gas meters

MARCOGAZ

Gas metering

Energy measurement

EU commission

Guidelines, …..

Member states

……..

European Forum Gas 2005 - Block 3 "Current aspects of gas metering" - Jos Dehaeseleer Date : 21 September 2005

11

Presentations Calibration of gas meters –observations and

conclusions

Dr. Piotr Dworak, PGNiG SA, Central Laboratory for Metering (Warsaw)

Metering for individual gas customers – uncleared amounts of gas – analysis and optimization

Dr. Jacek Jaworski, Oil and Gas Institute (Cracow)

Measuring information systems

Juergen Wolff, Elster-Intromet (Mainz-Kastel)