Scales; display of the operation of a public scale

"Public weighing instrument
Weighing range from ... kg to ... kg";

The word "scales" may be followed by references to the type of scales, their intended use or their owner.

Anyone using a public weighing instrument must ensure that the weighing result is certified by the signature of the person who determined it. The following information must be included in the certificate:

1. the indication that the weighing is a public weighing
2. Place and date of weighing,
3. the client of the weighing,
4. the type of goods to be weighed,
5. in the case of weighing motor vehicles or trailers, the license plate number,
6. in the case of an automatic weighing instrument equipped with a totalizer,
   a) the status of the totalizer before and after the public weighing and
   b) the weighing result obtained

Anyone using public scales must ensure that weighing operations are

1. they are carried out conscientiously and impartially and
2. they are rejected if the user of the public weighing instrument, the operating personnel carrying out the weighing or one of their relatives within the meaning of Section 383(1)(1) to (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure has a direct interest in the weighing result.

Bavarian State Office for Weights and Measures

The notification must be made immediately.

• Testing the scales without metrological testing up to EUR 66
• Testing of scales with metrological testing according to workload.
• Expertise test according to time spent