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Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres)…
Some goods must be sold in fixed sizes known as ‘specified quantities’.…
Packaged goods are products that are all of these: sold sealed between 5g…
Equipment for packaged goods The equipment you use to weigh or measure…
You must put the weight or volume of your packaged goods on the label. The…
Resources for business.
What to expect when the Valuation Office Agency visit and measure non-domestic property.
References to normative documents for measuring instruments in support of the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016.
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for measuring instruments.
How to use data to improve your service: measuring, reporting, analytics tools and techniques.
Information for businesses.
The National Measurement Office regulated the Weights and Measures Act and has now changed its name. This organisation has a new website address under the new name of the National Measurement and Regulation Office.
How you can make sure your ambient air quality monitoring meets appropriate quality assurance requirements.
Analysis: differences between the current Directive 2004/22/EC and the new Directive 2014/32/EU, for measuring instruments.
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