Welcome to EMeTAS - the European Metrology Type Approvals Service
Established over 20 years ago to help ensure wider compliance with Legal Metrology obligations, the EMeTAS database of Test and Type Approval certificates effortlessly speeds-up and simplifies the verification and/or calibration process for the majority of weighing instruments manufactured in Europe.
EMeTAS Subscribers: Please click on the Subscriber Login link (above) to enter the members-only part of the website. If you are a subscriber and don't yet have an account, please complete the Registration Form below.
What is EMeTAS?
EMeTAS was developed as a multi-language, 'live' database of European Type Approval and Test Certificates and other documents used by a variety of parties - including governmental departments, testing laboratories, commercial organisations and individual metrology/market surveillance professionals - to self-verify and calibrate weighing instruments.
To date, the EMeTAS database has included all Non-Automatic Weighing Intruments (NAWIs) - such as shop scales, larger scales used by wholesalers, and vehicle weighbridges. However, the EMeTAS development team is currently in the process of expanding its coverage to include Automated Weighing Machines and other Measuring Instruments - with access to these new categories being provided as part of the same service.
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How could EMeTAS help my organisation?
EMeTAS subscribers have 24/7 on-demand access to our central database of thousands of Test and Type Approval Certificates.
In practice, this means that they can avoid the considerable time, effort and expense involved in manually retrieving up-to-date individual certificates and other documents from the hundreds of Type Approval Bodies or Weighing Instrument Manufacturers located across Europe. And, in a time of budgetary restraints and reduced manpower, it is this simple convenience that makes EMeTAS a particularly cost-effective option.
Key Benefits of using EMeTAS :
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Fast, user-friendly access to Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments (NAWIs) Type Approval Documents and Test Certificates
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A searchable centralised repository that includes many thousands of certificates and documents from across Europe
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Anytime access + available on any internet-connected device.
In addition, for Type Approval/Notified Bodies and Weighing Instrument Manufacturers, EMeTAS provides a single-point of contact for their submissions - significantly reducing the resources required to fulfil the constant demand for certificates.
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What information is available?
A range of documents and images can be easily accessed on key indexes - these include:
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Multi-language type approvals, test certificates, additions and revisions
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Standard information for type approvals
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Approved bodies and manufacturers’ databases
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A seals database
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A multi-lingual glossary of relevant terms
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Database of approved manufacturers of non-automatic weighing instruments subject to Annex II.2 - EC Surveillance
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A range of WELMEC (European co-operation in legal metrology) publications, including translations.
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About CTSI - EMeTAS' Operator
EMeTAS has been operated by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) since 2010. CTSI is a not-for-profit professional membership body, based in Essex (near London) in the United Kingdom. Originally founded in 1881 - as the Institute of Weights and Measures - it has represented and supported metrology professionals in the UK and around the world for more than 140 years.
CTSI's expertise has been essential in the delivery of EMeTAS. This includes in-depth knowledge of standards compliance, operational requirements and practical application. In addition, we have extensive experience in electronic publishing, multi-source integration and information management, particularly to governmental bodies and other regulatory organisations.
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How can I get access to EMeTAS?
An EMeTAS licence is available for a modest subscription (payable annually in advance). This grants your organisation unlimited access to the latest Type Approvals information in the members-only section of the the website.
There are two types of licence available, depending on the type of organisation:
The databases are almost identical except that a very small number of certificates remain restricted in the Commercial version (to comply with third-party licences).
Type Approvals information is issued by the Central Metrological Authorities within WELMEC and it is this information that forms part of the European Metrology Type Approvals Service.
Subscriber Testimonials
"One of my responsibilities for METTLER TOLEDO is the legal metrology for our approved products that are put into use for trade. EMeTAS is a very important tool enabling me to efficiently access Type Approval and Test Certificates for ours and other companies. All the information is in one place, this reduces the arduous task of searching numerous websites without any results."
~ Technical Services Manager, Mettler-Toledo, Germany.
"I have used EMeTAS from the days of its inception and have seen it develop in a user friendly way. It would be very difficult for a Notified Body to test new NAWIs without the full access to TACs that EMeTAS provides. It also gives confidence of compliance with TACs when conducting reverifications."
~ Principal Trading Standards Officer, West Sussex, UK.
"EMeTAS enables me to quickly source NAWi type approval documents and test certificates from a comprehensive database of over 6000 documents. Supplied online for maximum flexibility. I think it's great and recommend it wholeheartedly."
~ Principal Trading Standards Officer, Central Bedfordshire, UK.
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Contact the EMeTAS Team
If you are interested in Subscribing to EMeTAS, or want to know more about our service, please email productinfo@tsi.org.uk with your name, your organisation, the country where you are located, and your contact details - or complete the following form:
Alternatively, please talk to a member of our Sales Team (English language only) on +44 (0)1268 886 697 - our normal office hours are Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm GMT.
If you need to send us data submissions (by disk), or contact us about contractual, legal or financial matters, our postal address is: EMeTAS, c/o CTSI, 1 Sylvan Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon, Essex SS15 6TH, United Kingdom.
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