Do the MID Regulations apply to instruments placed on the market under a certificate of approval issued before 30 October 2006?
No – the MID Regulations only apply to instruments first placed on the market on or after 30 October 2006, and these must have been granted an MID type or design examination certificate. Instruments for which a national certificate of approval was granted, before 30 October 2006, along with any authorisation of modification to that certificate, issued at any time, may continue to be placed on the market until the date on which the certificate expires. This will be no later than 29 October 2016.Any instrument already in service may continue to be used indefinitely, as long as it meets the requirements of the Regulations. Instruments initially verified under the existing national legislation, if requiring subsequent verification following obliteration of stamps, must be subsequently re-qualified under the same legislation. Where an instrument is repaired this does not affect its status, it is the type / design approval certificate that dictates what regulatory regime applies.
