Unified UAE Legislation Database

Required Specification for Gold and Diamond Balance

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Dubai Municipality

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

Dear Valuable Shop Owner,

 

In compliance to OIML International Standard and as per ESMA requirements, gold and diamond balances that are being used in the market shall fully comply as explained below.

 

S/N Balance Category Required Class of the Balance
1Gold VerificationII

 

Furthermore, table below that is derived from OIML R76-1 standard describes the minimum requirement of number of verification scale intervals for the balance classification / accuracy.

 

Table 3 of OIML R76-1

 

Accuracy classVerification scale interval, eNumber of verification scale intervals, n = Max/e

Minimum capacity, Min (Lower limit)
Minimum

Maximum

 

Table below shows an example how to determine the Classification and category of your balance.

 

S/N Balance CategoryReadability of Balance (d)Verification Scale Interval (e =10d)Capacity n (Max/e) Classification
1Diamond Verification0.001 g0.01 g 500 g 50,000 I

 

  

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