On Wednesday 8 October, the Council of the European Union adopted its negotiating position on the revision of the directive on harmonised requirements for measuring instruments (MID), which has been in force for 20 years. The aim of the revision is to incorporate new devices that are essential to the green and digital transition, such as charging stations for electric vehicles, compressed gas dispensers and electricity, gas or heat meters (see EUROPE 13535/3).
The EU Council’s position clarifies the requirements for displaying measurement results compared to the European Commission’s proposal, particularly for gas and electricity meters, which must have their own display.
Electric vehicle supply equipment or compressed gas distributors can use the vehicle’s screen or another end-user display, such as a smartphone.
The negotiating mandate also amends for the treatment of cables with connectors for electric vehicle charging equipment, allowing these cables to be easily interchanged.
With regard to the application of the new directive, national certificates already issued for measuring instruments will remain valid for up to 12 years after the entry into force of the revised directive, unless they expire earlier.
The deadline for implementing the new rules has been extended from 24 to 30 months to give Member States more time to transpose the directive into national law. (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)