# Dimensional measuring instruments · Annex XI · multidimensional measuring instrument, edge length of the parallelepiped — Accuracy classes and maximum permissible errors for trade measuring instruments

For Dimensional measuring instruments, annex is Annex XI; condition is multidimensional measuring instrument, edge length of the parallelepiped; maximum permissible error is ± 1,0 d, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Instrument type:** Dimensional measuring instruments _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Annex:** Annex XI _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Condition:** multidimensional measuring instrument, edge length of the parallelepiped _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum permissible error:** ± 1,0 d _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> CHAPTER IV Multidimensional measuring instruments Operating conditions 1.1. Range Dimensions within the range specified by the manufacturer for the instrument. 1.2. Minimum dimension The lower limit of the minimum dimension for all values of the scale interval is given in Table 1. Table 1 Scale interval (d) | Minimum dimension (min) (lower limit) | d ≤ 2 cm | 10 d | 2 cm < d ≤ 10 cm | 20 d | 10 cm < d | 50 d | 1.3. Speed of the product The speed must be within the range specified by the manufacturer for the instrument. MPE 2. Instrument: The MPE is ± 1,0 d.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Instrument type

> ANNEX XI DIMENSIONAL MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (MI-009) The relevant essential requirements of Annex I, the specific requirements of this Annex and the conformity assessment procedures listed in this Annex, apply to dimensional measuring instruments of the types defined below.

### Annex

> ANNEX XI DIMENSIONAL MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (MI-009)

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0032

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-09-01.
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