OIML E 6 • Guidance on the selection and implementation of performance requirements for utility meters containing additional functionalities

3.1.1 Suitability of design and integrity

The purpose of legal metrological control is to ensure that instruments are fit for their intended use, that they meet and maintain the necessary metrological performance requirements, and that they provide adequate protection against misuse, incorrect interpretations of results and fraud (from OIML D 1, V 4.4).