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(3)In this section, primary elevator, terminal elevator and transfer elevator have the meaning given to them in section 2 of the Canada Grain Act.Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4Minimum net load expressed as a number of verification scale intervals | Application | Accuracy class | Verification scale interval | Multiplying factor | Maximum verification scale interval permitted1 | Weighing precious metals and commodities of comparable value | | | | (a)at the retail level | Oval outline with the text II inside | – – – | – – – | 10 mg(b)at the wholesale or industrial level | Oval outline with the text II inside | e ≤ 10 mg | – – – | – – –e ≥ 20 mg | 2 000 | – – –2 | Weighing diamonds or other gemstones | Oval outline with the text II inside | – – – | – – – | 1 mg or 0.005 carat3 | Weighing to determine postal, transportation or shipping charges, except when determined by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10 000 pounds) or more | Oval outline with the text III inside | e ≤ 50 g (2 ounces) | 10 | – – –e > 50 g (2 ounces) | 20 | – – –4 | Weighing gravel, land fill and other raw material for road construction | Oval outline with the text IIII inside | e | 50 | – – –5 | Weighing waste material other than scrap metal | Oval outline with the text IIII inside | e | 10 | – – –6 | Weighing scrap metal (ferrous) | Oval outline with the text IIIHD inside | e | 20 | – – –7 | Weighing scrap metal (non-ferrous) | Oval outline with the text IIIHD inside | e | 100 | – – –8 | Weighing grain at a primary, transfer or terminal elevator, or alcohol, by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10 000 pounds) ormore | Oval outline with the text IIIHD inside | e | 200 | – – –9 | Weighing bulk commodities, other than the commodities referred to in items 1 to 8, by means of a weighing device with a maximum capacity of 4 000 kg (10 000 pounds) or more | Oval outline with the text IIIHD inside | e | 100 | – – –10 | Any other application | Oval outline with the text III inside | 0.1 g ≤ e ≤ 2 g | 20 | – – –e = 5 g | 20 | – – –5 g < e < 50 g | 50 | – – –e ≥50 g | 100 | – – –Note: See table to section 3 for equivalent Canadian units.
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