In the "Official Gazette of RS", No. 44/14 of April 26, 2014, was published the Law on Ministries, which came into force on the date of publication.

Article 4, Paragraph 3, of this Law provides that Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals is authority within the Ministry of Economy and performs professional tasks and duties of the state administration related to: control of measures and precious metals; legal units of measurement; standards; measuring instruments; as well as other duties prescribed by the law governing the metrology and other laws.