Annual meeting of the authorized bodies for performing verification of measuring instruments (authorized bodies) was held on April 7, 2015 in Belgrade in the Club of Representatives, organized by the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals, in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Economy.

Those present were welcomed by Mrs. Vida Živković, M.Sc., Director of DMDM, and expressed satisfaction with the great number of participants, praising the efforts and work of authorized bodies in the previous period, in which they made significant improvements in the field of metrology. In addition to the significant growth in the number of certified criteria, which indicates the quantity of services provided by these entities, special attention should be paid to their quality. For this purpose, the task in front of all participants of the Metrological system of the Republic of Serbia is adapting to the new regulations, in particular the Regulation on measuring instruments and Regulation on non-automatic weighing instruments, in the interim period, and the duty to comply with all applicable regulations and specific requirements stipulated in regulations in the field of metrology. By authorized bodies are also expected to actively participate and contribute to the adoption of new laws and bylaws in the mentioned area, as well as engagement in the adequate and timely informing users of their services.

Meeting, which was led by Lucija Dujović, Assistant Director of DMDM, was highlighted the need of the meetings of authorized bodies with specific topics, dedicated to specific kinds of measuring instruments.

The second part of the meeting was devoted to discussion, in which representatives of the authorized bodies expressed their questions and suggestions.