31st Committee Meeting of WELMEC - European Cooperation in Legal Metrology, was held in Belgrade, in the period of May 5-7, 2015.

50 Participants were present representing Members and Associate members, 8 Working Groups and 3 Observer Organisations.

Prior to the Committee Meeting, on May 4, 2015, all convenors and some members of the Chairpersons' group came together on the premises of Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals. At the Convenor Meeting, the WELMEC strategy, priorities and acctivities for the period 2015-2020. have been discussed.

At the Committee Meeting, the participants were welcomed by Mrs. Vida Živković, director of the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals, as a hosting organization and Mrs. Anneke van Spronssen, Chair person of WELMEC.

In the introductory presentation of Mrs. Vida Živković, the activities of DMDM, harmonization of national law in the field of metrology with law and practice of the European Union, implementation of the transposed EU Directives and strategic goals in the field of legal metrology for the period of 2015‐2020. in the Republic of Serbia, were presented.

The following presentations of WG Convenors gave an overview of the activities of the Working groups. Activities of the EURAMET, as well as Focus Group of EURAMET were also presented. In the course of the meeting, a brief overview of the 3 Observer Organisations activities was given: EA (European Co-opeation for Accreditation), OIML (International Organization for Legal Metrology) and NoBoMet (European Platform of Notified Bodies in Legal Metrology).

On this occasion, Mr. Stephen Patoray, director of BIML and representative of OIML, officially handed to Mrs. Vida Živković, director of the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals the International Award for Excellent Achievements in Legal Metrology in Developing Countries - a special OIML glass engraved trophy.

In the final part of the meeting, after the reports of the Convenors and the Secretariat, resolutions of the 31st WELMEC Meeting were adopted, and the location and the date for the next annual meeting of this organization was announced.