Annual meeting of authorized bodies for performing verification of measuring instruments (authorized bodies) was held for the fourth time, on March 30, 2016, in Belgrade at Palace of Serbia, organized by the Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals (DMDM), in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Economy.

Meeting was opened by Lucia Dujović, Assistant Director of DMDM, and at very beginning, thanked the participants of the meeting on a large turnout, stating that it confirms the validity and importance of such meetings.

Mrs. Vida Živković, M. Sc., Director of DMDM welcomed the participants, expressing her satisfaction with the growing number of participants in the meeting from year to year. She mentioned that in practice annual meetings proved very useful, recalling that, due to the needs of authorized bodies highlighted at last year’s meeting, in the course of the previous year were held four expert meetings of the authorized bodies, namely, for performing verification of measuring instruments for mass, electricity meters, measuring instruments and systems for continuous and dynamic measurement of quantities of liquids other than water, water meters and heat meters. Finally, Mrs. Vida Živković, M. Sc., congratulated all authorized bodies that were accredited and renew authorizations under the current Regulation on non-automatic weighing instruments (which came into force from January 1, 2016), expressing great satisfaction that the joint efforts overcome the problems of the transition period.