Within the Twinning project “Strengthening Capacities of National Quality Infrastructure and Conformity Assessment Services in the Republic of Serbia” Directorate of Measures and Precious Metals (DMDM) hosted the second part of the activities „Activity 3.1 Trainings and consultancy to DMDM for implementation of MID, NAWI and Pre-packages, extension of the accreditation scope, improvement of existing Serbian measurement standards, obtaining new calibration and measuring capabilities” in the period from 13 to 17 June, 2016.

The five-day consultation between colleagues from the Czech Metrological Institute, Mr. Erich Ludwig and Mr. Jan Kalandra and representatives of DMDM for the subject had an analysis and recommendations for the preparation of DMDM as a appointed designated body for EU Directives transposed in the legislation of the Republic of Serbia, by the Ordinance on Measures Regulation on measuring instruments (MID) and the Ordinance on Measuring Instruments Regulation on non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWID), as well as discussions on future arrangements, the next steps and activities of DMDM.

Preparations for the appointment designation of selected laboratories, their procedures and responsibilities are one of the preconditions for membership of Serbia in the EU, with the responsibility for the organization of activities related to the preparation of the relevant legislation into line with the capacities of DMDM for compatibility evaluation conformity assessment.