Short History:

• • May, 1992 –  Department for measuring instruments and precious metals is formed  within Ministry of economy
  • September,1994- Republic of Macedonia become a Member State of OIML – International Organization for Legal Metrology
  • April,1995- according to the new Macedonian Law on measuring unites and measuring instruments that was adopted by the Government of Republic of Macedonia in 1995 (“Official Bulletin of Republic of Macedonia” No.23/1995), the Department for measuring instruments and precious metals was transformed into  Institution of standardization and metrology,
  • September, 2001 – the Institution of standardization and metrology was transformed into Service for Standardization and Metrology according to the Law on Governmental bodies.
  • July, 2002 – Bureau of metrology was founded in accordance to the new harmonized Law on Metrology(“Official Bulletin of Republic of Macedonia” No.55/2002)

The Bureau of Metrology – BoM as a legal entity is responsible institution for implementation of:

• • Law on Metrology (“Official Bulletin of the Republic of Macedonia” No.55/2002)
  • Law on control the goods of precious metals (“Official Bulletin of the Republic of Macedonia” No.23/92)
  • International agreement of UN / Economic Commission for Europe (from year 1958 to 1995) for accepting of the uniform technical regulations for vehicles on wheels, equipment and parts which can be installed and/or to be used in vehicles on wheels and the reciprocity recognising condition of the permissions which are issued in the basis of these regulations and accomplish the technical regulations which are approved in the basis of this agreement like nominated administrative body of the Republic of Macedonia.

BoM is successor of the former Service for standardization and metrology as legal entity within the Ministry of Economy.
The Macedonian Law on Metrology as a harmonized law with the European practice defined technical regulations for operationalisation and management of the metrological infrastructure.
The Ministry of Economy, by ministerial Decision, on proposal of BoM, April 2004 was founded the Metrological Council composed of scientists and professional members in the fields of metrology acting as professional and advisory body of the Bureau of Metrology and work like technical comity for preparing the technical regulations, as BoM has limiting capacity of its own in drafting regulations.

2.Mission
Mission of the BoM is to provide maintain and development of metrological system in the Republic of Macedonia.
Maintain of the metrological system we comprehend as well as realising and providing the traceability of the SI measurement units and their dissemination to all users in our country, mostly in the fields defined by the Law as to: 

• • Protecting of the environment and nature
  • General technical safety
  • Free transfer of custody and services
  • Procedures before administrative and judicial institutions.

By realisation of the mission it would be achieved and maintain development of the Macedonian economy and industry in the global world trends. 

Primal goal of the Bureau of metrology is to realise the national standards for as many SI units as possible and this will provide traceability in unbreakable chain in the country and abroad and in connection with this goal to continue assignment for their keeping and maintains.
The globalisation process and the international connection the most important is mutual confident between the national metrology institutions and acceptance of certificates, issued from them. (Calibration, testing and the national type approval of measuring instruments). That can be achieve by implementation of quality systems as ISO/IEC 17025 for calibrating laboratories using “peer assessment” mechanism or Accredatation and active membership in the technical working bodies of the international CGPM and regional organizations for metrology as it is EUROMET and evaluation of the quality system before signing of appropriate contracts and arrangement.
That one of the most important goal is implementation of the certain systems of quality in the Bureau of metrology starting with ISO 17025, along with realization of the national standards is an important step forward in the international recognition of our national standards, calibration reports and results from the measurement, together with domestic infrastructure based on the dispersion model.
Secondary goal (traditional and important) is to provide implementation of the inspection activities in a high grade (verification of the measuring instruments, metrological and experts review) and certification activities (CA of the measuring instrument and certification of the referent materials), derived from its legal frame.
Building partnership based on contracts with the subjects of the metrological infrastructure, define on non-discriminatory ground rights and obligations. 

The Bureau of metrology perform  its activities on professional basis for all users, 

• • Direct users such as laboratories for calibration and testing, inspection bodies for verification of the measuring instruments, citizens – general users of the measuring instruments (flow meters, measuring instruments of the electrical and heat power etc.), means everywhere where there is a conflict of interests during the exploitation period of the measuring instruments
  • Indirect users like the scientific institutions, industry and public users.

Until now and in the future, the BoM makes effort to provide efficient services in the shortest period for a reasonable price, which will be concurrent on the International market especially in the region and EU.
By transparent working and implementation of technical regulatives, which is according to the legislation of the EU, BOM provides competent and confidence among domestic users and foreign investors, contributed by a simple procedure for acceptance of the certificates evaluated according to EU.

As an administrative state body, Bureau of metrology follow principals of the state institutions defined by Law on organization and tasks of government institutions and Law on public servants. Introducing the system of quality and its systematic transformation from administrative body into a scientific institution will apply principals defined by national, European and international standards as fallow.

• • Expert opinion, professional and high competence of performing the task
  • Non-commerciality and accessibility of the scientific knowledge in metrology
  • Representing public interests and transparency
  • Free basis of the partnership and contracting
  • Provide independence in working and decision making
  • Impartiality in procedure for designation of legal entities
  • Harmonization and equivalency of the calibration and conformity assessment procedure to European and international ones
  • Providing non-discrimination
  • Working and decision making free from commercial or political interests.

Working area
BOM has new offices situated in building address: Bul. Jane Sandanski 109 divides in two parts:

• • Administrative area on first floor of 450 m2 enough for performing its administrative functions
  • Laboratories are situated in two underground levels of 2 x 600 m2 which are not completed but enough for its future development

BOM has appropriative computer equipment and metrology equipment for seven national laboratories, provided by EU help project CARDS/SMAQVa as excellent base for starting its primary function – calibration of standards in BOM.

Base core of BOM are 33 public servants. 60% of all have BSc technical engenders.

Necessity for development
BoM for realization of its mission has necessity for sustainable development because:

• • Contribute for the development of the technical infrastructure
  • Contribute the increasing the quality of the products and services as a fеed back of the control processes
  • Improve and provide equal position and competition as supporting Quality Infrastructure and control mechanism take participation on prevention no getting dominant positions on the market
  • It helps in globalization of the our economy because the potential of the metrology infrastructure make influence in geometric progression in economical structures of the society

Program tasks of the Bureau of metrology – main contractor of metrological infrastructure

1. Strategically (Main Tasks)

• • Implementing policy for developing of national metrology infrastructure;
  • Providing conditions in laboratories of BoM for establishment and recognizing of national standards;
  • Associate membership achievement of CGPM of the Metre Convention and preparing for associate membership in European organization for legal metrology-WELMEK
  • Establishing of membership in EUROMET- European organization for metrology and making of CMCs (calibration and measurement capabilities) of many standards in our national laboratories;
  • Cooperation with World Bank for executing of BERIS program and further development foundation of BoM after the EU CARDS helping program;
  • Establishing of partnership relations with subjects of metrology infrastructure, by agreements, consistently accomplishing the Government determination (‘Official Gazette of Republic of Macedonia’ No. 51/2004)
  • Promotion and implementation of the dispersed model of metrological infrastructure especially for the measures and units for which one interest exists by the others subjects of metrological infrastructure, e.g. the reference materials, metrology in the radioactive rays, metrology in the clinical biochemistry etc
  • Overall support of scientific institutes in achievement of the substational level of national standards
  • Participating and leadership in the Council of conformity assessment, as coordinative official body in the quality infrastructure area along with other supports of the quality infrastructure of (IARM and ISRM)

2. Managing the quality system

• • Introducing, documenting and maintaining of the quality system according to MKS ISO 9001 for entire Bureau, MKS ISO 17025 in laboratory department of BoM and MKS ISO 17020 in department of verification.
  • Training and selection of appropriate staff for managing the quality system
  • Participating in Technical Committee of quality of EUROMET- European organization of metrology and appropriate consulting services for successful presentation of ISO 17025 in laboratory department of BoM.

3. Managing the human resources

• • Providing of highly educated experts and technical staff for laboratory department, according to systematization of BoM.
  • Implementation of program for further practical trainings – in the Bureau and at the manufacturers of the measuring equipment installed in the laboratory department.

4. Managing the financial resources

• • Formation of the Bureau of metrology as juridical subject according to the law of metrology, application of European practice of presentation of the Bureau of metrology as independent, competent and specialized institution for metrology ahead the domestic and outside metrological infrastructure;
  • Providing of appropriate structure and IT support for managing the financial resources;
  • Real and appropriate planning of financial resources, without any influences of political institution to obtain real parameters for further developments projects;

5. AQUIS and transposition of European legislation

• • Providing of material conditions for preparing proposing texts for Metrological council about conveying the basic technical regulative for operationalisation of the law of metrology
  • Providing of material conditions for preparing proposal texts for Metrological council about conveying the basic technical regulative for operationalisation of the law of control of goods of precious metals
  • Transposition of MID directives of measuring instruments 2004/22/EC in draft technical regulation

6. Communication

• • Internal and external flow of information defined by the quality system and imported by the internet
  • Informing and strengthening of the public conscience for metrology- media and internet
  • Providing of conditions for information flow(maintaining of software support, improving of the IT system in BoM)

7. Prevention

• • Including the university potentials linked with metrology for intended education, training and specialization of the laboratory staff;
  • Establishing the cooperation with universities by signing of memorandum for collaboration and making of mutual projects in laboratories of BoM and laboratory from other scientific institutions;
  • Organizing of minimum 3 workshops per year, financed by the Ministry of economy, for subjects of metrological infrastructure, transfer of information and raising the level of education in the first instance of the laboratory staff.
  • Finding forms and odds for appropriate support by collected revenue and for providing of quality system in laboratories- partners of BoM and other bodies for testing/certification/inspection of products for confirming competence by accreditation;
  • Implementation of many forms of dialog for coordination among all users of metrological infrastructure