Cuba

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C U B A

Cuban National Bureau of Standards

1. The National Research Institute on Metrology (INIMET) as primary laboratory is the institution responsible for measurement standarts and scientific metrology.

It is charged with the following main activities:

to implement, improve, maintain and compare on at international level the Cuban national standarts of measurement units and transfer their values to secondary standarts.

to carry out research and scientific-technical development in the field of metrology.

to calibrate the working standarts and instruments of the secondary laboratories.

to out the pattern evaluation and pattern approval of measurement instruments.

to certificaye the Cuban reference materials.

to participate in the elaboration of the standarts and technical regulations for verification and calibration of measuring instruments.

to educate and to train specialists for legal metrology and industrial calibration laboratories.

to perform specialized and technical activities in the field of accreditation, certification as well as authorization of metrological and calibration laboratories.

INIMET laboratories have been accredited by the National Accreditation Body (ONARC) of the Republic of Cuba according to ISO IEC 25 standarts.

Management: Mr. Luis Revuelta Formoso

Director INIMET

Address: Consulado No.206

e/ Animas y Trocadero

Centro Habana. La Habana.CP 10200

Republic of Cuba

Telephone: + 537 62 0536; +537 63 9062

Fax: +537 67 6966; +537 62 7655

E-mail: inimet@ceniai.inf.cu

2. The institutions responsible for legal metrology are:

a) National Bureau of Standarts (NC) as the central steering body of state administration in the field of metrology.

The main tasks and activities of the NC in the field of metrology are:

elaboration and realization of state policy in metrology.

preparation of the laws and decrees refering to metrology.

steering of metrology in the state in the scope given by the Law on metrology, including subordinate metrological institutions and Legal Metrology Service.

methodic activity and supervision of activities in metrology.

representation of the Republic of Cuba in the international metrological assotiations.

Management: Mr. Lionel Enriquez Rodriguez

Address: Calle E No 261 entre 11 y 13- Vedado

La Habana 10400

Republic of Cuba

Telephone: + 537 300879;

+ 537 300891;

+537 300022

Fax: +537 338048

E-mail: ncnorma@ceniai.inf.cu

b) Territorial Centers of Metrology (TCM) are subordinate institutions of NC

These institutions are charged wirh the following main activities:

to verify the legal measurement instruments,

to calibrate the working standarts of measurement units (for industry),

to calibrate the ordinary measuring instruments for customers,

to carry out the pattern evaluation of measuring instruments.

TCM laboratories have been accredited by ONARC according to ISO IEC 25 standarts

c) The other institutions in the field of legal metrology are Metrological Laboratoties (Industry)

These institutions (established in factories or other organization) are calibration laboratories. Some of them are authorized by the NC for verification of the specified kinds of legal measuring instruments if necessary.

The calibration of ordinary measuring instruments are performed by more than 170 calibration laboratories, established in the framework of industry or other organizations.

CONTACT PERSONS

SUBJECT FIELD	CONTACT PERSON	TELEPHONE No	ADDRESS
Mass, force and density	Mr. P.Canalejo	(537) 62 3041 ext 30	1
Electricity	Mr. L.Alegret	(537) 62 3041 ext 33	1
Length and angle	Mr. M.Diaz	(537) 62 3041 ext 37	1
Time and frequency	Mr. O.Torras	(537) 22 7566	1
Thermometry and Pressure	Mr. E.Perez	(537) 63 9062	1
Volume and Flow	Mr. Jose I.Franco	(537) 62 3041 ext 29	1
Thermometry and calorimetry
Ionizing radiation and radioactivity
Photometry and Radiometry
Flow measurement
Acoustics and vibrations
Physical chemistry	Mrs. S.Pedro	(537) 62 3041 ext 39	1
Reference materials	Mrs. S.Lopez	(537) 63 7023	1
General metrology	Mr. E.Perez	(537) 63 9062	1
Legal metrology	Mrs. N. Valdes	(537) 63 7023	1
Calibration service	Mr. F.Arruza	(537) 63 8802	1

Addres:

1. National Research Institute on Metrology

Consulado No.206 e/ Animas y Trocadero

Centro Habana.La Habana. CP 10200

Republic of Cuba

Fax: 537 67 6966

E-mail: inimet@ceniai.inf.cu