The legal basis of the system for ensuring the uniformity of measurements of Georgia (SEUM) was laid down in 1996 in the Law on Assuring the Uniformity of Measurements (amended in 2005) and the Resolutions of the Georgian Government.

The organizational structure of the SEUM is represented by:

·           State Metrology Service;

·           Service of Time and Frequencies (STF);

·           Service of Reference Materials (SRM);

·           accredited verification, calibration and test laboratories.

·           metrological services of state governing bodies and agents of management.

The State Metrology Service is headed by a national metrology body – Georgian National Agency for Standards, Technical Regulations and Metrology (GEOSTM).

Management:     Dr. Nodar Khatiashvili

Address:             67 Chargali Str, 0141 Tbilisi, Georgia

Telephone:        +995 32 61 35 00

Fax:                     +995 32 61 35 00

E-mail:                 gnim_metrology@yahoo.com

Major branches of activities are the follows:

·           maintenance of common policy on the matters regarding the assurance of the uniformity of measurements, as well as coordination of the implementation and development of the SEUM;

·           development of legal and other directives aiming at the assurance of the uniformity of measurements; determination of priorities in improving metrology;

·           organisation of the development and approval of national standards, technical regulations and other normative documents regulating the implementation of the SEUM;

·           organisation of the publication and dissemination of normative documents and scientific-technical information in the field of metrology;

·           type approval of imported and domestically produced measuring instruments;

·           organisation and performance of the verification, calibration and metrological certification according to metrological directives pertaining to measurements of radioactive pollution of the environment and raw materials and products;

·           coordination of the cooperation in the field of metrology at the international level; representation of Georgia in the international metrology organisations and collaboration with national metrology organisations of other countries.

The technical basis of the SEUM is represented by 29 national and primary measurement standards of Georgia and about 2 500 reference measuring instruments.

The leading organisation in the field of developing and maintaining measurement standards is the Institute of Metrology under GEOSTM.

Acting Director: Ms. Nino Mikanadze

Address:             67 Chargali str, 0141 Tbilisi, Georgia

Telephone:        +995 32 61 35 00

Fax:                     +995 32 61 35 00

E-mail:                 gnim_metrology@yahoo.com

The major activities of GEOSTM are as follows:

·           development of scientific-methodological and procedural basis of SEUM;

·           coordination and performance of fundamental and practical researches with the purpose to assure uniformity of measurements;

·           development, maintenance and comparison of national measurement standards;

·           reproduction of units of measurements and their dissemination to the measurement standards at the level of metrology services of enterprises and accredited laboratories;

·           development of a uniform scientific-technical policy in the field of metrology and assurance of the uniformity of measurement;

·           development of normative and methodological documents in the field of metrology;

·           carrying out of type approval, verification, calibration of measuring instruments, as well as official measurements and other metrology related work;

·           maintenance of the state register of approved measuring instruments and reference materials and the register of national and reference measurement standards.

·           participation in accreditation of verification, calibration and test laboratories;

·           participation in the cooperation projects in the field of metrology at regional and international levels as the National Metrology Institute (NMI);

·           participation in the training and improving of professional skill of personnel engaged in metrology and accreditation activities.

The State Metrology Service includes 7 district metrology bodies of GEOSTM.