The Law on Metrology was adopted on 9 July, 1996 (amended on 30 October, 2006). The State Metrology Service is a governmental institution responsible for the formation and organizational measures to implement the metrology policy in Lithuania, coordination of uniformity of measurements, carrying out of legal metrological regulation, as well as exchange of information on verification of measuring instruments and notification of bodies with other EU member states.

State Metrology Service (VMT)

Director:             Mr. Ignas Stankovicius

Address:             31 Algirdo Str., LT-03219 Vilnius, Lithuania

Telephone:        +370 5 213 3349

Fax:                     +370 5 216 3469

E-mail:                 info@lvmt.lt

According to the Resolution of the Government of Lithuania No. 518 of 1997 (new revision No. 730, 9 June 2003) on the approval, maintenance and use of national measurement standards, and approval of the list of national measurement standards and national standard laboratories, authorised to develop and keep national standards, the development of national measurement standards is being performed in line with the above mentioned Resolution, as well as the needs and economical capabilities of Lithuania.

A decentralised system exists in Lithuania. Thus, the State Metrology Service performs the functions of a National Metrology Institute together with state laboratories, which are authorised to develop and maintain national measurement standards.

Verification and calibration of measuring instruments and standards is performed by the state companies – Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai and Panevezys Metrology Centres (MCs), as well as other accredited laboratories for calibration of certain measuring instruments. They are also authorised to perform verification of measuring instruments by the State Metrology Service.

The Lithuanian Metrology Inspectorate was established according to the Law on Metrology.

There exists the Technical Committee “Metrology” within the Lithuanian Standards Board. Its main responsibility is to draft written standards in the metrology field.

The Institute of Metrology is a research and educational unit at the Kaunas Technology University.