1. The institution responsible for national and other measurement standards and the scientific metrology is the Slovak Institute of Metrology (SMU) functioning according to the Law of Metrology as a state administrative body for this field.

 

It is charged with following main activities:

-       to implement, improve, maintain and compare at international level the Slovak national standards of physical and technical quantities and their measurement units and to transfer their values to secondary standards,

-       representation of the Slovak Republic in international metrology organisations,

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

-       to calibrate the working standards and working instruments,

-       to carry out the pattern approval of measuring instruments,

-       to supervise the realisation of Slovak Certified reference materials,

-       to elaborate technical regulations, Law on metrology Decrees which determine technical requirements, methods of verification of measuring instruments subjected to the verification and pattern approval,

-       to educate and to train specialists for legal metrology and industrial calibration laboratories,

-       to certify personnel for metrology,

-       to perform specialised and technical activities in the field of accreditation and certification bodies and other specialists dealing with technical measurements.

 

Management:	Dr. Stanislav Duris General Director
Address:	Karloveská 63, 842 55 Bratislava,  Slovak Republic
Telephone:	+ 421 2 602 94 491
Fax:	+ 421 2 654 29 592
E-mail:	duris@smu.gov.sk

 

2. The institutions responsible for legal metrology are:

 

Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing (UNMS) as the central steering body of state administration of the field of metrology.

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

-       elaboration and realisation of the state policy in metrology,

-       preparation of the legislative and legal rules (laws and decrees) referring to metrology, standardisation and testing

-       steering of metrology in the state in the scope given by the Law on metrology, including subordinate metrology institutions (Slovak Institute of Metrology), Slovak Legal Metrology, Slovak Metrology Inspectorate,

-       methodical activity and supervision of activities in metrology.

 

Management:	Mr. Arpad Gonda President UNMS
Address:	Štefanovičova 3  P.O.Box 76 810 05 Bratislava  Slovak Republic
Telephone:	+ 421 2 524 91 085
Fax:	+ 421 2 524 91 050
E-mail:	gonda@normoff.gov.sk

 

Slovak Legal Metrology (SLM) - a subordinate institution of the UNMS. This institution is charged with following main activities:

            - to verify the legal measuring instruments

            - to calibrate the reference and working standards of measurement units (for industry)

            - to calibrate the ordinary measuring instruments for customers

            - to carry out the pattern evaluation of measuring instruments.

 

Management:	Mr. Jaromír Markovič Director General
Address:	Hviezdoslavova 31, 975 90 Banská Bystrica  Slovak Republic
Telephone:	+ 421 48 4719122 + 421 48 4719125
Fax:	+ 421 48 4719158
E-mail:	markovic@slm.sk

 

 

Slovak Metrology Inspectorate (SMI) – a subordinate institution of the UNMS.

The main task is to perform the state metrology supervision on the Law on metrology and Decrees keeping and supervision on measuring instruments and measurements in Slovak Republic.

 

Management:	Mr. Alfonz Cocher Director
Address:	Geologická 1 822 11 Bratislava  Slovak Republic
Telephone:	+ 421 2 45525529
Fax:	+ 421 2 455 25 473
E-mail:	cocher@smi.sk

 

The other institutions in the field of legal metrology are State Centres of Metrology.  These institutions (established in factories or other organisations) are authorised by the UNMS for verification of the specified kinds of legal measuring instruments.

 

3. Institutions responsible for calibration service.

Services in a calibration of ordinary measuring instruments are performed by the Centres of Calibration Services (calibration laboratories) established in the framework of factories or other organisation.  A part of them has been accredited by SNAS according to the European standard ISO/IEC 17025 proceeded.