Article 25. Verification of measuring instruments

The verification of measuring instruments shall be carried out by the accredited Uzbek National Metrology Institute, the metrology services of the republican executive hokimiyat bodies and economic management bodies, as well as, in cases stipulated by the fifth part of this article, the metrology services of legal entities.

When verifying measuring instruments, the determination and confirmation of their compliance with the established metrological requirements is carried out on the basis of the verification method of measuring instruments, which provides a sequence of operations.

The lists of groups of measuring instruments to be verified are approved by the specially authorized state body.

The list of categories of measuring instruments for which the measurement results are of state importance shall be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan based on the proposals of the special authorized state body, agreed upon with the Committee for the Development of Competition and Consumer Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the authorized republican executive hokimiyat bodies in the field where these measuring instruments are applied.

The verification of measuring instruments that are not included in the list of categories of measuring instruments for which the measurement results are of state importance may be carried out by the metrology services of legal entities.