Article 8. Metrological service of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The state administration in the field of metrological activity is carried out by the national metrology body - the Uzbek Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (hereinafter — the specially authorized state body).

The Metrology Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan consists of the State Metrology Service, the metrology services of the republican executive hokimiyat bodies and economic management bodies, as well as the metrology services of legal entities that are not republican executive hokimiyat bodies or economic management bodies.

The state metrological service consists of the specially authorized state body and its units in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent, as well as the Uzbek National Institute of Metrology.

The metrology services of the republican executive hokimiyat bodies and economic management bodies shall consist of specially established and accredited subdivisions under the republican executive hokimiyat bodies and economic management bodies.

The metrology services of legal entities shall consist of specially established and accredited legal entities and (or) subdivisions under them that are not republican executive hokimiyat bodies or economic management bodies (hereinafter referred to as metrology services of legal entities).

The metrology services of the republican executive hokimiyat bodies and economic management bodies, and the metrology services of legal entities shall be established to carry out work on ensuring the uniformity of measurements and to perform metrological inspection, when necessary.

The rights and obligations of the metrology services of the republican executive hokimiyat bodies and economic management bodies, and the metrology services of legal entities shall be established in regulations agreed upon with the bodies of the State Metrology Service.