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Law No. 1314-VII “On metrology and metrological activity”.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Land & soil
Keyword
Public health Policy/planning Food quality control/food safety Survey/mapping
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 January 2016.
Abstract

This Law regulates the issues originating in the process of performance of metrological activity. It shall be applicable to regulated activities with a view of ensuring uniformity of measurement. This Law shall be applicable to the following fields: (a) protection of human life and health; (b) food quality control and food safety; (c) supervision over the state of environment; and (d) topographic, cartographic, hydrometeorological and land survey practices. The main tasks of metrological activity shall be as follows: (a) implementation of unified state technical policy; (b) protection of citizens and national economy against unreliable measurements; (c) research; (d) saving of all types of natural resources; (d) ensuring quality of national produce; and (e) creation of normative, legal, scientific and technical basis for uniformity of measurements at the national level.

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
zakon1.rada.gov.ua