Tehnis :: Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/rss.html news, quality infrastructure in Serbia, technical regulations en http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/img/logo.png Tehnis :: Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/rss.html Regulation on the Verification of Measuring Instruments and Measurement Systems for Continuous and Dynamic Measurement of Non-Water Liquids – Fuel Dispensing Devices Published http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1208/regulation-on-the-verification-of-measuring-instruments-and-measurement-systems-for-continuous-and-dynamic-measurement-of-non-water-liquids--fuel-dispensing-devices-published.html In the Official Gazette No. 96/23 dated November 2, 2023, the Regulation on the Verification of Measuring Instruments and Measurement Systems for Continuous and Dynamic Measurement of Non-Water Liquids – Fuel Dispensing Devices has been published. ]]> The regulation, published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia," No. 96/2023 dated November 2, 2023, came into effect on November 10, 2023, and is applicable from January 1, 2025.

 

This regulation specifies the methods and conditions for the periodic and extraordinary verification of measuring instruments and measurement systems for the continuous and dynamic measurement of non-water liquids – fuel dispensing devices. It outlines the requirements that fuel dispensing devices must meet during verification, as well as the process for determining compliance with these requirements.

 

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:18:14 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1208/regulation-on-the-verification-of-measuring-instruments-and-measurement-systems-for-continuous-and-dynamic-measurement-of-non-water-liquids--fuel-dispensing-devices-published.html Public Consultation Completed http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1207/public-consultation-completed.html The public consultation on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Precious Metal Articles has been concluded. The consultation took place from October 20 to November 10, 2023, through the Ministry of Economy's online portal "TEHNIS," DMDM, and the eConsultation portal. ]]> Interested parties and experts were given the opportunity to submit any objections, comments, and suggestions regarding the draft law to the Ministry of Economy via mail or electronically.

 

The report on the conducted public consultation can be found here.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:17:45 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1207/public-consultation-completed.html Experience Exchange between Serbia and the UK http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1206/experience-exchange-between-serbia-and-the-uk.html A workshop on the application of conformity assessment procedures in the UK and Serbia took place on November 8, 2023, in the premises of the Sector for Quality and Product Safety. ]]> In addition to representatives from the Sector, participants in the workshop included representatives from the Embassy of the United Kingdom, as well as representatives from the relevant ministry of the United Kingdom.

 

During the meeting, the delegations shared their experiences in the mentioned areas and agreed to continue the exchange of knowledge on this topic in the future.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:16:57 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1206/experience-exchange-between-serbia-and-the-uk.html The Oscar of Quality awarded to the best companies http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1205/the-oscar-of-quality-awarded-to-the-best-companies.html "Quality is a key component of success in today's business world, and business excellence is the foundation of competitive advantage. Through this forum, we have the opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the latest trends, experiences, and best practices in this field. This will help us improve our organizations, increase efficiency, and enhance competitiveness in the market," stated Slobodan Cvetković, the Minister of Economy in the Serbian Government, at the Quality and Business Excellence Forum "Oscar of Quality" held today at the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, marking World Quality Day and the European Quality Week in Serbia. ]]> "Serbia is dedicated to supporting the development of quality and business excellence. Through various initiatives and programs, we are working to create a favorable economic environment. This will make us more competitive in the global market and have a multifaceted contribution to the social community," said Minister Cvetković.

 

He pointed out that companies participating in the competition for the "Oscar of Quality" have achieved excellent results, especially in improving quality and business excellence. He expressed hope that these companies will serve as examples of good practice in the future. He also emphasized that the Ministry of Economy is making significant efforts to create an economic environment conducive to integration into the European and world economy by harmonizing with EU technical legislation and improving the work of quality infrastructure institutions.

 

Acting Assistant Minister of Economy, Nikola Vitas, stated that the Ministry of Economy, in the previous period, has established a stable legal and institutional framework in the field of standardization, metrology, accreditation, and conformity assessment.

 

In collaboration with the Development Agency of Serbia in 2023, the Ministry of Economy, besides many incentives for businesses, is implementing a program for co-financing the costs of services in the field of quality infrastructure (for conducting conformity assessment procedures of products with the requirements of Serbian and foreign technical regulations, including safety assessment of cosmetic products; for organizing business in accordance with the requirements of internationally recognized standards of management systems (preparation/implementation of standards with the first certification or recertification); for the purchase of Serbian standards from the Institute of Standardization of Serbia). The goal of this financial support is for businesses to increase the use of standards throughout all phases of design, production, and product control and to organize their business processes.

 

Minister of Economy, Slobodan Cvetković, congratulated the companies participating in the competition for the "Oscar of Quality" and business excellence.

 

The winners of the "Oscar of Quality 2023" are Generali Insurance Serbia (Champion of Excellence 2023) and the director of this company, Dragan Filipović (Leader of Business Excellence 2023), as well as the Center for Medical Biochemistry at the University Clinical Center (Champion of Excellence 2023) and the director of the mentioned center, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sanja Stanković (Leader of Business Excellence 2023), while Hutchison Ltd. Ruma and the Institute of Public Health Šabac achieved excellence in the areas of leadership, process technology, and employee satisfaction.

 

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:16:17 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1205/the-oscar-of-quality-awarded-to-the-best-companies.html In the period from October 13 to October 27, 2023, five regulations in the field of metrology have been published http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1204/in-the-period-from-october-13-to-october-27-2023-five-regulations-in-the-field-of-metrology-have-been-published.html In the previous period, the following regulations in the field of metrology were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia ]]> Regulation on the verification of automatic scales with discontinuous measurement results summation (basket scales), published in the Official Gazette of the RS, No. 87/2023 on October 13, 2023. It came into force on October 21, 2023, and is applicable from January 1, 2025.

Regulation on the verification of water meters intended for use in households, business premises, and light industry, published in the Official Gazette of the RS, No. 90/2023 on October 24, 2023. It came into force on November 1, 2023, and is applicable from January 1, 2025.

Regulation on the verification of non-automatic scales, published in the Official Gazette of the RS, No. 90/2023 on October 24, 2023. It came into force on November 1, 2023, and is applicable from that date.

Regulation on the verification of measuring instruments and measuring systems for continuous and dynamic measurement of quantities of liquids other than water – AdBlue dispensing devices, published in the Official Gazette of the RS, No. 93/2023 on October 27, 2023. It came into force on November 4, 2023, and is applicable from January 1, 2025.

Regulation on the verification of automatic scales with continuous measurement results summation, published in the Official Gazette of the RS, No. 93/2023 on October 27, 2023. It came into force on November 4, 2023, and is applicable from January 1, 2025.

 

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:15:20 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1204/in-the-period-from-october-13-to-october-27-2023-five-regulations-in-the-field-of-metrology-have-been-published.html Public Invitation for Participation in the Public Discussion on the Draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Precious Metals http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1203/public-invitation-for-participation-in-the-public-discussion-on-the-draft-law-on-amendments-and-supplements-to-the-law-on-precious-metals.html In the period from October 20 to November 10, 2023, the Ministry of Economy is conducting a public discussion on the Draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Precious Metals (hereinafter referred to as the Draft Law). ]]> We invite state authorities, experts, and other interested parties to participate in this public discussion. Please familiarize yourself with the text of the Draft Law and submit your comments, suggestions, and recommendations.

 

Comments, proposals, and suggestions can be submitted to the Ministry of Economy via email at anita.bujas@privreda.gov.rs or by mail to the Ministry of Economy, Sector for Quality and Safety of Products, Kneza Milosa 20, 11000 Belgrade, with the note 'Public Discussion on the Draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Precious Metals.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:14:27 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1203/public-invitation-for-participation-in-the-public-discussion-on-the-draft-law-on-amendments-and-supplements-to-the-law-on-precious-metals.html Regulation on the Calibration of Materialized Length Measures - General Purpose Length Measures http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1202/regulation-on-the-calibration-of-materialized-length-measures---general-purpose-length-measures.html In the official gazette number 86/23 dated October 11, 2023, the Regulation on the Calibration of Materialized Length Measures - General Purpose Length Measures has been published. ]]> The Regulation on the Calibration of Materialized Length Measures - General Purpose Length Measures, published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia," No. 86/2023 dated October 11, 2023, comes into effect on October 19, 2023, and is applicable from January 1, 2025.

 

This regulation specifies the methods and conditions for the periodic and extraordinary calibration of materialized length measures - general-purpose length measures, the requirements that these length measures must meet during calibration, and the procedures for determining compliance with these requirements.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:13:31 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1202/regulation-on-the-calibration-of-materialized-length-measures---general-purpose-length-measures.html Rulebook on the Verification of Taximeters http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1201/rulebook-on-the-verification-of-taximeters-.html In the Official Gazette number 86/23 dated October 11, 2023, the Rulebook on the Verification of Taximeters was published. ]]> The Rulebook on the Verification of Taximeters, published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia," No. 86/2023 dated October 11, 2023, comes into effect on October 19, 2023, and is applicable from January 1, 2025.

 

This rulebook specifies the methods and conditions for the periodic and extraordinary verification of taximeters installed in taxi vehicles, the requirements that taximeters must meet during calibration, and the procedures for determining compliance with taximeter requirements.

 

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:12:24 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1201/rulebook-on-the-verification-of-taximeters-.html Day of ISS and World Standards Day http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1200/day-of-iss-and-world-standards-day.html This year marks 89 years since the first steps were taken towards institutionalized standardization in our region. After many decades and numerous transformations accompanying historical events, the Institute for Standardization of Serbia has been the sole national body for standardization in the Republic of Serbia since 2007. ]]> As a sign of remembering the beginnings, continuing a long  tradition, and the emphasis on the value of standardization globally, the Institute celebrates the Day of the Institute and World Standards Day simultaneously each year. During the ceremony held at the Institute to honor national and global standardization, acknowledgments were given to the most deserving collaborators of the Institute.

 

Representatives from institutions with which the Institute has the strongest cooperation attended the ceremony: the Ministry of Economy, the Accreditation Body of Serbia, as well as the Management and Supervisory Board of the Institute. Tatjana Bojanic, the director of the Institute, greeted the attendees, followed by addresses from Mr. Nikola Vitas, the acting assistant minister of the economy, and Ms. Tanja Petrovic from the Ministry of Economy, the president of the Assembly of the Institute.

 

Among this year's recipients of acknowledgments for outstanding contributions to the development of national standardization were:

 

Dr. Ivan Glisovic, representative of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Belgrade, member of the committee KS U250-5,6, Calculation of wooden and masonry structures

Nina Vukosavljevic, representative of the Ministry of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure, member of the committee KS U059, Buildings and civil engineering structures, and subcommittee KS Z021/PKS U092, Fire safety - Technical measures for fire safety

Danijela Prsic, representative of the Ministry of Construction, Transport, and Infrastructure, member of the subcommittee KS Z021/PKS U092, Fire safety - Technical measures for fire safety

Vladimir Bukvic, representative of the Directorate for Standardization, Codification, and Metrology of the Ministry of Defense, member of the Expert Council for General Areas of Standardization

Dr. Jaroslava Budinski-Simendic, representative of the Faculty of Technology in Novi Sad, president of the committee KS G045, Rubber and rubber products

Prof. Dr. Vlastimir Radonjanin, representative of the Union of Engineers and Technicians of Vojvodina, president of the committee KS U071, Concrete and concrete components, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete

Gordan Zovko, long-time representative of Cable Engineering, member of the committee KS N064, Electrical installations

The recipients of plaques for the year 2023 are:

 

Prof. Dr. Milan Savic, representative of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, president of the committees KS N017AC, High-voltage installations, and KS N078, Work under voltage, and member of the committee KS N081, Protection against atmospheric discharge

Prof. Dr. Dragana Becejac-Vujaklija, representative of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, member, and then president of the committee KS I1/07, Software Engineering, Application of IT in Education, and the Internet

Business Association Cement Industry of Serbia (CIS), whose representatives are members of three committees: KS U071, Concrete and concrete components, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete, KS U071/PKS 1, Concrete and concrete components, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete - Cement and lime, and KS Z183, Circular Economy and Waste Management.

 

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:11:39 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1200/day-of-iss-and-world-standards-day.html Rulebook on Amendments and Supplements to the Rulebook on Stationary Tanks published http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1199/rulebook-on-amendments-and-supplements-to-the-rulebook-on-stationary-tanks-published.html The Rulebook on Amendments and Supplements to the Rulebook on Stationary Tanks has been published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia," number 85/23, dated October 6, 2023. ]]> This Rulebook came into effect on October 6 and is applicable from October 14, 2023.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:10:37 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1199/rulebook-on-amendments-and-supplements-to-the-rulebook-on-stationary-tanks-published.html Held Session of the Quality Council http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1198/held-session-of-the-quality-council.html The second session of the Quality Council, chaired by the Acting Assistant Minister of Economy, Nikola Vitas, took place on October 3, 2023, at the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade. The session was opened by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy, Boban Birmancevic, who wished the members a productive meeting. ]]> During this occasion, the activities and plans of the Sector for Quality and Safety of Products and quality infrastructure institutions were presented. The Work Report for the year 2022 was adopted, and possible directions of the Quality Council's work for the upcoming period were outlined.

 

The Quality Council monitors and analyzes the implementation of activities in the field of quality infrastructure, provides opinions and recommendations, and discusses issues significant for the development and improvement of quality infrastructure in the Republic of Serbia. Additionally, through its actions, the council contributes to and encourages key stakeholders in the field of quality infrastructure to address current issues and tasks, ensuring the creation of a conducive environment for the development of innovative activities, collaboration, and coordination with relevant ministries. All efforts aim to enhance quality infrastructure and create a better business climate.

 

Members of the Quality Council and representatives from the Sector for Quality and Safety of Products attended the session.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:09:11 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1198/held-session-of-the-quality-council.html Workshop on the Signing of the ACAA Agreement http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1197/workshop-on-the-signing-of-the-acaa-agreement.html A workshop on the signing of the Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA) and EU accession regarding conformity assessment issues was held on September 28, 2023, in Belgrade. ]]> The event was organized by the Ministry of Economy (Sector for Quality and Products Safety) with the support of the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, under the auspices of bilateral cooperation with the Czech Republic.

 

This is one in a series of events within the "Aid for Trade" project (Support to the Quality Infrastructure Sector of Serbia in the field of conformity assessment of industrial products according to EU rules, with the aim of signing the ACAA agreement).

 

During the workshop, examples of best practices from EU member states were presented, which could be applied in the Republic of Serbia. There was also a discussion on the need to strengthen administrative capacities and readiness of quality infrastructure institutions and designated conformity assessment bodies for signing the ACAA agreement.

 

The expert at the event was Miroslav Chloupek from the Czech Office for Standards, Metrology, and Testing (UNMZ). A representative from the Embassy of the Czech Republic in the Republic of Serbia also participated in the event.

 

Representatives from relevant ministries, designated conformity assessment bodies, the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, and quality infrastructure institutions attended the workshop.

 

ACAA (Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products) is an agreement aiming to facilitate the access of industrial products between the EU and candidate countries for EU membership.

 

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:07:51 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1197/workshop-on-the-signing-of-the-acaa-agreement.html Workshop held in collaboration with the PLAC III Project http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1196/workshop-held-in-collaboration-with-the-plac-iii-project.html Policy and Legal Advice Centre (PLAC III) Workshop ]]> As part of the "Policy and Legal Advice Centre (PLAC III)" project within the Sector for Quality and Products Safety, a workshop was held on September 20, 2023. During the workshop, an analysis of the quality infrastructure system in the Republic of Serbia was presented, focusing on areas identified as priorities for the signing of the "ACAA" agreement (electrical/electronic equipment and machinery).

 

Representatives from ministries, Quality Infrastructure institutions, designated conformity assessment bodies, as well as representatives from the Chamber of Commerce attended the workshop.

]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:06:15 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1196/workshop-held-in-collaboration-with-the-plac-iii-project.html Announcement of a media campaign in the field of children's playground safety http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1102/announcement-of-a-media-campaign-in-the-field-of-childrens-playground-safety.html "For safe children on all playgrounds - let's maintain playgrounds, keep children safe" ]]> As part of the IPA 2017 project - Support for Safer Products, during October 2022, in order to promote the safety of children's playgrounds, a campaign will be carried out under the slogan "For safe children on all playgrounds - let's maintain playgrounds, keep children safe", as one of several media promotions within the mentioned project financed from European pre-accession funds. 

The media campaign will be implemented by broadcasting a TV spot on RTS and 30 local TV stations, as well as promotion on social media.

]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1102/announcement-of-a-media-campaign-in-the-field-of-childrens-playground-safety.html Quality infrastructure for sustainable development – new publication ranked countries http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1020/quality-infrastructure-for-sustainable-development--new-publication-ranked-countries.html SERBIA IS ON THE 1ST PLACE WITHIN THE GROUP OF MIDDLE RICH COUNTRIES. UNIDO ranked countries according to the contribution of quality infrastructure to achieving sustainable development goals - QI4SD index. ]]> The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has presented the latest publication "Quality Infrastructure for Sustainable Development (QI4SD) Index", as a result of the work of international experts in the field of quality infrastructure.

Within the mentioned study, the countries are divided into groups according to the level of GDP (XL - the richest, L - the rich, M - the medium rich and S - the less rich).

Within its group (M - medium rich country with GDP between USD 10-100 Bn), Serbia is ranked as the highest-ranking country according to the QI4SD index.

The QI4SD index measures the contribution of quality infrastructure (QI) to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). The index includes five pillars of quality infrastructure - standardization, accreditation, metrology, conformity assessment and QI Policy (legislative framework). It sets indicators for each of them and puts them in relation to three components of sustainable development - prosperity, planet and people.

The full data set for each country is available online https://hub.unido.org/qi4sd

]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:05:00 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/1020/quality-infrastructure-for-sustainable-development--new-publication-ranked-countries.html Guide for the application of regulations in the field of lifts http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/587/guide-for-the-application-of-regulations-in-the-field-of-lifts.html The Sector for Quality and Product Safety of the Ministry of Economy, has prepared a new Guide for the application of regulations in the field of lifts. ]]> The Sector for Quality and Product Safety of the Ministry of Economy, has prepared a Guide for the Implementation of the Rulebook on Safety of Lifts ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia" No. 15/17) and the Rulebook on inspections of lifts in use ("Official Gazette of RS" No. 15/17), with aim to assist all economic operators (lift installers, manufacturers of safety components, representatives, importers and distributors), responsible inspectors in the framework of market surveillance and supervision of lifts in use, but also to other interested parties, who apply these Rulebook, such as designated conformity assessment bodies, standards officers, consumer associations, etc.

]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:12:00 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/587/guide-for-the-application-of-regulations-in-the-field-of-lifts.html Safety is priceless http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/576/safety-is-priceless-.html Which conformity mark is being placed on the products in the Republic of Serbia? Conformity of product with the important requirements of Serbian technical regulations is denoted by placing the Serbian conformity mark on the product ]]> Serbian conformity mark is the only mark certifying that the product placed on the market or in use in the Republic of Serbia is in conformity with the requirements of the Serbian technical regulation, if its placing is regulated by the technical regulation.

]]> Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:32:00 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/576/safety-is-priceless-.html ATS moves to new premises http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/487/ats-moves-to-new-premises.html Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS) has moved to a new premises: Vlajkovićeva 3, fifth floor, 11103 Beograd, Serbia ]]> We inform you that the new address of the Accreditation Body of Serbia is:

Accreditation Body of Serbia

Vlajkovićeva 3, 5th floor

11000 Beograd 6

poštanski fah 92

Serbia

Mail addresses of employees and web address of the internet portal ATS remain unchanged.

An updated list with new phone numbers of employees could be found on the ATS website in the section Contacts (staff directory).

]]> Tue, 6 Sep 2016 01:58:00 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/487/ats-moves-to-new-premises.html Roundtable on fulfilling obligations from Benchmark 1 in order to open negotiations on the Chapter 1 - Free movement of goods http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/476/roundtable-on-fulfilling-obligations-from-benchmark-1-in-order-to-open-negotiations-on-the-chapter-1---free-movement-of-goods.html The Serbian Chamber of Commerce together with the Ministry of Economy organized a round table "The fulfillment of obligations under Benchmark 1 in order to open negotiations on the Chapter 1 - Free movement of goods" ]]> Roundtable was organized by Serbian Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Economy. The participants presented the basic principles of non-harmonized areas and guidelines for all future obligations relating to the Benchmark 1 for the opening of the Chapter 1.

Dušanka Kalezić, Advisor to the President of Serbian Chamber of Commerce said that the Chapter 1 - which includes the rules and regulations for the free movement of goods as one of the fundamental freedoms of the functioning of the single market, is especially important for our economy. The general principle of this chapter indicates that the product can be traded freely, without obstacles in the single EU market.

Miodrag Dugandžija, Head of Division in QI Sector of the Ministry of Economy presented the general principles relating to non-harmonized area of the ​​EU, and stressed the particular importance of further joint work of the relevant ministries and industry sector for removal of all barriers to trade. (Presentation: available in Serbian)

Tanja Petrović, Head of the Group for non-harmonized Technical Regulations in the Ministry of Economy presented the next steps and guidelines to meet the obligations defined by Governmental decision on the need for submission action plan to the European Commission, in conjunction with benchmark 1 for the opening of negotiations in Chapter 1 (Presentation: available in Serbian)

Legal and technical analysis of regulations through examples and recommendations was presented by Zoran Bakić, Advisor in the QI Sector of the Ministry of Economy. (Presentation: – available in Serbian)

 

 

]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:59:00 +0100 Announcements http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/476/roundtable-on-fulfilling-obligations-from-benchmark-1-in-order-to-open-negotiations-on-the-chapter-1---free-movement-of-goods.html Fifth Balkan conference on standardization http://tehnis.privreda.gov.rs/en/news/Announcements/475/fifth-balkan-conference-on-standardization.html Fifth Balkan conference on standardization on "Sustainability of national standards bodies was held In Belgrade, on 14th June 2016 ]]> The fifth Balkan conference on standardization on "Sustainability of national standards bodies" was held in Belgrade, with the participation of representatives from national standards bodies of eleven Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Turkey, Croatia and Montenegro.

 

EU legislation 1025/2012 was fully transferred to the Law on standardization and bylaws for its’ implementation, which is one of the last condition for full membership of the ISS in CEN and CENELEC. ISS submitted an application for full membership at the end of May, which was adopted by the CEN and CENELEC during the last Assembly, held a few days ago in Skopje - said Mr. Petrović.

Welcoming the participants and officially declaring the conference open, the acting Director of the Institute for standardization of Serbia, Mrs. Tatjana Bojanic, handed a letter of gratitude to Mr. Ljupco Davcev, Director General of the Institute for Standardization of the Republic of Macedonia.

Mrs. Dejana Milinkovic, President of the Assembly of the ISS, gave a presentation on cooperation between national standardization body and ISS managing structures.

The first round table on this subject was led by Mr. Ivan Krstić, Special Advisor to the Director ISS- a.

 

News taken from http://www.iss.rs/rs/news/news_210.html

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