REPUBLIC of BULGARIA
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last update: 15.05.2025
| Committee Member | National Secretariat | ||
 | Mr. Paun Ilchev Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (BIM) position: President address: 52-B, Blvd G. M. Dimitrov 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria web: www. bim.government.bg email: p.ilchev@bim.government.bg phone: +359 2 9702 773 |  | Mrs. Mariana Marinova Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (BIM) position: Head of secretariat address: 52-B, Blvd G. M. Dimitrov 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria web: www. bim.government.bg email: m.marinova @bim.government.bg phone: +359 2 9702 773 |
Law on metrology
"Law on measurements", effective from 09.11.2002, published in SG, issue 46/7.05.2002, last amended SG, Issue 102/08.12.2023.
Metrological infrastructure
The policy in the field of metrology is defined by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria on a proposal from the Minister of Economy and Industry. In the process of policy making the Minister of Economy and Industry is supported by the president of the Bulgarian Institute of Metrology and the president of the State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance.
Ministers and heads of state bodies organize the activities to ensure traceability, accuracy and reliability of measurements in their legal entities.
The Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (BIM) is a legal entity to the Minister of Economy and Industry, at budget support. BIM has functions of the national metrology institute and national legal metrology authority.
The State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS) is a legal entity to the Minister of Economy and Industry, at budget support, that is in charge of carrying out metrological surveillance according to the Law on measurements.
Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (BIM)
Scientific metrology
BIM trough the General Directorate пїЅNational Centre of MetrologyпїЅ (DG NCM):
- establishes and maintains the national measurement standards of the Republic of Bulgaria;
- organizes establishment and development of the national system of certified referent materials;
- carries out metrological research and provides measurement-related services in areas of public, scientific and economic interest;
- perfroms activities for international recognition of measurement results carried out in the country.
Legal metrology
In non-harmonized European legislation:
- BIM trough the General Directorate пїЅMeasures and Measuring InstrumentsпїЅ (DG MMI):
- carries out control of measuring instruments (type approval, initial and subsequent verifications);
- carries out metrological expertise of measuring instruments
- SAMTS through the General Directorate "Metrological Supervision":
- performs metrological supervision for compliance with the requirements of the Law on measurements;
- controls pre-packages and packaging designed as measuring vessels;
- authorizes bodies for initial and subsequent verifications of some categories of measuring instruments - energy meters, gas meters, water meters, heat meters, etc.
In harmonized European legislation:
BIM is a Notified Body (Nr. 1957) for conformity assessment of non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWID) and some categories of measuring instruments (MID). Other bodies, notified by SAMTS, also exist.
Industrial metrology
Accredited private or public laboratories carry out calibration of measuring instruments of flow.
Contacts:
General Directorate "National Centre of Metrology" (NCM) implements the BIM policy in the field of scientific metrology
General Directorate " Measures and Measuring Instruments" (MMI): implements the BIM policy in the field of legal metrology
State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance
General Directorate "Metrological Supervision" of SAMTS
number of personnel involved in research and development: 59
including:
number of personnel with a PhD degree: 4
number of personnel with a DSc degree: 0
National measurement standards
Bulgaria has 11 national standards
https://www.bim.government.bg/bg/view/registri/registar-na-natsionalnite-etaloni-utvardeni-ot-ms
Status of participation in Metre Convention
Member of the Metre Convention since 1911.
Signatory of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA):
Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (October 14, 1999)
(Has the right to use the CIPM MRA logo since September 12, 2006)
https://www.bipm.org/en/countries/bg
Certificates of recognition of QMS of NMIs (within COOMET)
Bulgaria receives its NMI QMS recognition within EURAMET.
Status of Calibration and measurement capabilities (CMC data)
Bulgaria publishes its CMC data within EURAMET.
KCDB database: https://www.bipm.org/kcdb/cmc/quick-search?keywords=bulgaria