Measures for the Examination of Standards of Measurement (2005)

Measures for the Examination of Standards of Measurement

Order of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine No. 72

January 14, 2005

The Measures for the Examination of Standards of Measurement, which were deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on December 24, 2004, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of July 1, 2005. The Measures for the Examination of Standards of measurement (Liang Ju Fa Zi [87] No.231), which were promulgated by the former State Metrological Bureau on July 10, 1987, shall be repealed simultaneously.

Li Changjiang, Director

Measures for the Examination of Standards of Measurement
　
Article 1 The present Measures are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China and the Implementing Rules of the Metrology Law of the People's Republic of China for the purpose of carrying out the examination of standards of measurement.
　
Article 2 The present Measures shall be followed in the examination of public standards of measurement and the highest-grade standards of measurement of any department, enterprise and public institution.
　
Article 3 The examination of standards of measurement as mentioned in the present Measures shall refer to the assessment on the capability to measure the standards of measurement and the confirmation of qualifications for dissemination of the values of quantities, as made by the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and local quality and technology supervision departments at all levels (hereinafter referred to as the quality and technical supervision departments). The examination of standards of measurement shall include the examination of the newly established standards of measurement and of the re-examination of standards of measurement.
　
Article 4 The State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as the SAQSIQ) shall uniformly supervise over and administer the work for the examination of standards of measurement all over the country. Quality and technical supervision departments at the provincial level shall be responsible for the supervision over and administration of the examination of standards of measurement within their respective administrative regions.
(Relevant articles: 1 law and regulation)
　
Article 5 The SAQSIQ shall preside over the examination of the public standards of measurement established by it and of the highest-grade public standards of measurement established by each quality and technical supervision department at the provincial level; a quality and technical supervision department at the higher level shall preside over the examination of the highest-grade public standards of measurement established by a quality and technical supervision department at the level of prefecture (city) or county; the examination of other grades of public standards of measurement the establishment of which is organized by local quality and technical supervision departments at each level shall be presided over by the quality and technical supervision department that organizes the establishment of such standards of measurement.
For the highest-grade standards of measurement established by the relevant departments of the State Council and the relevant departments of any province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, the examination shall be presided over by the quality and technical supervision department at the same level.
The SAQSIQ shall preside over the examination of the highest-grade standards of measurement established by enterprises and public institutions subordinated to the relevant departments of the State Council; a local quality and technical supervision department at the provincial level shall preside over the examination of the highest-grade standards of measurement established by enterprises and public institutions subordinated to the relevant departments of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government; for the highest-grade standards of measurement established by any enterprise of which there is no competent department in charge, the examination shall be presided over by the quality and technical supervision department of the place where the enterprise handles the industrial and commercial registration.
(Relevant articles: 2 laws and regulations)
　
Article 6 The examination of standards of measurement shall cover the following contents:
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