National measurement system and national metrological infrastructure: analysis of documents D1 of the International Organization of Legal Metrology

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to solve the problems associated with the lack of an unambiguous interpretation of the basic concepts introduced in International Documents D1. The main objectives of the study were aimed at analyzing documents D1 “Law on Metrology” (1975), “Elements of the Law on Metrology” (2004), “Basic provisions for the Law on Metrology” (2012) and “National Systems of Metrology – development of institutional and legislative foundations” (2020), laws of the Russian Federation, when the development of which they are used, as well as domestic and foreign publications on this issue. Based on the results of the analysis, the problems associated with the concepts of “national measurement system” and “national metrological infrastructure” used in metrology, which have become relevant in the modern world and economy, as well as the different views of specialists in the field of metrology on the content of these important and universally used concepts, are shown. As a result of the conducted research, a list of the main elements that make up the “national measurement system” and the “national metrological infrastructure” was formulated. The results of the study are intended for use in updating regulatory and legislative documents in the field of metrology and by specialists working in this field.