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The Role and Importance of the National Measurement System in Foreign Trade

The new approach put forward by the World Trade Organization, aimed at removing technical barriers to free international trade and the promotion of free competition, have brought metrology and measurement techniques to the forefront. As tariffs have been lowered step by step, emphasis has shifted to technical arrangements, besides legal measures, meant to eliminate non-tariff technical barriers to trade. The common aspect of these technical arrangements is that they provide for the international harmonization of control mechanisms used in production and trade.

History

On January 14, 1982 the Prime Ministry issued a decision for the establishment of a national metrology centre for primary measurements in order to respond to increasingly sophisticated measurement needs of society and industry. As the nation’s premier public scientific and technical research agency, TÜBİTAK was assigned to conduct a feasibility study for this purpose. In 1984, the Prime Ministry commissioned TÜBİTAK to establish a metrology centre upon the approval of the feasibility study and its conclusions.

Who we are

TÜBİTAK National Metrology Institute (TÜBİTAK UME) is a research and development institute that operates under the umbrella of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK).

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