International System of Units and other units of measurement selected by the state for the national legal unit of measurement. The names and symbols of the national legal units of measurement shall be announced by the State Council.
Non-statutory units of measurement due to special needs of management, the State Council administrative department of measurement to develop separately. Article IV of the State Council administrative department of measurement of the national measurement of the implementation of unified supervision and management.
Measurement of local people's governments at or above the county level of the administrative region of the measurement of the implementation of supervision and management. Chapter II measurement of reference instruments, measurement standards and measuring instruments and metrological verification Article V measurement of the State Council administrative department is responsible for the establishment of a variety of measurement reference instruments, as a unified national value of the highest basis. Article VI of the local people's governments at or above the county level measurement of the administrative departments in accordance with the needs of the region, the establishment of social common measurement standard instruments, by the people's government of the higher level of measurement of the administrative departments under the auspices of the examination and approval for use. Article VII of the relevant departments of the State Council and the relevant departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, according to the special needs of the department, you can establish the department of measurement of the standard apparatus, the highest measurement of the standard apparatus by the people's government of the same level of measurement of the administrative department to preside over the examination and approval of the use. Article VIII enterprises, institutions, according to the need to establish the unit can be used in the measurement of standard instruments, the highest measurement of the standard instruments by the people's government measurement of the administrative department to preside over the examination after passing the use. Article IX of the people's governments at or above the county level measurement of the administrative departments of the public standard instruments, departments and enterprises, institutions, the use of the highest measurement standard instruments, as well as for trade settlement, safety and security, medical and health care, environmental monitoring included in the mandatory verification directory of the work of measuring instruments, the implementation of mandatory verification. Not in accordance with the provisions of the application for verification or unqualified verification, shall not be used. The implementation of mandatory verification of the work of measuring instruments catalog and management, developed by the State Council.
Other than the provisions of the preceding paragraph of the standard measuring instruments and measuring instruments for work, the use of units should be regularly calibrated or sent to other measurement and calibration institutions. Article X measurement and verification must be in accordance with the national measurement and verification system table. National metrological verification system formulated by the State Council measurement of administrative departments.
Measurement verification must be implemented measurement verification procedures. State metrological verification procedures by the State Council administrative department to develop measurement. There is no national metrological verification procedures, by the relevant departments of the State Council and the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central People's Government metrological administrative departments to develop departmental metrological verification procedures and local metrological verification procedures. Article XI of the measurement and verification should be in accordance with the principle of economic rationalization, local proximity. Chapter III of the management of measuring instruments Article XII manufacturing, repair of measuring instruments, enterprises, institutions, must have with the manufacturing and repair of measuring instruments appropriate facilities, personnel and testing equipment. Article XIII of the manufacture of measuring instruments, enterprises and institutions to produce the unit has not produced a new product of measuring instruments, must be measured by the people's government at or above the provincial level administrative departments of the measurement of its samples of the performance of the assessment of qualified, before they can be put into production. Article XIV of any unit or individual shall not violate the provisions of the manufacture, sale and import of non-statutory units of measurement instruments. Article XV manufacturing, repair of measuring instruments, enterprises, institutions must be manufactured, repair of measuring instruments for verification to ensure that the product measurement performance is qualified, and qualified products issued by the product certification. Article XVI of the use of measuring instruments shall not destroy its accuracy, to the detriment of the state and the interests of consumers. Article XVII of individual business households can manufacture, repair simple measuring instruments.
Individual business manufacturing, repair of measuring instruments and the scope of management, measured by the State Council administrative department. Chapter IV Measurement Supervision Article XVIII of the people's governments at or above the county level measurement of the administrative departments shall, in accordance with the manufacture, repair, sale, import and use of measuring instruments, as well as measurement of calibration and other related metrological activities for supervision and inspection. The relevant units and individuals shall not refuse, obstruct. Article 19 of the people's governments above the county level measurement of the administrative departments, according to the need to set measurement of supervisors. Measurement supervisor management approach, measured by the State Council administrative department. Article 20 The people's governments above the county level measurement of the administrative departments can be set up according to the need for metrological verification institutions, or authorize other units of metrological verification institutions, the implementation of mandatory verification and other verification, testing tasks.
The implementation of the preceding paragraph of the verification, testing tasks, must be qualified. Article 21 to deal with disputes arising from the accuracy of measuring instruments, to the national measurement reference instruments or social utility measurement standard instruments test data shall prevail. Article 22 for the community to provide notarized data on product quality inspection agency, must be measured by the people's government at or above the provincial level administrative department of its metrological calibration, testing capacity and reliability assessment.