The Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (BIM)

President:     Paun ILCHEV

Address:        52-B, Blvd G.M.Dimitrov 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria

Telephone:    +359 2 9702 773

Fax:               +359 2 9702 777

Email:            p.ilchev(at)bim.government.bg

Web:              bim.government.bg

 

The Bulgarian Institute of Metrology (BIM) is a legal entity to the Minister of Economy, at budget support. BIM has functions of the national metrology institute and national legal metrology authority.

 

In the field of scientific metrology.
BIM through the General Directorate “National Centre of Metrology” (GD NCM):

  • establishes, maintains and improves 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;
  • performs activities for international recognition of measurement results carried out in the country.

General Directorate "National Centre of Metrology" (GD NCM)
General Director:
Antoaneta Yovcheva
Address:      52 B, G.M. Dimitrov Blvd., 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria
Telephone:  +359 2 9702 703
Fax:             +359 2 9702 777
Email:          a.yovcheva(at)bim.government.bg

 

In the field of legal metrology.
In non-harmonized European legislation BIM through the General Directorate "Measures and Measuring Instruments" (GD MMI):

  • carries out control of measuring instruments (type approval, initial and subsequent verifications);
  • carries out metrological expertise of measuring instruments.

General Directorate "Measures and Measuring Instruments" (GD MMI)
General Director:
Valentin Starev
Address:      52 B, G.M. Dimitrov Blvd., 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria
Telephone:  +359 2 9702 739
Fax:             +359 2 9702 777
Email:           v.starev@bim.government.bg

 

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.

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