Main tasks and functions

The COOMET TC 2 coordinates between member countries or on a regional or international level issues on Legal Metrology which are subjects of general interest in this field and/or specified in particular approved projects. The TC 2 is entitled to establish the metrological basis and to set the ground for inter-institutional cooperation regarding the following:

• analysis of possible fields of cooperation with OIML and regional organizations on legal metrology; formulation of suggestions on joint work with them;
• checking documents and  recommendations of  OIML and other RLMO’s  for adaption or acceptance in COOMET;
• development of metrological control procedures for measuring instruments and measuring systems with new technologies (i.e. software, data processing, device communication);
• development of criteria for assessment of testing laboratories working in the field of type approval, verification laboratories and other parties with the purpose of mutual recognition of the results of their work;
• Development of interstate collaboration and manual acceptance on legal metrological control of prepackages and measuring instruments;
• planning, organization and realization of COOMET Projects concerning Legal Metrology;
• other matters concerning cooperation and harmonization in the field of Legal Metrology, which are assigned to the TC 2 by the COOMET Committee.