- prepare drafts of legal acts and other regulations in the domain of its competence and coordinates the adoption of regulations according to which the metrology institutions in the entities work,
- realize the standard base at the level of state standards and supervises the realization of the standard base of secondary and working standards,
- ensures the traceability of measurements in BiH to international standards of measurement units,
- establish, appoint and supervise metrology laboratories,
- supervises and coordinates the work of services for the control of precious metal objects,
- calibrate standards (benchmarks), reference materials and equipment used by institutions in metrology entities in accordance with regulations harmonized with recommendations and documents of the International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML) as well as with other relevant international normative documents,
- carry out conformity assessment, including, examination of the type of measuring instrument and approval of the type of measuring instrument, and appoint the bodies that carry out the procedures of assessment of conformity of the measuring instrument,
- engage in research and development activities, proposes and determines priorities for the implementation of development projects and participates in international projects,
- prepare studies, development strategies, projects, analyzes and other tasks in order to build a metrology system in BiH and metrology laboratory infrastructure,
- implement international agreements on cooperation in the field of metrology, and participates in the work of international organizations and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in them.
Sector for Scientific Metrology
Sector for Scientific Metrology of IMBIH establishes and manages the standard base in Bosnia and Herzegovina, develops, implements, proclaims and maintains state standards (including certified reference materials) and confirms reference measurements by continuous demonstration of technical competencies by participating in interlaboratory comparisons at the level of regional metrology organizations in which IMBIH is a member, and at the level of BIPM, ensures the traceability of national standards to the implementation of measurement units in the SI system, manages research and development activities, provides expertise and knowledge transfer services, and proposes development projects and priorities in their implementation, participates in the activities of international organizations and implements international agreements on cooperation in the field of scientific metrology.
Sector for Industrial Metrology
Sector for Industrial Metrology of IMBIH ensures traceability of measurements in industry, accredited testing and calibration laboratories, i.e. traceability of standards and lower level meters by conducting calibrations, proposes development projects for industry, conducts professional studies and cooperates with scientific research organizations, institutions or individuals in the implementation of these projects, and within this sector, measuring instrument calibration, chemical and aptitude testing (PT / ILC) services are provided through the organization of interlaboratory comparisons, metrological expertise and knowledge transfer services.
Sector for Legal Metrology
Sector for Legal Metrology IMBIH prescribes measuring instruments that are subject to legal metrology, prescribes metrological requirements for measuring instruments and prepares other technical regulations, conducts conformity assessment including testing and type approval of measuring instruments, appoints and maintains register of metrological laboratories and centers for verification, and conformity assessment bodies in accordance with the requirements described in the relevant legal regulations, keeps a register of measuring instruments with type approval used in BiH (official mark of BiH), and issues certificates of conformity of measuring instruments.