On November 6, 2026, the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a review of the reports of the RSE «Kazakhstan Institute of Standardization and Metrology» on the implementation of budget program No. 061 «Services in the field of technical regulation and metrology» under the following activities:
- «Creation and maintenance of national reference standards of units of quantities of the Republic of Kazakhstan»;
- «Maintenance of the register of the state system for ensuring the uniformity of measurements»;
- «Conducting metrological examination of draft and current regulatory legal acts and draft standardization documents». The Institute's management presented a report on the fulfillment of key tasks in the field of ensuring the uniformity of measurements. Following the review, the fulfillment of planned targets was noted, as well as results in the development of the national reference standards base and international cooperation.
During the review, the management of RSE «KazStandard» presented the results of the work performed in each of the specified areas.
Under the activity «Creation and maintenance of national reference standards of units of quantities of the Republic of Kazakhstan», the operation and maintenance of the state reference standards base was ensured. During the reporting period, 1,305 calibrations and 2,153 verifications of measuring instruments were carried out, 1,840 units of reference materials were produced (486 units of reference gas mixtures, 1,253 units of reference materials for metal ion composition, 101 units of reference materials for moisture and composition of grain and grain products), as well as 77 units of hardness blocks. Work continued on participation in international comparisons of reference standards and the expansion of internationally recognized calibration and measurement capabilities. Proposals for the modernization of the national reference standards base for 2027–2029 were also prepared.
Under the activity «Maintenance of the register of the state system for ensuring the uniformity of measurements», registration, systematization, and updating of information in the «E-KTRM» information system were ensured. The register recorded 112 national and national working reference standards of units of quantities, 441 measuring instruments that passed metrological certification, 481 types of reference materials, and 613 verifiers of measuring instruments. In addition, 639 verification procedures for measuring instruments were registered during the reporting period.
Under the activity «Conducting metrological examination of draft and current regulatory legal acts and draft standardization documents», a metrological examination of 34 regulatory legal acts and their drafts, as well as 6 draft standardization documents, was carried out. Based on the examination results, conclusions and recommendations were prepared aimed at eliminating identified inconsistencies and improving metrological requirements in various sectors of the economy.
Following the review, the Committee noted the results of the implementation of the budget program activities and identified priority areas for further work, including the development and modernization of the national reference standards base, strengthening international cooperation, updating register information, and improving the regulatory legal framework in the field of ensuring the uniformity of measurements.
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