Brief history

2020 – On 24 August 2020, INM becomes member of the Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories Network of the International Atomic Energy Agency and World Health Organization IAEA/WHO SSDL.

The Republic of Moldova becomes Full Member of EURAMET

The redefinition of four out of seven SI base units is voted  – the kilogram, the ampere, the kelvin and the mole

The Republic of Moldova becomes Associated Member of the Cooperation of National Metrology Institutes in Europe (EURAMET)
The Republic of Moldova becomes Associated Member of the European Cooperation in Legal Metrology (WELMEC)

The "National Institute of Metrology" is founded as a public institution, with attributions in the field of legal metrology and management of the National Measurement Standards Base 

The Republic of Moldova signs the "Mutual Recognition Arrangement of national reference measurement standards and calibration and measurement certificates issued by National Metrology Institutes (CIPM MRA)”

The "Department of Standardization and Metrology" becomes the "Service of Standardization and Metrology" 
The Republic of Moldova adheres to the General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM) of the International Metrology Organization "Metre Convention" as Associated Member

CNSMC is reorganized into the "National Institute of Standardization and Metrology" (INSM)

The "State Department of Standardization, Metrology and Technical Surveillance" is reorganized into the "Department of Standardization and Metrology" 

The "Center of Standardization and Metrology" becomes the "National Center of Standardization, Metrology and Certification" (CNSMC)

The Republic of Moldova adheres to the Euro-Asian Cooperation of National Metrology Institutes (COOMET)

The Republic of Moldova adheres to the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) as Correspondent Member 

The "State Department of Standards, Metrology and Technical Surveillance" is created. The State Enterprise " Center of Standardization and Metrology of Moldova" is registered, founded by the "State Department for Standards and Metrology of the Republic of Moldova"
The Republic of Moldova becomes Founding Member of the Euro-Asian Council of Standardization, Metrology and Certification" (EASC)

The "Center of Standardization and Metrology of Moldova" is created 

URSS adopts SI (GOST 9867-61)

Romania adopts SI

The XI General Conference of Weights and Measures, taking into account the CIPM recommendations, renames the "Pracical System of Units" into the "International System of Units" 

The "Moldovan Republican Laboratory for Control of Standards and Measuring Instruments" is created 

The X General Conference of Weights and Measures (CGPM), taking into account its decission from 1948, adopts the base units of the "Practical System of Units”

Romania adheres to the "Metre Convention"