Scope and relevant products
All measuring devices regardless their area of use must have the Pattern Approval Certificate.
The main areas of use are:
- health, veterinary medicine, environmental protection, labour safety;
- operations and trade agreements, including automated acts;
- federal accounting;
- federal defence;
- geodeticand hydro meteorological activities;
- banking, taxation, customs and postal operations;
In addition, as a part of:
- product manufacturing on federal request;
- testing and quality controlof product compliance assessment with Russian standards;
- mandatory certification of products and services;
- measurements by request of the court, the public prosecution, the arbitral tribunal, the Russian federal authorities;
- registration of national and international sporting performance.
Also at the regional level, other sectors may be affected by the Pattern Approval Certificate.