What is the motivation behind the trend to transfer legal metrology tasks to the private sector? Legal metrology is a vital part of a country's regulatory framework and affects commercial transactions as well as people's everyday life. From a public administration's point of view, legal metrology is also intrinsically tied to the issue of "good governance", by ensuring: 1.Consumer protection: assurance of reliable transactions between customers and suppliers;rn2.Fair competition: establishment of a "level playing field" for manufacturers and users of measuring instruments; 3.Legal security: definition of mandatory requirements for measuring instruments as a benchmark for liability claims against manufacturers.
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