ME-PODGORICA: IPA — DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE (QI) AND METROLOGY — MONTENEGRO 2012/S 135-223697

Contract description:                                                                                   Maximum budget: EUR 600.000

The project aims at strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Economy and the Bureau of Metrology to meet the EU legislative, regulatory and technical requirements. It will be implemented through 3 components. 

Component 1 will focus on enhancing the transposition of the 'acquis' in the field of quality infrastructure  including complete gap assessment of the Montenegrin legislation with view to the 'acquis' in the field of free  movement of goods and the transposition of 5 'New Approach' directives (NADs) and 30 sectoral directives.

Component 2 is expected to improve the administrative capacity of the Department of Quality Infrastructure at  the Ministry of Economy through a series of training exercises and awareness raising events. This component  has also to establish the WTO Enquiry Point for Technical Regulations and to ensure full communication with  TBT/WTO Secretariat.

Component 3 is focused on improving the capacities of the Montenegrin Bureau of Metrology (BoM) through the  preparation of 3 metrology labs for accreditation by the national accreditation body and assisting the Bureau of  Metrology for preparing for a peer assessment on traceability of chosen measurement standards.

Budget:

Maximum budget: 600 000 EUR.

Eligibility:

Participation is open to all legal persons (participating either individually or in a grouping (consortium) of  candidates) which are established in a Member State of the European Union or in a country or territory of the  regions covered and/or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the  contract is financed. Participation is also open to international organisations. The  participation of natural persons is governed by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under  which the contract is financed.

Deadline: 31 August 2012

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