The Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) is recognized by the Law on Standardization as the only National Standards Body in Serbia. The ISS is responsible for developing and adopting standards, which are considered voluntary under the law. Its work is supervised by the Ministry of Economy. Expert councils direct work in specific areas of standardization.
Serbia has harmonized most of its legislation, standards, and technical regulations with EU legislation, including. To date, 99.5 percent of European standards have been adopted as Serbian standards, and 75 percent of the EU regulations have been transposed into Serbian legislation.
Serbia has established a network of institutions to ensure standards of quality and safety of products and services and to simplify international trade.
Standards
The ISS publishes an Annual Plan of Adopting Serbian Standards and Related Documents. National technical committees comprised of experts representing specific stakeholder groups prepare these documents and related documents in accordance with standardization principles provided in the Internal Rules of Standardization, Part 1 and 2.
ISS is a member of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization (CENELEC).
Testing, Inspection and Certification
A product may be placed in the market only if all these conditions are met:
- It conforms to the prescribed technical requirements;
- Conformity was assessed according to the prescribed procedure;
- It is marked in accordance with the regulations; and
- It is accompanied by the prescribed documents of conformity.
Serbia has no Mutual Recognition Agreements with any U.S. organization or other countries.
Conformity Assessment
Conformity assessments are conducted in accordance with the Law on Technical Requirements for Products and Conformity Assessment. The conformity mark in Serbia, verifying conformity of the product with certain technical regulations, may be the Serbian conformity mark or, for some products such as medical devices, the EU’s CE mark or another conformity mark according to special regulations (for example, homologation mark) is required. This mark is in the form of three capital ‘A’ letters connected in the shape of an equilateral triangle and is affixed to the product in a visible location.
It is prohibited to affix any other mark of similar content or form on a product which could be misleading to the consumer or that might impair the visibility or legibility of the conformity mark. The provisions for applying these marks are provided in the Decree on Manner of Performing Conformity Assessment, Content of Document of Conformity, as well as Form, Appearance and Content of the Conformity Marking (Official Gazette of RS No. 98/09 and 23/17).
The ISS approves the use of voluntary national mark of conformity with Serbian standards. Certification bodies could be providers of other conformity marks. Manufacturers and service providers can issue a declaration of conformity with Serbian standards, but this declaration does not result in the use of a conformity mark. As compliance with standards is voluntary, products are not required to bear a national conformity mark. Affixing a mark to a product demonstrates compliance with ISS standards.
Accreditation
Accreditation rules are in concordance with the international standards from 17011 series, and with the European Co-operation for Accreditation (EA), International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation and International Accreditation (ILAC) Forum rules and guidelines. In Serbia, the Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS) grants accreditation. ATS is an independent non-profit organization implementing the Law on Accreditation by assessing the competence of conformity assessment bodies. More information can be obtained from ATS.
ATS is a signatory of the multilateral agreement between ATS and EA. ATS is also a signatory to the IAF MRA (Multilateral Recognition Arrangement) and to the ILAC MRA.
Publication of Technical Regulations
The Ministry of Economy maintains registries of current technical regulations and those under preparation. In addition, the Ministry of Economy is responsible for providing information and relevant documents to interested parties upon their request with regard to adopted and proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.
Contact Information
The Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS)
Stevana Brakusa 2
11030 Belgrade
Telephone: +381-11-7541 260
Fax: +381-11-7541257
E-mail: iss1@iss.rs or infocentar@iss.rs
Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS)
11000 Beograd
Vlajkoviceva 3
Tel: +381-11-3130 373
Fax : +381-11-3130 374
E-mail: office@ats.rs or infocentar@iss.rs
Ministry of Economy
Sector for Quality and Product Safety
Resavska 24, 11000 Beograd
Tel: +381-11-3343-368; 3343-369
E-mail: kabinet@privreda.gov.rs
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