Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví

What Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví does

Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví (ÚNMZ) is a Czech government administrative office headquartered at Biskupský dvůr 1148/5, Nové Město, Prague, operating as the statutory national authority for technical standardization, metrology, and state testing under Czech law. The office is led by Chairman Ing. Jiří Kratochvíl and has a workforce of 51-100 employees. Its mandate spans three integrated service areas: managing the national metrological system that ensures uniformity and accuracy of measurements and measuring instruments across the Czech Republic, overseeing conformity assessment of products with technical requirements established by Czech and EU legislation, and representing the Czech Republic in EU working bodies (DG GROW), international organizations (CIPM, IEC, WTO/TBT, UNECE), and bilateral cooperation agreements.

ÚNMZ delivers its mandate through several operational products: the NLF information portal (nlfnorm.cz) for guiding manufacturers and importers on placing products on the Czech and EU market, the official Věstník ÚNMZ bulletin, the Časopis Metrologie professional journal, and a shared draft standards commenting platform operated jointly with the Czech Agency for Standardization (ČAS). The office coordinates closely with two affiliated institutions — the Czech Metrology Institute (ČMI), which maintains state standards and etalons including a newly declared state standard for thermodynamic temperature, and ČAS, which co-manages the Vladimír List Award ceremony and standardization activities.

ÚNMZ does not operate a commercial revenue model. As a state administrative body (Úřad), it is funded through the Czech state budget and provides regulatory, standardization, and metrological services as public administration outputs rather than priced commercial offerings. Its customer base comprises manufacturers and importers requiring conformity assessment, testing laboratories and notified bodies, and other Czech public administration agencies requiring EU coordination. Recent strategic activity has centered on international partnership expansion, including memoranda of cooperation with Slovakia (ÚNMS SR), Uzbekistan (O'ZTTSA), South Korea (KATS), UAE (MOIAT), and technical assistance to Albania's DPM via TAIEX, alongside engagement in EU regulatory consultations on the revision of the New Legislative Framework and Regulation 1025/2011 on European standardization.

Name

Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví

Legal name

Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví

Website

https://unmz.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ÚNMZ is the Czech government office responsible for technical standardization, metrology, and state testing. It manages the national metrological system, oversees product conformity assessment, and represents the Czech Republic in EU and international standardization bodies.

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Product category

Government Regulatory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Standards Development & Standardization Bodies (BPADANAA), Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

Keywords

• Technical standardization
• National metrology system
• Conformity assessment
• State testing services
• Regulatory coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Nove Mesto

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ÚNMZ is the Czech national authority for technical standardization, metrology, and state testing/conformity assessment. It manages the national metrological system ensuring uniformity of measurements, oversees conformity assessment of products placed on the Czech and EU market, coordinates the development and application of technical standards, and represents the Czech Republic in EU and international standardization bodies. Services are delivered to manufacturers, importers, testing laboratories, notified bodies, and other public administration entities.

Product overview

Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví (ÚNMZ) is a Czech government office operating as a single unified agency rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides three core service areas: (1) Technical standardization through the ČAS draft commenting portal, (2) Metrology through the national metrology system ensuring measurement accuracy, and (3) State testing (zkušebnictví) through the conformity assessment system. Additional offerings include the NLF information portal for product market placement, the Metrology journal, and international relations coordination. The organization does not offer a commercial software product but rather provides regulatory, standardization, and metrological services to businesses and government bodies.

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Products and services

• NLF Information Portal (Portál uvádění výrobků na trh) Public information portal providing authoritative guidance to manufacturers, importers, and other businesses on placing products on the Czech and EU market in accordance with the New Legislative Framework (NLF), including CE marking requirements and applicable technical regulations.
• National Metrology System (Metrologie) National metrology system ensuring uniformity and accuracy of measurements and measuring instruments in the Czech Republic, managed jointly with the Czech Metrology Institute (ČMI) which maintains state standards and etalons.
• State Testing System (Státní zkušebnictví) State testing system ensuring proper conformity assessment of products with technical requirements established by Czech and EU legislation, coordinating the activities of notified bodies and authorized persons.
• International Relations Coordination (Mezinárodní vztahy) Coordination of international cooperation activities including Czech representation in EU working bodies, bilateral technical regulation partnerships, and engagement with international organizations such as IEC, WTO/TBT, and UNECE.
• Metrologie Journal (Časopis Metrologie) Professional journal covering metrology topics, published by ÚNMZ with thematic supplements on testing and related technical subjects.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Úrad pre normalizáciu, metrológiu a skúšobníctvo Slovenskej republiky (ÚNMS SR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Meeting on May 5-6, 2026 focused on deepening existing cooperation and discussing current issues in the office's areas of activity. On May 28, 2025, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed in Slovakia covering technical normalization, metrology, and conformity assessment.
• Srbsko (Česko-srbský smíšený výbor pro hospodářskou spolupráci)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 February 202615th session of the Czech-Serbian Mixed Committee for Economic Cooperation held in Prague on February 5-6, 2026. Discussed European territorial cooperation programs and potential expert participation in projects in digitalization, smart infrastructure, and modern transport.
• Albánské Generální ředitelství pro metrologii (DPM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026TAIEX project where UNMZ experts shared experiences with Albanian colleagues on implementing European metrological requirements including Articles 34-36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU.
• Uzbecká agentura pro technickou regulaci (O'ZTTSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2025Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation signed on March 18, 2025 at the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Prague. Further cooperation discussions held on April 16, 2026. Delegation visits exchanged focusing on standardization, conformity assessment, and market surveillance.
• Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv (SÚKL)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2024Updated Memorandum of Cooperation signed on December 5, 2024. Both institutions agreed on coordinated representation at national and international negotiations, coordinated procedures, and mutual provision of expert services in areas affecting both parties.
• Korejská agentura pro technologie a normy (KATS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2024Cooperation Plan in Standardization signed on October 21, 2024 at the IEC General Assembly in Edinburgh. Workshop held in Seoul on February 11, 2025 on fire safety of large batteries, hydrogen technologies, and AI standardization.
• Ministerstvo průmyslu a pokročilých technologií Spojených arabských emirátů (MOIAT)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2024Memorandum of Understanding in the field of standardization and legal metrology signed on June 14, 2024 during the 1st meeting of the Czech-Emirati Intergovernmental Mixed Commission for Economic Cooperation.
• Český metrologický institut (ČMI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly processes the current analysis of the National Metrological System of the Czech Republic. Czech Metrology Institute is responsible for maintaining state standards and etalons, including the newly declared state standard for thermodynamic temperature.
• Česká agentura pro standardizaci (ČAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on standardization activities; jointly organizes the annual Vladimír List Award ceremony recognizing individuals contributing to standardization development and popularization; operates shared portal for draft standards commenting.

Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Úrad pre normalizáciu, metrológiu a skúšobníctvo Slovenskej republiky (ÚNMS SR): Slovakia's direct counterpart agency responsible for technical standardization, metrology, and conformity assessment. The two offices share a recently renewed Memorandum of Cooperation (May 2025) and operate under near-identical mandates within the EU single market framework.
• Český metrologický institut (ČMI / Czech Metrology Institute): Czech Metrology Institute maintains the state standards and etalons and jointly processes the National Metrological System analysis with ÚNMZ. While ČMI focuses on the technical/measurement side and ÚNMZ on regulatory oversight, the two institutions are operationally intertwined and serve overlapping national metrology objectives.
• Česká agentura pro standardizaci (ČAS / Czech Agency for Standardization): The Czech standardization agency that operates the draft standards commenting portal (drafts.agentura-cas.cz) jointly referenced by ÚNMZ. ČAS handles technical standards development while ÚNMZ handles regulatory and policy coordination — together they form the Czech national standards infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN): Germany's national standards body and a key counterpart at the European (CEN) and international (ISO) level. While DIN is primarily a private-sector-driven standards development organization rather than a government authority, it operates the technical infrastructure that Czech national bodies like ÚNMZ interface with for EU harmonization.
• European Committee for Standardization (CEN): The EU-level standards body that harmonizes national standards across member states including the Czech Republic. ÚNMZ participates in CEN-related work and represents the Czech position into European standardization, making CEN a key counterpart institution in ÚNMZ's regulatory stack.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): The U.S. federal agency for standards, measurement science, and technology. NIST's combined role spanning metrology, standards coordination, and conformity assessment provides a reference model for how a national standards-and-metrology authority can integrate scientific and regulatory functions.
• Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB): Germany's national metrology institute and a model for the scientific metrology functions that the Czech Metrology Institute (ČMI) provides alongside ÚNMZ. PTB's scope and authority offer a benchmark for what a mature national metrology ecosystem looks like, informing Czech institutional development.
• Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM): Germany's federal institute for materials research and testing, operating under the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. BAM combines testing, certification, and standardization oversight at a much larger scale, representing a broader-incumbent European model for national technical authority institutions.
• Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR): France's national standards body coordinating technical standardization with EU and international bodies. AFNOR represents a comparable institutional model to the standards-policy functions of ÚNMZ, though it operates as a private association rather than a state authority.

Others

• Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv (SÚKL): The Czech State Institute for Drug Control, with which ÚNMZ maintains an updated Memorandum of Cooperation (December 2024) for coordinated representation and mutual expert services in regulatory matters. SÚKL is an adjacent Czech public regulator where conformity assessment and standardization overlap with sectoral health regulation.

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