News

Memorandum of Understanding with UNE

Deputy Director of the Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Borislav Kraljević, paid a working visit to the Spanish Association for Standardization - UNE and Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification - AENOR from 9 to 10 March 2017.

Seminar “Building the future – Eurocodes”

Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAS) and the Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing of the Czech Republic (ÚNMZ) jointly organized a seminar “Building the future – Eurocodes” on 3 March 2017 at the hotel Termag, Jahorina.

New standards adopted by translation method

BiH standards BAS EN 12520: 2017, Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic seating and BAS EN 12521: 2017, Furniture - Strength, durability and safety - Requirements for domestic tables, has been adopted by translation method.

Training on Construction Product Regulation

Training course „Relevance on Construction Product Regulation transposition and implementation“ was held from 26th to 27th January 2017 at CEN-CENELEC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

ISO 37001 - Anti-bribery management systems

Bribery is one of the world’s most destructive and challenging issues. According to the information of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over US$ 1 trillion is paid in bribes each year and the consequences are catastrophic, reducing quality of life, increasing poverty and eroding public trust.

Standards for quantities and units are under revision

The ISO/IEC 80000 quantities and units series is referenced in the International Bureau of Weights and Measurements (BIPM)’s guide on the International System of Units and thus provides significant support for the definition of quantities and units. It consists of 13 different parts, featuring 11 of ISO and 2 from IEC, some of which are approaching final stage of their revision.

The future of airports

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), passenger numbers are likely to surge in the next couple of decades. IATA expects 7.2 billion passenger to travel by air, a near doubling of today’s 3.8 billion level.

Vocabulary for pressure equipment

The second edition of the new BiH standard BAS EN 764-1 + A1: 2016, Pressure equipment - Part 1: Vocabulary, has been published which is adopted by translation of European standard EN 764-1: 2015 + A1: 2016, Pressure equipment - Part 1: Vocabulary

Standard for manual sampling of oil and liquid petroleum products

Third edition of the new BiH standard BAS EN ISO 3170: 2016, Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling, has been published, which is adopted by translating the European standard EN ISO 3170: 2004, Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling, that is identical to the international standard ISO 3170: 2004 Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling.

New BiH Standard Adopted by Translation Method in the Field of Construction

BAS EN 1991-3: 2016 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 3: Actions induced by cranes and machinery (EN 1991-3: 2006, IDT; EN 1991-3: 2006/AC: 2012, IDT) BAS EN 1991-4: 2016 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 4: Silos and tanks (EN 1991-4: 2006, IDT; EN 1991-4: 2006/AC: 2012, IDT)