ADOPTION OF THE EUROCODES IN THE BALKAN REGION 5-6 December 2013, Milan & Ispra, Italy Eurocodes and National Annexes Republic of Macedonia Institute of the Republic of Macedonia ISRM
History of Macedonian national standardization 2003-1992-2003 1978-1992 1946-1962 1962-1978 Federal Commission for (in the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) Yugoslav Institution for (in the Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Federal Institution for (in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia since 1992, and the Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia since 1978) Biro for and Metrology (in the Republic of Macedonia) Institute of the Republic of Macedonia (in the Republic of Macedonia)
ISRM General introduction In March 2003 Institute of the Republic of Macedonia (ISRM) was established as an independent public institution, separating from the Bureau of and Metrology ISRM as the only national standards body in the Republic of Macedonia represents the interests of the Republic of Macedonia in international and European standardization
ISRM is official recognised national standards body in the Republic of Macedonia, competent for all areas covered by : International Organization for International Electro technical Commission European Committee for European Committee for Electro technical European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Full member from 1995 Full member from July 2012 Full member from July 2012 Associate member from January 2005 NSO from December 2006
ISRM as national standards body of the Republic of Macedonia is responsible for the standardization process in the following sectors covered by the existing ISRM technical infrastructure (ISRM TCs, Working groups and the ISRM Programming Committee): building and construction; chemicals, chemical engineering, agricultural and food products; products for household and leisure use; mechanical engineering; metallic materials; non-metallic materials; environment, health and medical equipment; transport, mechanical handling and packaging; general electro technical standards; electronic engineering; electrical engineering; information technology; telecommunications; services; fundamental standards.
Current structure of ISRM members industry services government bodies associations education physical person 2,6% 10,5% 11,4% 33,3% 11,4% 30,7% NOTE: All statistical data, are given until October 30, 2011
ISRM Policy Making ISRM Executive Financial Supervision Board QMS ISRM General Assembly Technical Boards for General and Electrotechnical, Information Technology and Telecommunication ISRM Council Technical Board for Conformity Assessment Director Executive Office Programming Committee for Quality Management 9001 Quality Management 17021 Department Department for Information, Publishing, Development and Training Department for Human Resources, Finance and Planning Department for Conformity Assessment Unit for General Unit for Information Unit for Finance Commercial Unit Competence Unit Unit for Electrotechnical, Telecommunication, Information and Technology Unit for Publishing Legal Affairs Unit Network of Auditors TCs Unit for Training and Development WGs
ISRM TC 30 Eurocodes 2007 to 2012 Period Familiarization with Eurocodes Very small progress regarding adoption of standards
ISRM TC 40 year 2012 All the standards and standardization documents from the mirror TC 250 are adopted as Macedonian by endorsement in 2012 3 National Annexes are published: МКС EN 1990:2012/НА:2012 МКС EN 1991-1-1:2012/НА:2012 МКС EN 1998-3:2012/НА:2012 1 National Annex is on Public Enquiry prмкс EN 1997-1:2012/НА:2013
ISRM TC 40 year 2013 13 full translated standards PE 40.20 45 full translated standards PE 60.60
ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES SEMINAR _HARMONIZATION OF NATIOAL AND EUROPEAN STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING,organized by CEN and ISRM TK40 &ТК11 (TAIEX ), Hotel Continental -Skopje, March 2011. Workshop: TAIEX 41313 Expert mission on Nationally Determined Parameters to Eurocode 7. In organization of CEN and ISRM, supported by GTZ Brussels. Skopje 17-20 May 2010. SEMINAR _ PRESENTLY APPLIED VERIFICATIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN IN MACEDONIA FOR SPREAD FOUNDATION, MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION FOR GEOTECHNICS 24-26 јуни 2010.
ISSMGE Touring lectures and SEMINAR on EC 7 an geotechnical aspects of EC8, organized by Macedonian association for Geotechnics and ISSMGE), Struga, 11.2008 11th MASE Symposium MK >>EU, Ohrid 2007. Full member in CEN (an representative in TC250) ORGANIZED VISITs to seminars and Workshops Collaboration with regional standardization bodies Obtained GTZ support IPARD funds Support from the Chamber of Authorized engineers and architects
ISRM TC 40 - further steps Nine working groups formed by ISRM TC 40 Eurocodes and National annexes witch already work on preparation on NA Committee is planning to have most of the NA in stage 40.20 and 60.60 till end of 2014
Specific problems and needs FINANCES for preparation of NA More Training and EXPERT missions Possibilities of twinning programs The possibilities of regional approaches are recognized but..
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