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According to on-going restructuring, three General Directorates of SAMTS cover metrology activities:National Centre of Metrology (NCM). Accredited and non-accredited testing, verification and calibration laboratories supplement the metrology infrastructure. Approximately 1 million live in the Capital – Sofia. Bulgaria joined the Metre Convention in 1910 and OIML in 1956.SAMTS has been a Member of COOMET since 1991, an Associate Member of WELMEC and a Corresponding Applicant of EUROMET since 2000. Control of Prepackages and BottlesThe new Law on Measurements makes provisions for the control of prepackages and bottles. Initial Verification Initial verification of measuring instruments is performed in compliance with 71/316/EEC. It is carried out by MMI and its regional offices, and by persons authorized by the President of SAMTS. It is completely harmonized with this Directive. It is determined by the President of SAMTS and is announced in the official bulletin of SAMTS. It keeps a register of the measuring instruments’ types approved for use and relevant information is published in the official bulletin of SAMTS. It reviews the long-term development programme for the national measurement standards, the national system of certified reference materials, drafts of legislative acts, programmes and concepts for metrology development. Its adoption by the government and entering into force are expected by the end of 2003. Its responsibilities lie in the field of legal metrology: type approval, expertise, initial and subsequent verification of measuring instruments, as well as gambling machines and fiscal devices. NCM is the only NMI in Bulgaria and its responsibilities are mainly in the field of scientific metrology. SAMTS is under the responsibility of the Council of Ministers and functionally is associated to the Minister of Economy. The Executive Agency “Bulgarian Accreditation Service” (BAS) was established as an independent body in 1999.The first Law on Weights and Measures was adopted in 1888. The regional offices can also provide calibration services. Their amount depends on the violation nature, extent and repeatability.Directive 90/384/EECAn Ordinance on non-automatic weighing instruments has already been developed by SAMTS. This register records also type approval withdrawals. Two Ordinances covering the matter have been prepared and their entering into force is forthcoming.