Description
The beginnings of standardization on the territory of today's Serbia can be found as early as the 15th century, in the Law on Mines or the Mining (Novo Brdo) Code of despot Stefan Lazarevic, which contains regulations that regulate the exploration of mineral resources and the performance of mining works.
Starting from the twenties of the twentieth century, some normative documents were created for the needs of the economy, however, there is an increasingly strong awareness of the need for an organized approach to standardization work, especially in the field of mining, electrical engineering and construction. As a result of these aspirations, under the leadership of the Dean of the Technical Faculty in Belgrade and the President of the Association of Engineers and Architects Professor Dušan Tomić, on September 16, 1934, the Yugoslav National Committee for Normalization was formed, the task of which was: "to work on the normalization of general, technical and commercial conditions and regulations for public works and procurement, normalization of products of economic activity, concentration and coordination of activities in the field of normalization". The Committee for Normalization suspended its work in 1941 due to the war, and then continued in December 1944, when it published temporary Standards for the manufacture of military boots and Instructions for the maintenance of footwear. In 1946, the Government of FPRY established the Federal Commission for Standardization, which immediately after the renewal of standardization activities requested to be admitted to the International Organization for Standardization ISO, and since January 1, 1950, it has represented our country as the 28th member.
In the past, the name and legal form of the national standards body changed several times, and the legal successor of all those institutions is today's Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS), which is the only national standardization body in the Republic of Serbia. So far, the Institute has published tens of thousands of Serbian standards and related documents, which are harmonized with the corresponding international and European standards.
Professional cooperation: Institute for Standardization of Serbia
Artistic realization: Miroslav Nikolić and Nadežda Skočajić, Academic Graphic Artist
