The legislative framework regulating scientific and applied metrology consists of the Law of Ukraine “On Metrology and Metrological Activities”, which was developed on the basis of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) document D1 “Considerations for a Law on Metrology”. 41 regulatory acts were adopted pursuant to the Law. The Law and regulatory acts define the scope of legal metrology, units of measurement, requirements concerning national measurementstandards and measuring instruments, verification and assessment of conformity of these instruments, and metrological surveillance.