Prywatyzacja zadań publicznych w metrologii – na przykładzie zadań administracji miar
Privatization of public tasks in metrology – the example of measures administration tasks

Summary/Abstract: Background: The article concerns the privatization of public tasks that took place in the field of legal metrology, by introducing a system for assessing the conformity of measuring instruments. The aim of the article is to analyze the privatization process of public tasks in the sphere of metrology from the perspective of the competence of measure administration. The author assesses how the introduction of conformity assessment of measuring instruments has affected the legal status of the public administration as an administrative entity and the scope of its tasks. Research purpose: This article analyzes the privatization process of public tasks in the field of metrology from the perspective of the competence of measure administration. The author assesses how the introduction of conformity assessment of measuring instruments has affected the legal status of the administration as an administrative entity and the scope of its tasks. Methods: The article uses a legal and dogmatic method based on a comprehensive assessment of normative material and its interpretation, as well as a theoretical and legal method. Conclusions: The Author positively assesses the concept of privatization of public tasks in the sphere of legal metrological control, which took place due to the introduction of conformity assessment. The privatization of public tasks in the sphere of metrology is a manifestation of adapting the forms of public tasks to the needs of business transactions by introducing private law elements (civil law contracts) that ensure faster and more efficient implementation of these tasks. The introduction of this instrument resulted in the development of a new type of administrative entity – notified bodies, which are both public entities (units of administration of measures) and private entities. The flex¬ibility of the means for administering measurements has increased, which in the implementation of services in the field of conformity assessment uses forms of action appropriate to private law. The introduction of conformity assessment has a positive impact on the economy by expanding the number of entities (notified bodies) performing the assessment of measuring instrument dignity and thus increasing accessibility for entrepreneurs.

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