Uncle: It will play a critical role to ensure product safety and to supervise its compliance with international standards – Cyprus Newspaper

Economy and Energy Minister Uncle, the tender process concluded that the Product Safety and Metrology Laboratory will be put into service in the second half of 2025 will be put into service

Economy and Energy Minister Olgun Uncle, the Product Safety and Metrology Laboratory, which will be operational in the second half of the year, will play a critical role to ensure the security of products in the TRNC and to supervise the compliance of international standards.

Minister uncle, in his written statement through the press office of the Ministry, the TRNC product safety and metrology will operate in the field of product safety and metrology laboratory gave detailed information.

Minister Uncle Uncle, « the necessary tender process has been completed. This laboratory, the compliance of the products to control the safety standards, to provide measurement and calibration services and will be operational in the second half of 2025, » he said.

“Within the scope of the laboratory, 5 sections will be established at this stage; the number and scope of the laboratories in the following stages can be expanded, Bakin said Minister Uncle, said the length laboratory, toy laboratory, electric laboratory, chemical laboratory and metrology Laboratory.

Product Safety Laboratory

Uncle Minister, « Product Safety in the TRNC was regulated by the Product Safety Law, which is accepted as 42/2014. This law encompasses the security of products other than food, feed, live animals and plants and creates various control mechanisms to ensure that the products produced in the TRNC comply with the quality and safety standards. ”

“TRNC Product Safety Specialists continue to make technical work visits in countries such as Turkey, Poland and Italy in order to increase their technical knowledge and experience. These visits ensure that laboratory personnel have knowledge about international standards and practices.”

“In addition, cooperation protocols between Turkey and the TRNC on product safety supervision of products were signed. Within the scope of these protocols, Import control processes (TAREKS) in foreign trade for the control of products imported to the TRNC are being developed and personnel are trained. This cooperation is trained.

What is product safety?

Minister Uncle, said the following about what product safety is:

“Product safety is that every product offered to the market provides minimum safety conditions in terms of human health, life and property safety, animal and plant life and health, environment and consumer protection. The safe product is a product that does not carry risks for consumers or provides maximum protection in terms of basic requirements.”

“Product safety is the responsibility of the producer, authorized representative and importer. Whether this responsibility is fulfilled, by public institutions during the import stage, the products are controlled during the supply of the market or when the products are on the market.”

“Inspections check the compliance of the products to the technical legislation and whether they are safe. Measures such as collection, recall or disposal of insecure products from the market are taken.”

“General Product Safety Regulation has been prepared to ensure that the products offered to the consumer are safe. This regulation requires the products to meet the minimum security requirements under all circumstances and is prohibited to keep the products that do not meet the safety requirements. The products suitable for technical regulations are usually marked with the CE sign and this sign is safe.”

Metrology Laboratory

Minister Uncle Uncle, metrology, the definition of measurement units, the realization of measurements by scientific methods and the accuracy of measurement results are concerned with the branch of science and said, “The main purpose is to define the international accepted measurement units and to ensure the reliability of the measurements and to ensure the reliability of the measurements.

Minister Uncle Uncle shared the following information on this issue:

“The three main activities of metrology are: Defining the international level of measurement units, realizing the measurement units in laboratories by scientific methods and the establishment of the chain of traceability, ie the accuracy of the measurement values.”

“Metrology Laboratory is the unit that provides measurement and calibration services. Metrology includes calibration and test activities to ensure the accuracy and traceability of measurements. The Metrology Laboratory in the TRNC operates in accordance with the TS EN ISO 9001: 2015 quality standards and will work with international accepted methods.”

“Calibrations in the metrology laboratories are made to determine the performance characteristics of the measuring devices. This increases the reliability of the measurement results and complies with international standards.”

Stressing that metrology activities are critical to ensure quality in industrial and scientific measurements, Minister Uncle, added:

“For example, to be able to check that a measuring device shows the right and/or meter measuring unit correctly, to determine that a weighing device shows the unit of size as a kilogram. In this way, it is aimed to protect the consumer rights with the tests to be performed, and the quality and safety of any measuring instrument will be maintained.”

Importance of the TRNC Product Safety and Metrology Laboratory

Minister Uncle Uncle also shared the following information about the Product Safety and Metrology Laboratory, which will play a critical role to ensure the security of products in the TRNC and to control the compliance of international standards.

“Quality control and safety audits of import and local production products can be made. Thanks to the cooperation with Turkey, the EU legislation is compatible with the EU legislation and risk -based control systems can be applied. Metrology Laboratory will ensure the accuracy of the measurements with the calibration and tests of measuring devices.

« As a result, the TRNC Product Safety and Metrology Laboratory will provide an important infrastructure to protect consumer health and increase quality and safety in commercial activities. With a large land area of ​​2,170 m² in Nicosia Industrial Zone for the activities to be carried out in the construction area of ​​600 m²; Thanks to this building, which will be in service very soon, there will be a pride of taking another step in embracing our young republic with world standards. ”