About Us
The National Measurement Office (NMO) is an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. We provide Market Surveillance and Enforcement service under six European Directives and their implementing measures relating to Energy conservation, Environmental protection and Fair trading.
NMO Mission
To provide a measurement infrastructure which supports innovation, facilitates fair competition, promotes international trade and protects consumers, health and the environment.
The National Measurement Office is fully committed to the principles identified in the Hampton Review “Reducing administrative burdens: effective inspection and enforcement”, the Arculus Review “Less is More” and the Enforcement Concordat.
It is our policy that:
- Enforcement should be intelligence led and based on an assessment of risk
- Form filling and data requests will be kept to a minimum
- Information and data can be sent to us electronically or in which ever way is convenient to the supplier
- Enforcement actions will not be disproportionate
We will assist industry to comply with the regulations by:
- Providing the best information and advice we can
- Working with stakeholders
- Supporting compliance seminars and other events
- Being accessible and responding to enquiries
We will help those that are aiming to comply and pursue vigorously those that intend to flout compliance.
The contracts to enforce EuP / ELF, RoHS and Batteries Regulations complements NMO's customary work and staff in the Enforcement team draw upon their wide technical and legal knowledge from NMO's work, such as interpreting legislation and technical standards, helping customers achieve compliance with the legislation and dealing with enforcement.
Further information about NMO can be found at www.nmo.bis.gov.uk