Presidential Decree 285/97 established the Uruguayan System for Accreditation, Standardization, Certification, Calibration and Testing (SUANCCE), a National Council, that mentions the creation of the Uruguayan Accreditation Body (OUA) and the decree of UNIT as the National Standardization Body, which is responsible for the development of the standards and guides on which the system is based.
Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Técnicas (UNIT) is a permanent member of the Directive Council of the OUA and the INACAL (National Quality Institute) that comes under the control of the Industry and Energy Department.
UNIT is an active member of ISO, a founder member of COPANT and AMN, a Pre-Associated member of IEC, and is also part of the OHSAS Project Group.
