The work of technical standardization in the country was started by the Czechoslovak Electrotechnical Association, established in 1919, and by the Czechoslovak Association of Standardization, established in 1922. In 1951, the activities of the two organizations were combined, and the Office for Standardization and Measurements was set up. The Federal Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing was established in 1968.
Since 1 January 2009, the development and publication of standards in the Czech Republic have been ensured by the Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví (UNMZ), on the basis of Act 22/1997 Coll.
