The Law consists of 4 Sections composed of 14 articles dealing with the following matters: 1) general provisions (sect. 1, arts. 1-6); 2) normative documentation on standardization and the application thereof (sect. 2, arts. 7-11); 3) liability (sect. 3, art. 12); 4) financing of standardization and stimulation of the application of standards (sect. 4, arts. 13-14). The present Law establishes the legal basis for standardization that shall be compulsory for all the state managing bodies and dete