1925: On September, 15 the Committee on Standardization at the Council of Labour and Defense was established

1936: The All-Union Committee on Standardization at the Council of Labour and Defense was abolished

1940: The All-Union Committee  on Standardization at the Council of People’s Comissars of the USSR was established.

1954: The Committee of Standards, Measures and Measuring Devices at the Council of Ministers of the USSR was formed.

1989: The USSR State Committee of Standards was reorganized into the USSR State Committee on Quality Management of Products and Standards

1991: According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No.237 of November, 26 the RSFSR State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Certification (Gosstandart of Russia) at the President of the RSFSR was established on the base of the Russian Republican Administration of Gosstandart of the USSR

1992: The Ordinance of the Government of the Russian Federation No.1019 of December, 25 stated, that the Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Certification of the Russian Federation carries out state regulation and inter-industry co-ordination regarding standardization, metrology and certification and is a cessionary of the State Committee of the Russian Federation in fields concerned

2004: According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No.649 of May, 20 the Federal Service for technical regulation and metrology was reorganized into the Federal Agency for technical regulation and metrology (Rostekhregulirovanie).
According to the Ordinance of the Government of the Russian Federation No.408 of June, 9 2010, a short title of the Federal Agency “Rostechregulirovanie” was changed to “Rosstandart”.