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The International Committee for Weights and Measures is the English name of the Comité international des poids et mesures (CIPM, sometimes written in English Comité International des Poids et Mesures). It consists of eighteen persons from Member States of the Metre Convention (Convention du Mètre). Its principal task is to ensure world-wide uniformity in units of measurement
Units of measurement

The definition, agreement and practical use of units of measurement have played a crucial role in human endeavour from early ages up to this day....
 and it does this by direct action or by submitting proposals to the General Conference on Weights and Measures
General Conference on Weights and Measures

The General Conference on Weights and Measures is the English name of the Conf?rence g?n?rale des poids et mesures . It is one of the three organizations established to maintain the International System of Units under the terms of the Convention du M?tre of 1875....
 (CGPM, Conférence générale des poids et mesures).






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The International Committee for Weights and Measures is the English name of the Comité international des poids et mesures (CIPM, sometimes written in English Comité International des Poids et Mesures). It consists of eighteen persons from Member States of the Metre Convention (Convention du Mètre). Its principal task is to ensure world-wide uniformity in units of measurement
Units of measurement

The definition, agreement and practical use of units of measurement have played a crucial role in human endeavour from early ages up to this day....
 and it does this by direct action or by submitting proposals to the General Conference on Weights and Measures
General Conference on Weights and Measures

The General Conference on Weights and Measures is the English name of the Conf?rence g?n?rale des poids et mesures . It is one of the three organizations established to maintain the International System of Units under the terms of the Convention du M?tre of 1875....
 (CGPM, Conférence générale des poids et mesures). Note that the abbreviation ICWM is not used.

A recent focus area of the CIPM has been the establishment of the CIPM Arrangement de reconnaissance mutuelle (Mutual Recognition Arrangement, MRA) which serves as the framework for the mutual acceptance of measurements performed in the Member States of the Metre Convention.

The CIPM meets annually at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures
International Bureau of Weights and Measures

File:Metric seal.svgThe International Bureau of Weights and Measures , is an international standards organization, one of three such organizations established to maintain the International System of Units under the terms of the Metre Convention ....
 (BIPM, Bureau international des poids et mesures), and discusses reports presented to it by its Consultative Committees. It issues an Annual Report on the administrative and financial position of the BIPM to the governments of the Member States of the Metre Convention.

See also

  • International Bureau of Weights and Measures
    International Bureau of Weights and Measures

    File:Metric seal.svgThe International Bureau of Weights and Measures , is an international standards organization, one of three such organizations established to maintain the International System of Units under the terms of the Metre Convention ....
     (BIPM)
  • Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements
    Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements

    The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements or IRMM, located in Geel, Belgium, is one of the seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre , a Directorate-General of the European Commission ....
     (IRMM)
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
    National Institute of Standards and Technology

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology , known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of Standards , is a measurement standards laboratory which is a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce....
     (NIST)
  • Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine
    Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine

    The Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine or JCTLM is collaboration between the International Committee for Weights and Measures , the IFCC , and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation ....


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For information on the CIPM MRA: