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OIML Structures

International Conference

OIML Member State delegations and observers from Corresponding Members and liaison international and regional institutions assemble every four years to define general policy and budgetary lines for the Organization, and to promote national implementation of OIML metrological guidelines.

 

International Committee (CIML)

As the steering committee for OIML, the CIML meets annually to review the Organization's technical progress and administrative operations. The Committee is composed of one appointed representative from each OIML Member State.

On retirement from their position as CIML Member, and in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the work of the Organization, certain CIML Members are appointed Honorary CIML Members (see list).

 

OIML Technical Committees and Subcommittees

International consensus in the legal metrology community is reached through Technical Committees and Subcommittees, the composition of which includes representatives from Member States, international standardization and technical organizations, manufacturers' associations and regional regulatory bodies. Under the coordination of a secretariat, experts establish international technical guidelines for the metrological performance and testing procedures of measuring instruments subject to legal controls.

Presidential Council

Working with the President and Vice-Presidents of CIML, a limited number of Committee Members, appointed by the President, act as an advisory group for the President. The Council last met in Berlin at the end of October 2004. Click here for the Council web site

 

Liaison Activities

Working closely with the Convention du Mètre and its executive body, the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), the OIML pursues international harmonization of legal metrology by participating in inter-institutional coordination of technical work and in exchanges of information and expertise. Through liaisons with more than 100 international and regional institutions with activities in metrology, standardization and related fields, OIML work bears the trademark of a global cooperation aimed at promoting credible measurement practices.

 

Technical Seminars

Technical seminars are regularly organized by the BIML, often together with one or more Member States, or in conjunction with other liaison institutions and aim at highlighting advances in measurement instrumentation and metrological procedures. Such seminars provide a valuable opportunity for government and industry exchanges and reflect the diversity of OIML activities which extend into areas such as mass, volume and pressure measurement, acoustics and vibration, prepackaging, temperature, medical instrumentation and environmental pollution.