{"id":374227,"date":"2026-10-22T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374227"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:05:05","slug":"international-organization-of-legal-metrology-oiml","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/international-organization-of-legal-metrology-oiml\/","title":{"rendered":"International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India will host the 61st CIML Meeting for the first time, organised by the Department of Consumer Affairs in collaboration with International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSky5lgmtyt-zwdOu3yoZ5PzvrGy0csxyvu3q5CO2WEkLlExkguO07-Rca5&amp;s=10\" alt=\"International Organization of Legal Metrology \" width=\"500\" height=\"180\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: International Organization of Legal Metrology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)<\/strong> is an <strong>intergovernmental organisation<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>to promote the global harmonisation of legal metrology procedures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Establish year:<\/strong> It was <strong>established in 1955.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Headquarters: <\/b>Paris, France<\/li>\n<li>It <strong>develops international recommendations, standards and related documents<\/strong> for measuring instruments used in trade, industry, healthcare, safety and environmental protection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> It plays a <strong>crucial role in harmonising national laws and regulations on the performance of measuring instruments<\/strong> like clinical thermometers, alcohol breath analysers, radar speed measuring instruments, ship tanks found at ports and petrol dispensing units.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decision making body:<\/strong> The<strong> International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML)<\/strong> is the<strong> principal decision-making body<\/strong> responsible for guiding the technical and administrative activities of the OIML.\u00a0 Its<strong> annual meeting<\/strong> <strong>provides a global platform for deliberations<\/strong> on policy matters, technical developments and international cooperation in legal metrology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Member states:<\/strong> It has<strong> 63 member states and 66 corresponding members.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India <\/strong>is one among the 63 member states.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India <\/strong>joined the OIML in<strong> 1956<\/strong> and <strong>signed<\/strong> the Metric Convention in the <strong>same year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\"><strong>About 61st Meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Held in:<\/strong> It is being held in<strong> New Delhi <\/strong>from <strong>26 to 28 October 2026<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It is being <strong>hosted by India<\/strong> for the <strong>first time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The meeting is being organised by the <strong>Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, <\/strong>in association with the<strong> International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key focus area:<\/strong> \u00a0It includes d<strong>evelopment and revision of international recommendations, technical activities of the OIML, the OIML Certification System (OIML-CS), digital transformation, capacity building and international cooperation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> <\/span>The <strong>OIML Certification System (OIML-CS)<\/strong> is an <strong>international system<\/strong> for <strong>issuing, registering, and using OIML Type Examination Certificates<\/strong> and associated <strong>test reports for measuring instruments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India will host the 61st CIML Meeting for the first time, organised by the Department of Consumer Affairs in collaboration with International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML). 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