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Resolution 5 of the 22nd meeting of the CGPM (2003)
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of the 22nd CGPM

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Participation at the General Conference
23rd meeting of the CGPM (2007): Presentations by CC Presidents
22nd meeting of the CGPM (2003): Presentations by CC Presidents
Proceedings of the CGPM
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Chain of responsibility
The benefits of participating in the BIPM
Procedure for a State to become a Member of the BIPM
Procedure for a State or Economy to become an Associate of the General Conference
Evolving Needs for Metrology in Trade, Industry and Society, and the Role of the BIPM
National and International Needs Relating to Metrology
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Report on evolving needs for metrology in trade, industry and society, and the role of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (4) (6)

The 22nd General Conference,

considering

  • Resolution 11 of the 20th General Conference, which recommended to the International Committee that it study the long-term needs relating to metrology,
  • Resolution 1 of the 21st General Conference, which noted the Report to the General Conference on long-term needs relating to metrology,
  • the new Report adopted by the International Committee in October 2002,
  • notes

  • the content of the new Report,
  • its contribution to the identification of priorities within current activities and to the setting of new priorities,
  • its contribution to the decisions of the International Committee on the programme of future work at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM),
  • thanks the many organizations and individuals who contributed to the work of the International Committee, and

    invites the International Committee

  • to continue to keep a careful watch on the increasing demands placed on the national metrology institutes and the BIPM as far as their current work in metrology is concerned and the additional activities generated by new needs in such areas as chemistry, biotechnology, medicine, the environment and food,
  • to report to the next General Conference on the adequacy of the response of the BIPM to meet these needs together with any financial and programme implications there may be in relation to the meeting of such international needs through the activities of the BIPM, and
  • if necessary, to update their 2002 Report.


  • Reference:
    Comptes Rendus de la 22e CGPM (2003), 2003, 376

    The reader should note that the official version of this Resolution is the French text.