The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) is an intergovernmental treaty organization which • develops model regulations, standards and related documents for use by legal metrology authorities and industry, • provides mutual recognition systems which reduce trade barriers and costs in a global market, • represents the interests of the legal metrology community within international organizations and forums concerned with metrology, standardization, testing, certification and accreditation, • promotes and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and competencies within the legal metrology community worldwide, • cooperates with other metrology bodies to raise awareness of the contribution that a sound legal metrology infrastructure can make to a modern economy. “The mission of the OIML is to enable economies to put in place effective legal metrology infrastructures that are mutually compatible and internationally recognized, for all areas for which governments take responsibility, such as those which facilitate trade, establish mutual confidence and harmonize the level of consumer protection worldwide.” - OIML B 15:2011 The Bureau international de métrologie légale (BIML) is located in the heart of Paris, in the 9th Arrondissement. Participating in OIML work allows Members to receive up-to-date information from other participants concerning new technologies, ways to assess the conformity of instruments, solutions found in other countries to answer specific problems, good practices in legal metrology, experience in the organization of legal metrology activities in different countries, etc. The BIML has an international staff of 9 and its status vis-à-vis the French Government is similar to that of other intergovernmental organizations based in Paris. The budget for 2017 is just over two million euros.
