Organisation Internationale de Métrologie LégaleOrganisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale

Organización Internacional de Metrología Legal Organización Internacional de Metrología Legal

International Organization International Organization of Legal Metrologyof Legal Metrology

REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES ON THE AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL

BARRIERS TO TRADE Panama City, 20-22 July 2004

René Fernández InfanteStandardization DirectorCuban National Bureau of Standards (NC/Cuba)

WORLD TRADE

ORGANIZATION

THE OIMLTHE OIML

Intergovernmental Treaty signed in 1955 by 24 countries

Currently 59 Member States

and 50 Corresponding Members

OIML MEMBER STATESOIML MEMBER STATES

Albania Cuba Indonesia Morocco Slovenia

Algeria Cyprus Iran Netherlands South Africa

Australia Czech Republic Ireland New Zealand Spain

Austria Denmark Israel Norway Sri Lanka

Belarus Egypt Italy Pakistan Sweden

Belgium Ethiopia Japan Poland Switzerland

Brazil Finland Kazakhstan Portugal Tanzania

Bulgaria France Kenya Romania Tunisia

Cameroon Germany Korea, Dem. P. Rep. of

Russian Federation

United Kingdom

Canada Greece Korea, Rep. of Saudi Arabia United States

China Hungary Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro

Viet Nam

Croatia India Monaco Slovakia 59 STATES

OIML CORRESPONDING MEMBERSOIML CORRESPONDING MEMBERS

Argentina Comoros Kuwait Moldova Rwanda

Bahrain Costa Rica Latvia Mongolia Seychelles

Bangladesh Estonia Libya Mozambique Singapore

Barbados Fiji Lithuania Nepal Syria

Benin Gabon Luxembourg Nicaragua Thailand

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ghana Madagascar Oman Trinidad and Tobago

Botswana Guatemala Malaysia Panama Turkey

Burkina Faso Hong Kong Malta P. New Guinea Ukraine

Cambodia Iceland Mauritania Paraguay Uruguay

Chinese Taipei Jordan Mexico Peru Uzbekistan

50 STATES

Latin American PresenceLatin American Presencein the OIMLin the OIML

Member States

Corresponding Members

Legal metrology is the branch of metrology concerned with the implementation of regulations to ensure an appropriate level of credibility for measurement results whenever conflicts of interest exist or when incorrect measurement results may adversely affect individuals or society.

Legal MetrologyLegal Metrology

Legal metrology encompasses the full range of legislative, administrative and technical procedures established by or by reference to public authorities and implemented on their behalf in order to specify and ensure, on a regulatory or contractual basis, the appropriate quality and credibility of measurements related to official controls, trade, health, safety and the environment.

Definition of Legal Metrology

Impact of Measurements Impact of Measurements on Societyon Society

Everyday life Industry Agriculture Trade Safety Health

Environmental Environmental protectionprotection

ResearchResearch Quality assuranceQuality assurance AccreditationAccreditation

Legal MetrologyLegal Metrology

Legal metrology is concerned with:

Measurements for trade, Measurements for health and safety, Environmental protection, Measurements for law enforcement.

Objectives of the OIMLObjectives of the OIML

Information-sharing on aspects of legal metrology

• Exchange of information on laws and regulations

• Exchange of experience with technologies

• Exchange of best-practice experience

Objectives of the OIMLObjectives of the OIMLElimination of trade barriers through legal metrology

• Harmonization of laws and regulations on measurements

• Harmonization of laws and regulations on pre-packaged product content

• Harmonization of laws and regulations on measuring instruments

• Mutual recognition of measurement results for conformity assessment

Objectives of theObjectives of the OIML OIML

Promotion and development of legal metrology

• Evaluating the benefits of legal metrology for economic and social development;

• Making decision-makers aware of the need for legal metrology;

• Promoting consistency with scientific metrology, accreditation, standardization and certification.

THE OIML

CIML

CIML PresidentVice-Presidents

PresidentialCouncil

Development Council

OIMLConference

BIML

TechnicalCommittee

TechnicalCommittee

TechnicalCommittee

Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee

OIMLConference

Subcommittee Subcommittee

Primary Functions of Primary Functions of Governments in Relation to Governments in Relation to

MetrologyMetrology Compatible units Measurement standards Traceability Legal metrology Accreditation systems Research Training Information

International Conference of Legal MetrologyInternational Conference of Legal Metrology

The Conference is made up of: Delegates from OIML Member States Observers from Corresponding Members Representatives of liaison institutions

It meets every four years to: Define general policy Establish budget lines Promote national implementation of OIML guidelines

International Committee of International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML)Legal Metrology (CIML)

CIML – The OIML Steering Committee,composed of appointed representativesof OIML Member States.

The CIML meets annually to review theOrganization’s technical progress and administrative operations.

Presidential CouncilPresidential Council

CIML President CIML Vice-Presidents Limited number of CIML Members

appointed by the President BIML Director

The Council acts as an advisory body to the CIML President.

International Bureau of International Bureau of Legal Metrology Legal Metrology (BIML)(BIML)

The BIML is the Secretariat and headquarters of the OIML and is responsible for both the day-to-day running of its activities and the planning of longer-term actions. The BIML transmits information to CIML Members, coordinates the technical work undertaken by the OIML Technical Committees (currently 18 in number), organizes OIML Conference and Committee meetings, and manages the budget of the Organization.

International Bureau of International Bureau of Legal MetrologyLegal Metrology (BIML)(BIML)

Maintains links with regional, international and national bodies; these increasingly close links serve to promote legal metrology in a wider context.

Another key aspect of BIML work is the issuing of OIML publications (recommendations, documents, glossaries and the quarterly Bulletin) and maintenance of the Web site.

Technical Committees and Technical Committees and SubcommitteesSubcommittees

Composition:

Representatives of Member States Observers from standardization

and technical organizations Manufacturers’ associations Regional regulatory bodies

Technical CommitteesTechnical Committees

TC 1 TerminologyTerminology

TC 2TC 2 Units of measurementUnits of measurement

TC 3TC 3 Metrological controlMetrological control

TC 4TC 4 Measurement standards and calibration and verification Measurement standards and calibration and verification devicesdevices

TC 5TC 5 Electronic instruments Electronic instruments

TC 6TC 6 Pre-packaged productsPre-packaged products

TC 7TC 7 Measuring instruments for length and associated quantities Measuring instruments for length and associated quantities

TC 8TC 8 Measurement of quantities of fluidsMeasurement of quantities of fluids

TC 9TC 9 Instruments for measuring mass and densityInstruments for measuring mass and density

Technical CommitteesTechnical Committees

TC 10 Instruments for measuring pressure, force and associated quantities

TC 11 Instruments for measuring temperature and associated quantities

TC 12 Instruments for measuring electrical quantities

TC 13 Measuring instruments for acoustics and vibration

TC 14 Measuring instruments used for optics

TC 15 Measuring instruments for ionizing radiations

TC 16 Instruments for measuring pollutants

TC 17 Instruments for physico-chemical measurements

TC 18 Medical measuring instruments

OIML Development CouncilOIML Development Council

Composed of representatives from industrial and developing countries, the Council coordinates activities to assist developing countries with:

Metrology structures Training Laboratories Equipment

Other priorities of theOther priorities of theOIML Action PlanOIML Action Plan

• Study on the benefits of legal metrology for the economy and society

• Promotion of awareness of legal metrology

• Revision of OIML D1 “Law on Metrology”

• OIML conformity mark for pre-packaged products

• OIML conformity mark for individual instruments

THE OIML AND TRADETHE OIML AND TRADE

The work of the OIML has a positive impact in the following four areas:

Domestic trade and national economies

International trade in measuring instruments

International trade in products

International trade in pre-packaged products

OIML CERTIFICATE SYSTEM FOR OIML CERTIFICATE SYSTEM FOR MEASURING INSTRUMENTSMEASURING INSTRUMENTS

The OIML Certificate System for Measuring Instruments was introduced in 1991 to facilitate, and reduce the costs of, administrative procedures related to international trade in measuring instruments subject to legal requirements. It operates on a voluntary basis.

OIML CertificatesOIML Certificates

The System affords manufacturers the possibility of obtaining an OIML Certificate and a Test Report indicating that a given instrument type (pattern) complies with the requirements of the relevant OIML International Recommendations.

OIML certificates are issued by authorities appointed by CIML Members and registered by the BIML.

OIML certificates issuedOIML certificates issued

A total of 1,238 OIML certificates had been issued as at 17 June 2004.

Note: The fee for registering an OIML certificate is currently EUR 50.

International Bureau of Legal International Bureau of Legal Metrology Metrology (BIML)(BIML)

11 rue Turgot - 75009 Paris - France

Tel.: +33 (0)1 48 78 12 82

Fax: +33 (0)1 42 82 17 27

E-mail: biml@oiml.org

Internet: http://www.oiml.org

NATIONAL METROLOGY SERVICE NATIONAL METROLOGY SERVICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBAOF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA

SENAMETSENAMET

METROLOGYMETROLOGYRole of SENAMET

International System of Units (SI) Development and maintenance of the database

of measuring instrument designs Traceability Chain and Hierarchical System Preparation and implementation of regulations Metrological control activities

Pinar del Río

C de la HabanaMatanzas

Villa Clara

Cienfuegos

S.Spíritus

C. de Ávila

Camaguey

Las Tunas

Holguín

Granma

S. de CubaGuantánamo

Directorate of Metrology

Key

National Metrology Research Institute (INIMET)

Territorial Metrology Centres

Provincial metrology laboratories and checkpoints

Location of SENAMET centres in Cuba

Isla de la Juventud

METROLOGYMETROLOGY

SENAMET SENAMET activityactivity levels levels

- At the end of the first half of 2004, SENAMET had increased its volume of activity by 36.5% compared with the same period of the previous year.

- For example, systematic metrological control has been achieved for bulk sugar exports and key imports, as well as other economic objectives.