International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML)

About OIML:

• The OIML, which stands for International Organisation of Legal Metrology, was established in 1955.
• It is an international standard-setting body.
• It develops model regulations, standards, and related documents for use by legal metrology authorities and industry.
• It plays a crucial role in harmonising national laws and regulations on the performance of measuring instruments like clinical thermometers, alcohol breath analysers, radar speed measuring instruments, ship tanks found at ports, and petrol dispensing units.
• India became a member of the OIML in 1956. In the same year, India signed the metric convention.
• Headquarter: Paris

What is the OIML certificate?

• It is a system for issuing, registering and using OIML certificates and their associated OIML-type evaluation/test reports for instruments like digital balances, clinical thermometers, etc.
• With the addition of India, the number of countries authorised to issue OIML certificates has increased to 13.
• Other certificate-issuing countries: Australia, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, and Slovakia.
• It is a single certificate accepted worldwide.
• Indian domestic manufacturers can now export their weighing and measuring instruments worldwide without incurring additional testing fees, resulting in significant cost savings.