Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

The following documents describe bilateral or multilateral agreements between NCSL International and other parties. The MOUs represent collaborative efforts and intended common actions.
About BIPM
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) was set up by the Metre Convention and has its headquarters near Paris, France. It is financed jointly by its Member States and operates under the exclusive supervision of the CIPM.

Its mandate is to provide the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This task takes many forms, from direct dissemination of units (as in the case of mass and time) to coordination through international comparisons of national measurement standards (as in electricity and ionizing radiation).

BIPM 2009
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About OIML
International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) is an intergovernmental treaty organization whose membership includes Member States, countries which participate actively in technical activities, and Corresponding Members, countries which join the OIML as observers. It was established in 1955 (see the Convention) in order to promote the global harmonization of legal metrology procedures.

OIML
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About EURAMET
EURAMET serves the promotion of science and research and European co-operation in the field of metrology. European metrology was coordinated successfully over almost 20 years by EUROMET, the European Collaboration in Measurement Standards

EURAMET 2007
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About CFM
The International Metrology Congress is a unique event in Europe that takes place every 2 years, in odd-numbered years. It covers all types and applications of measurement. The Congress brings together the entire Metrology community, from organizations and industrial companies, to laboratories, manufacturers and universities.

About EUROLAB
EUROLAB was created in Brussels on April 27, 1990 on the basis of a memorandum of understanding, signed by delegations representing the private and public laboratories of 17 out of the 19 countries of the EEC and EFTA.

EUROLAB MoU 2011
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About NLA
The National Laboratory Association (NLA) is a representative body that evolved from the previous National Laboratory Accreditation service. Following the assumption of overall responsibility for accreditation (including laboratory accreditation) by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) during 1998, it was decided that a new independent body should be created.

NLASA
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About COOMET
COOMET is a regional organization originally establishing cooperation of national metrology institutions of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It was founded in June, 1991 and renamed in Euro-Asian Cooperation of National Metrology Institutions in May, 2000.

COOMET 2010
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About SIM
Inter-american Metrology System (SIM) resulted from a broad agreement among national metrology organizations from all 34 member nations of the Organization of American States (OAS).

Created to promote international, particularly Inter-american, and regional cooperation in metrology, SIM is committed to the implementation of a Global Measurement System within the Americas, in which all users can have confidence.

SIM
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About ASQ-MD
The MQD supports standards development, disseminates measurement and quality-related information, offers technical support, provides education, sponsors research, fosters professional interaction in the measurement of quality and the quality of measurement, and emphasizes the importance of measurements in the quality process.

ASQ-MQD 2012
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About MSC
Provide a professional forum for government, industry and academia that offers education and training in testing, calibration and measurement
MSC
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