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Memorandum of Understanding between the CIPM and ILAC
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    Text of the initial CIPM-ILAC MoU
    Reaffirmed CIPM-ILAC MoU (2012)
    Terms of reference of the Joint CIPM/ILAC Working Group
    Joint statement by the CIPM and ILAC on improving world-wide traceability and acceptance of measurements carried out within the CIPM MRA and the ILAC arrangement
    Joint ILAC-CIPM communication regarding the accreditation of calibration and measurement services of national metrology institutes (7 March 2012)
    Definition of CMCs
    See also: Declaration of cooperation to establish the JCTLM
    See also: Joint BIPM, OIML, ILAC and ISO declaration on metrological traceability
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    The International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), recognizing the need to strengthen the links between accreditation and metrology and to cooperate and to coordinate their actions in respect of their tasks related to national and international measurement infrastructure, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 3 November 2001.

    This MoU has been reaffirmed in 2012.

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    In view of this MoU a permanent working group consisting of BIPM and ILAC members has been established and has produced a joint statement on the collaboration and roles of the two organizations.

    Agreement has been reached on the definition of Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs), resulting in the publication of a paper by the joint CIPM/ILAC working group (2007).



    Related articles

    Text of the initial CIPM-ILAC MoU
    Reaffirmed CIPM-ILAC MoU (2012)
    Terms of reference of the Joint CIPM/ILAC Working Group
    Joint statement by the CIPM and ILAC on improving world-wide traceability and acceptance of measurements carried out within the CIPM MRA and the ILAC arrangement
    Joint ILAC-CIPM communication regarding the accreditation of calibration and measurement services of national metrology institutes (7 March 2012)
    Definition of CMCs
    See also: Declaration of cooperation to establish the JCTLM
    See also: Joint BIPM, OIML, ILAC and ISO declaration on metrological traceability