Associates
Associates are States or Economies who wish to engage with the international metrology system. They are entitled to participate in certain BIPM activities.
There are currently 64 Member States and 37 Associate States and Economies.
- Albania
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- CARICOM
- Cambodia
- Chinese Taipei
- Cuba
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Hong Kong, China
- Jamaica
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Moldova (Rep. of)
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Sri Lanka
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tanzania (United Rep. of)
- Uzbekistan
- Viet Nam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Associates' Benefits
Associates are entitled to participate in certain BIPM activities, which include:
- Attending meetings of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) (BIPM's plenary body) without voting rights
- Becoming an observer of the Consultative Committees of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) (BIPM's executive body)
- Accessing international comparisons organized by the BIPM and obtaining internationally recognized Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs) published in the BIPM Key Comparison Database (KCDB)
- Contributing to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
- Attending meetings of Directors of National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), Member State and Associate Representatives
- Accessing BIPM Capacity Building and e-learning activities
Explanatory notes
The term "Member States" is a synonym for the official term, "States Parties to the Metre Convention".
