Resolution 1 of the 28th CGPM (2026)

On the dotation of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures for the years 2028 to 2031

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), at its 28th meeting,

considering

• the essential role of metrology to enable trade, to assure safe food and water, to develop and establish sustainable energy sources, to support industrial competitiveness, to underpin human health and medical services, and to accurately monitor climate and environmental variables,
• the recognition of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) as the scientifically expert intergovernmental organization in metrology ensuring that technical foundations are maintained and available resources are used efficiently through coordinated global efforts,
• Resolution 7 adopted by the CGPM at its 16th meeting (1979) establishing a principle for the determination of the base dotation,

noting

• the ongoing importance and effectiveness of the BIPM confirmed during the events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Organization,
• the fact that modern technology and the expansion of knowledge continually provide multi-disciplinary measurement challenges,
• the increasing requirement for the BIPM to respond to these challenges by coordinating the activities of the Member States and developing expertise,
• the fact that the BIPM continues to adopt best management practice and improve the efficiency of its operation,
• the current world financial situation and the financial constraints that Member States experience,

decides that

• the annual dotation of the BIPM, as defined in Article 6 (1921) of the Regulations annexed to the Metre Convention, will be set in such a way that, for those States that are Parties to the Metre Convention at the time of the 28th meeting of the CGPM, it shall be:

requests the CIPM

• to implement further cost-saving and efficiency measures and develop opportunities for accepting further voluntary funding,

encourages

• Member States to continue supporting the Organization's responsiveness and financial sustainability by mobilizing complementary targeted voluntary funding and resources to partner with the BIPM to deliver its strategy through joint bilateral and multilateral technical projects, voluntary contributions to sector-specific coordination activities, shared facilities, additional personnel secondments to the BIPM, donations of essential equipment, and joint capacity building and knowledge transfer activities,
• the CIPM to continue inter-disciplinary liaison with International Organizations and other stakeholders to coordinate the international metrological effort, to identify key priorities, and to invite them to partner with the Organization through similar mechanisms,
• the BIPM to continue its work on the agreed Work Programme and where possible to reintroduce additional priorities identified in the annex to the Work Programme.

https://www.doi.org/10.59161/CGPM2026RES1E