Resolution 7 of the 28th CGPM (2026)

On the adoption of Rules of Procedure of the General Conference on Weights and Measures

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

considering

• the provisions of the Metre Convention and the Regulations Annexed to the Metre Convention that establish the authority, composition and attributions of the CGPM,
• the Report from the Co-Chairs of the ad hoc Working Group of Member State Representatives to the CGPM at its 27th meeting (2022), pursuant to which the Member States concluded that as there was a need for clear rules on the roles and relations among the different organs of the organization, By-Laws and Rules of Procedure would be developed and submitted for approval to the CGPM at its 28th meeting (2026),

recognizing

• the Report submitted to the CGPM at its 28th meeting (2026) by the CIPM Sub-Committee on Governance relating to the achievements of the CIPM to modernize the governance of the Organization,
• the importance of pursuing the modernization of the governance of the Organization, as such action enhances transparency, accessibility and efficiency,

noting that

• in 2024 the draft of the By-Laws was circulated to all Member States, who were consulted and invited to provide their input,
• under Decision CIPM/114-02 (2025) the CIPM unanimously agreed to set aside the By-Laws project but continue work on developing Rules of Procedure for the CGPM,
• throughout 2025 and 2026 subsequent drafts of the Rules of Procedure of the CGPM were circulated to all Member States, who were consulted and invited to provide their input at each stage of the process,
• the final draft of the Rules of Procedure of the CGPM was submitted to the CGPM at its 28th meeting (2026) for approval,

decides that

• the Rules of Procedure of the CGPM are hereby adopted with immediate effect, therefore,
  • Resolution 2 adopted by the CGPM at its 25th meeting (2014) under which the Committee for CIPM Election was set up, is hereby revoked, and
  • beginning with the 28th meeting of the CGPM (2026), the CGPM will proceed with electing nine Member States' representatives to the Election Commission, as foreseen in Rule 5 of the Rules of Procedure of the CGPM.

https://www.doi.org/10.59161/CGPM2026RES7E