Member State: Switzerland
The Swiss Confederation was one of the initial signatories of the Metre Convention (20 May 1875).
It ratified the Convention and became a Member State on 20 December 1875.
CIPM MRA
Signatory/NMI
Federal Institute of Metrology METAS
* now METAS
Designated institute(s)
Institut Universitaire de Radiophysique Appliquée/Institute of Radiation Physics
For ionizing radiation: radioactivity; activity, units Bq and Bq/g (from 20 September 2002)
Lausanne
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Obseratorium Davos and World Radiation Center
For photometry and radiometry: solar irradiance, responsivity (from 20 September 2002)
Davos Dorf
MBW Calibration AG
International recognition
CIPM MRA logo
The following institutes are authorized to use the CIPM MRA logo, for the fields of measurement supported by CMCs published in the KCDB:
BIPM services provided
Comparisons piloted by the BIPM
Calibration certificates issued by the BIPM
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Calibration certificate No.106 (2019)
- CH
- METAS
Calibration certificate No.105 (2019)
- CH
- METAS
Calibration certificate No.73 (2015)
- CH
Calibration certificate No.20 (2015)
- CH
CBKT
Nationals having participated in / benefited from the BIPM CBKT programme
Dr Markus Zeier (METAS)
Attendee, 2020 - EURAMET: The KCDB2.0 (2020)
Dr Bernhard Niederhauser (METAS)
Attendee, Online technical exchange: KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers in Chemistry and Biology (2020)
Dr Christian Mester (METAS)
Participant, 2017 - EURAMET: TC Leadership (2017)
Ms Veronique Maurer (METAS)
Participant, 2017 - EURAMET: QMS review (2017)
Nationals having contributed to the BIPM CBKT programme
Mr Laurent-Guy Bernier (METAS)
Lecturer, 2018 - UTC: Effective participation (2018)
Dr Hanspeter Andres (METAS)
Lecturer, 2017 - EURAMET: TC Leadership (2017)
National institute having sponsored a BIPM CBKT initiative (in full or in part)
METAS
Varenna Metrology School
METAS
2018 - UTC: Effective participation
METAS
‘Train the trainer’: Transitioning to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 in the CIPM MRA