CIPM MRA participants
The CIPM MRA is open to the NMIs of Member States, to the NMIs of Associate States and Economies, and to certain international organizations invited by the CIPM.
There are 251 institutes participating in the CIPM MRA, comprising 97 NMIs, 4 international organizations and 150 designated institutes.
Albania
Signatory/NMI
* now DPM
Argentina
Australia
Signatory/NMI
* now the NMIA
Designated institute(s)
Austria
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Azerbaijan
Signatory/NMI
Bangladesh
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Signatory/NMI
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Botswana
Signatory/NMI
Brazil
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Bulgaria
Signatory/NMI
* now the BIM
Cambodia
Canada
CARICOM
Signatory/NMI
Caribbean Community
* for CARICOM
Designated institute(s)
Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards
The Belize Bureau of Standards
Barbados National Standards Institution
Dominica Bureau of Standards
Grenada Bureau of Standards
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards
Suriname Department of Trade and Industry
Saint Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards
Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Bureau of Standards
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards
Chile
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Centro de Estudios, Medición y Certificación de Calidad
Calibraciones Industriales S.A
Chemical Laboratory of Codelco Norte Division
Instituto de Investigaciones y Control
Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile
For amount of substance: fresh water (5.1); food contaminants (11.2) and other food-related measurements (11.4) (from 01 April 2013)
Santiago
China
Colombia
Signatory/NMI
Costa Rica
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), Laboratorio Metrológico de Variables Eléctricas
Laboratorio de Metrología, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
For photometry and radiometry, fibre optics, wavelength and length (since 4 November 2016), time and frequency (since 29 August 2022)
San José
Laboratorio de Fuerza del Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales
Laboratorio Nacional de Metrología, Grandes Masas y Volumen
For mass measurements from 50 kg to 1000 kg, and volume measurements from 20 dm3 to 5000 dm3 (from 24 March 2010)
San José
Croatia
Signatory/NMI
State Office for Metrology
Designated institute(s)
FER - Primary Electromagnetic Laboratory
FSB - Laboratory for Testing of Mechanical Properties
FSB - Laboratory for Process Measurements
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and naval architecture, Laboratory for precise measurement of length
IRB - Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory of the Ruder Boskovic Institute
Czechia
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Denmark
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Ecuador
Signatory/NMI
Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalizacion
Designated institute(s)
Egypt
Signatory/NMI
Estonia
Signatory/NMI
Central Office of Metrology
Designated institute(s)
University of Tartu, Institute of Chemistry
Ethiopia
Signatory/NMI
Finland
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
France
Signatory/NMI
* now LNE
Designated institute(s)
Centre Technique des Industries Aérauliques et Thermiques
For mass and related quantities: fluid flow: liquid flow-water, flow speed; for thermometry: humidity
Villeurbanne Cedex
Laboratoire Associé de Débitmétrie Gazeuse
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers/Laboratoire Commun de Métrologie
For length: laser radiations; photometry and radiometry: photometry; thermometry: temperature
La Plaine-Saint-Denis
Université de Franche-Comté, Laboratoire Temps-fréquence de Besançon
For electricity and magnetism: phase noise in RF domain; time and frequency: time interval and frequency calibrations
Besançon cedex
Observatoire de Paris/Systèmes de Référence Temps-Espace
For realization of the SI units in time and frequency (primary and secondary standards) and gravimetry, and for elaboration and dissemination of time scales
Paris
Société des Transports Pétroliers par Pipeline
Georgia
Signatory/NMI
Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology
Germany
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Ghana
Signatory/NMI
* now GSA
Greece
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
Signatory/NMI
* now BFKH; previously MKEH
India
Indonesia
Signatory/NMI
* now SNSU-BSN
Designated institute(s)
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signatory/NMI
Iran National Standards Organization
* now INSO; previously ISIRI
Iraq
Signatory/NMI
Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control
Ireland
Signatory/NMI
* now the NSAI NML
Israel
Signatory/NMI
Italy
Signatory/NMI
* now INRIM
Designated institute(s)
Kuwait
Signatory/NMI
Public Authority for Industry
Jamaica
Signatory/NMI
Bureau of Standards Jamaica
Chinese Taipei
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Industrial Technology Research Institute/Center for Measurement Standards
For acoustics, ultrasound and vibration; electricity and magnetism; length; mass and related quantities; photometry and radiometry; chemistry; thermometry
Hsinchu
Japan
Signatory/NMI
* now NMIJ AIST
Designated institute(s)
Kazakhstan
Signatory/NMI
* for KazInMetr, now KazStandart
Kenya
Signatory/NMI
Korea (Republic of)
Signatory/NMI
Latvia
Signatory/NMI
* now LATMB
Lithuania
Signatory/NMI
* Responsibility for the CIPM MRA has since been transferred to FTMC
On behalf of FTMC the CIPM MRA was resigned on: 17 November 2014
by: Gintaras VALUŠIS (Director, FTMC)
Designated institute(s)
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Signatory/NMI
* now NMIM; previously NML-SIRIM
Designated institute(s)
Department of Chemistry Malaysia (DOC)
For amount of substance: high-purity chemicals for organic compounds; food for preservatives and alcoholic beverages (from 26 September 2017)
Petaling Jaya
Malta
Signatory/NMI
Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority - Standards and Metrology Institute
* now MCCAA-SMI
Mauritius
Signatory/NMI
Mexico
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Moldova (Rep. of)
Signatory/NMI
National Metrology Institute of the Republic of Moldova
* now NMI (MD)
Mongolia
Signatory/NMI
Montenegro
Signatory/NMI
Morocco
Signatory/NMI
Laboratoire Public d’Essais et d’Études, Laboratoire National de Métrologie
Netherlands
Signatory/NMI
* now VSL
New Zealand
Signatory/NMI
North Macedonia
Signatory/NMI
Norway
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Oman
Signatory/NMI
Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements
Pakistan
Signatory/NMI
Panama
Signatory/NMI
* now CENAMEP AIP
Paraguay
Signatory/NMI
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología, Normalización y Metrología
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Portugal
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Instituto Hidrográfico - Laboratório de Química e Poluição do Meio Marinho
Laboratório de Proteção e Segurança Radiológica, Instituto Superior Técnico
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil - Unidade de Hidráulica Metrológica
For Liquid Flow: Minimum Flow 1439,99 L/h; Maximum Flow 1,22E+06 L/h. For Flow Speed: Minimum Flow 0,05 m/s; Maximum Flow 6 m/s. (from 15 June 2021)
Lisbon
Qatar
Signatory/NMI
Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology
Romania
Signatory/NMI
* on behalf of INM
Designated institute(s)
Russian Federation
Signatory/NMI
Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology
* now Rosstandart
Designated institute(s)
Namibia
Signatory/NMI
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Signatory/NMI
* now DMDM
Designated institute(s)
Singapore
Slovakia
Signatory/NMI
Slovenia
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
MIRS/Jozef Stefan Institute/Low and Medium Energy Physics F2, Environmental Sciences O2
For ionizing radiation, amount of substance/Chemical trace Elements/in the organic and inorganic materials (from 05 March 2010)
Ljubljana
MIRS/Institute of Metals and Technology/Laboratory of Pressure Metrology
MIRS/National Institute of Biology/Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology
For amount of substance/Bioanalysis of Nucleic Acids/GMOs and Microorganisms (from 05 March 2010)
Ljubljana
MIRS/Slovenian Institute of Quality and Metrology/Metrology
MIRS/University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering/Laboratory of Metrology and Quality
MIRS/University of Maribor, Faculty for Mechanical Engineering/Laboratory for Production Management
MIRS/Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute/Laboratory for Cements, Mortars and Ceramics
For amount of substance/Inorganic Non-metals and their Compounds, Manganese, Loss on Ignition, insoluble and main Components/in Mineral Binders and Mortars (from 05 March 2010)
Ljubljana
MIRS/Science and Research Centre Koper/ Laboratory of the Institute for Oliveculture
For amount of substance/Organic Compounds, in particular Fatty Acids, Sterols, Biophemols, Tocopherols, Waxes, Triacylglycerols, Stigmastadienes/in Biological Materials and food (from 05 March 2010)
Koper
South Africa
Signatory/NMI
* now the NMISA
Designated institute(s)
Spain
Sri Lanka
Signatory/NMI
* The NMI did not participate in the CIPM MRA from 1 January 2015 to 16 August 2016
Sweden
Switzerland
Signatory/NMI
* 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
MBW Calibration AG
Syrian Arab Republic
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Tanzania (United Rep. of)
Signatory/NMI
Thailand
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food, Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health
For DNA quantification in food; chemistry: pesticide residues in food (from 22 August 2008)
Nonthaburi
For ionizing radiation: all radioactivity and neutron measurements; dosimetry measurements with the exception of those listed in the attached file (from 26 July 2004)
Bangkok
Tunisia
Signatory/NMI
Agence Nationale de Métrologie, Ministère du Commerce et de l'Artisanat
* Responsibility for the CIPM MRA has since been transferred to ANM
On behalf of ANM the CIPM MRA was resigned on: 14 October 2013
by: Mourad BEN HASSINE (then Director General, ANM)
Designated institute(s)
Türkiye
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Marmara Research Center, Materials Institute - Underwater Acoustics Laboratory
Nuclear Energy Research Institute
Ukraine
Signatory/NMI
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine/Derzhspozhivstandard of Ukraine
Designated institute(s)
National Scientific Centre "Institute of Metrology"
For electricity and magnetism: DC voltage, current and resistance; other DC and low frequency measurements, electric and magnetic fields, radio frequency measurements, materials; for length: radiations of the Mise en Pratique, linear dimensions, form, complex geometry, various dimensional; for mass and related quantities: mass, density of solid, pressure, hardness, gravity, liquid flow, quantity of fluid, flow speed, multiphase flow; for photometry and radiometry; for ionizing radiation; for thermometry; for time and frequency
Kharkiv
State Enterprise "Ivano-Frankivsk scientific and production center for standardization, metrology and certification"
State Enterprise "Scientific and Research Institute for Metrology of Measurement and Control Systems"
State Enterprise "All-Ukrainian State Scientific and Production Center of Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Consumer' Rights Protection"
For acoustics, ultrasound, and vibration: vibration; for electricity and magnetism: impedance (up to the MHz range), AC voltage (up to the MHz range), AC current, AC power and energy, high voltage and current, phase angle; for length: angle, optical standards, reference materials; for mass and related quantities: density of liquid, refractive index of liquid, force, torque, viscosity, heat flow, hot water flow; for photometry and radiometry: refractive index (spectral), angle of rotation of plane of polarization (spectral), ellipsometric angles (spectral), haze; for metrology in chemistry; for thermometry: humidity
Kyiv
United Arab Emirates
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation SSDL
United Kingdom
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
National Gear Metrology Laboratory
National Institute of Airborne Acoustic Metrology
National Measurement and Regulation Office, formerly National Measurement Office
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory
United States of America
Signatory/NMI
Designated institute(s)
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Underwater Sound Reference Division
Uruguay
Signatory/NMI
Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay
Designated institute(s)
Laboratorios Tecnogestión - Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería
Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones Eléctricas
Uzbekistan
Signatory/NMI
Uzbek National Institute of Metrology of Uzstandard Agency
* on behalf of UzNIM SE
Viet Nam
Zambia
Signatory/NMI
* Responsibility for the CIPM MRA has since been transferred to ZMA
On behalf of ZMA the CIPM MRA was resigned on: 23 July 2018
by: Himba C. CHEELO (Executive Director, ZMA)
Zimbabwe
Signatory/NMI
Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre - NMI
* The NMI did not participate in the CIPM MRA from 1 January 2021 to 7 February 2022
European Space Agency (ESA)
Signatory/NMI
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Signatory/NMI
European Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC-Geel)
Signatory/NMI
European Commission - Joint Research Centre
* now integrated into the JRC