ARTICLE 1

Council Directive 71/354/EEC of 18 October 1971 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement · European Union

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1 OF THE ANNEX BINDING WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS DIRECTIVE . 2 . MEMBER STATES SHALL , WITH EFFECT FROM 31 DECEMBER 1977 AT THE LATEST , PROHIBIT THE USE OF THE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LISTED IN CHAPTER III OF THE ANNEX . 3 . THE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT TEMPORARILY RETAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER II OR CHAPTER III OF THE ANNEX MAY NOT BE BROUGHT INTO COMPULSORY USE BY THE MEMBER STATES WHERE THEY ARE NOT AUTHORISED AT THE DATE WHEN THIS DIRECTIVE ENTERS INTO FORCE .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.