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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

WHEREAS UNITS OF MEASUREMENT ARE THE SUBJECT OF INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ( CGPM ) SET UP BY THE METRE CONVENTION SIGNED IN PARIS ON 20 MAY 1875 , TO WHICH ALL THE MEMBER STATES ADHERE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , UNITS OF MEASUREMENT , AND IN PARTICULAR THEIR NAMES , SYMBOLS AND USE ARE NOT IDENTICAL IN THE MEMBER COUNTRIES ;

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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.