International Bureau of Weights and Measures

Details

Instance of

international organization, intergovernmental organization

Inception

20 May 1875

Country

France

Headquarters

Sèvres

Field of work

International System of Units, metrology, measurement, weights and measures

director / manager

Andrew John Wallard, Terry Quinn, Charles Édouard Guillaume, René Benoît, Ole Jacob Broch, Michael Kühne, Martin J T Milton

foundational text

Metre Convention

industry

activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies

legal form

international organization

member of

Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology, Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine

motto text

μέτρῳ χρῶ

official language

French

official name

BUREAU INTERNATIONAL POIDS ET MESURES

replaces

International Time Bureau

short name

BIPM, BIPM, BIPM, BIPM

street address

12bis Grande Rue, F-92310 Sèvres

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