42nd CIML Meeting — Decisions (EN)

The Committee approved the minutes of the 41st CIML Meeting without modification.

The Committee noted that two additional Corresponding Members (United Arab Emirates and Sudan) had joined the OIML.

The Committee approved the Auditor's report for 2006 and requested its President and the BIML Director to submit it to the Thirteenth Conference in 2008.

The Committee took note of the report given by the BIML Director.

The Committee approved the orientations presented by the Bureau and instructed the Director to prepare a draft budget on these lines, taking account of the comments expressed and of comments that Member States are invited to send to the Bureau no later than 31 December 2007.

The Committee approved the orientations proposed by the Director of the Bureau and instructed him to prepare a draft revision of the OIML Staff Regulations based on these orientations, to be submitted to the CIML for approval at its 43rd Meeting.

The Committee took note of an oral report presented by the CIML President.

The Committee examined the Action Plan and instructed the CIML President to finalize and approve it on its behalf, taking account of the comments made at this Meeting and of any further comments that could be sent in by CIML Members no later than 31 December 2007.

The Committee took note of presentations given by Mr. Dunmill and Dr. Seiler and instructed the Bureau to prepare, with Dr. Seiler, a procedure to identify and reward exemplary actions carried out by Developing Countries for the progress of legal metrology. This procedure will be submitted to the CIML for approval.

The Committee took note of a report on the Seminar held on Tuesday 23 and expressed its thanks to Dr. Seiler for organizing and chairing it.

The Committee took note of a report given by the BIML Director on Liaison activities with other Organizations and instructed the CIML President to sign the extension of the existing ILAC-OIML MoU to also include the IAF.

The Committee took note of a presentation given by Mr. Stoll, CECIP.

The Committee took note of a report given by the BIML Director on the RLMO Round Table, noted that presentations given by RLMOs were posted on the OIML web site and agreed to set up a working group on funding resources, chaired by Mr. Carstens.

The Committee took note of a presentation given by the BIML Director and instructed the Bureau to continue its cooperation with WELMEC on this issue, and requested the European participants of the appropriate TCs/SCs, to draw up the first draft tables of correspondence with the MID requirements as soon as a Recommendation reaches DR status.

The Committee took note of a report given by the BIML Director.

The Committee took note of a presentation given by Mr. Pulham, notably concerning the advancement of joint BIPM-OIML projects, developments in the interactive parts of the web site, and future developments envisaged in this domain.

The Committee approved the following Publications:

The Committee approved:

The Committee took note of a report given by Ms. Gaucher on the progress of the MAA implementation.

The Committee took note of a presentation given by Mr. Kool concerning the two Guides:

The Committee took note of a report given by Mr. Dunmill on the progress in the revision of the Directives for Technical Work.

The Committee took note of information given by Ms. Gaucher on training sessions for those responsible for TC/SC Secretariats and on the development of training material for one-day training sessions to be organized by CIML Members.

The Committee took note of a report given by the BIML Director on a dispute concerning a dismissal.

The Committee thanked Australia for presenting the venue at which the 13th Conference and 43rd CIML Meeting will be held in Sydney in 2008.

The Committee thanked Kenya for its invitation to hold the 44th CIML Meeting in 2009, and accepted.

The Committee made Awards to the following individuals in recognition of their outstanding contribution to legal metrology: