45th CIML Meeting — Resolutions (EN)

The Committee approved the Minutes of the 44th CIML Meeting with the following modifications: - on page 30, 4th paragraph under 3.1, third line: insert "and Asian" between "European" and "Countries"; - on page 32, the third paragraph from the bottom, second line, delete "the drafting of".

The Committee took note of the oral report given by its President.

The Committee took note of the oral report on the rapprochement with the BIPM; it requested its President to implement Resolution No. 3 of the 44th CIML Meeting and to prepare an interim report, with the assistance of certain CIML Members, to be presented to the 46th CIML meeting with a view to taking final decisions at the 14th Conference in 2012.

The Committee noted the report on the liaison with ILAC and the IAF and expressed its appreciation of this good cooperation.

The Committee noted the report on the liaison with ISO and the IEC.

The Committee noted the report on the liaison with the Technical Barriers to Trade Committee (TBT) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and instructed the Bureau to maintain appropriate contacts with this Organization and to convey relevant information on TBT issues to OIML Members.

The Committee noted the report on the liaison with CODEX Alimentarius and instructed the Bureau to: - continue to work towards ensuring consistency of OIML publications with those of CODEX; - examine additional fields of cooperation with CODEX other than prepackages; - consult CIML Members before submitting any proposals to CODEX.

The Committee noted the report on the liaison with the UNECE and instructed the Bureau to inform CIML Members about progress in identifying possible fields of cooperation.

The Committee thanked the representatives of the BIPM, ILAC/IAF, the IEC and CECIP for their presentations and instructed the Bureau to take due account of the expectations expressed by these organizations in the coordination of the work of the OIML Technical Committees and Subcommittees.

The Committee took note of the conclusions of the Regional Bodies Round Table and invited the Regional Bodies to post information on the various workgroups web sites that are at their disposal.

Decides that after the election of the Vice-President during the current meeting, the CIML will decide which of the two Vice-Presidents will be first Vice-President; and

The Committee, considering the request made by Guinea, decided that it cannot accept the request to reinstate Guinea as a Corresponding Member at this moment, given its outstanding arrears.

The Committee noted the report on the activities of the Bureau and requested the Bureau to continue providing web tools for the mutual information of Regional Bodies, in particular concerning Developing Country issues.

The Committee noted the confirmation of the following OIML Publications by their respective Technical Committees and Subcommittees: - OIML R 92:1989 Wood moisture meters - Verification methods and equipment: general provisions, - OIML R 127:1999 Radiochromic film dosimetry system for ionizing radiation processing of materials and products, - OIML R 131:2001 Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) dosimetry systems for ionizing radiation processing of materials and products, - OIML R 132:2001 Alanine EPR dosimetry systems for ionizing radiation processing of materials and products, - OIML R 133:2002 Liquid-in-glass thermometers.

The Committee supports the organization of a seminar on the subject of Conformity to Type (CTT) and strongly encourages its Members to actively contribute to this seminar.

Decides that a revised Draft Revision of R 106-1 shall be submitted to direct CIML online approval.

The Committee instructed the Bureau to submit the Draft Revision of R 100 Atomic absorption spectrometers for measuring metal pollutants in water to direct CIML online approval.

Requests the secretariat of OIML TC 3/SC 2 to prepare a revised Draft Revision of OIML D 16 with the assistance of the Netherlands and Norway; and

Resolves that a decision on the proposals shall be postponed until after the conclusions of a seminar on CTT, mentioned in Resolution No.15, have become available; and

The Committee approved the following project: - Revision of OIML D 29 Guide for the application of ISO/IEC Guide 65 to assessment of measuring instrument certification bodies in legal metrology, to be undertaken by OIML TC 3/SC 5 following the publication of ISO 17065, superseding ISO/IEC Guide 65.

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The Committee approved the withdrawal of OIML TC 11/SC 2's project 'p2' on standardized thermocouples.

Instructs the Bureau to consult all CIML Members by way of an inquiry on their position with regard to specific issues, such as the structure of the technical work, the proposed Technical Management Committee and the voting procedures for the adoption of OIML Publications, with a view to preparing a new Draft Revision, to be considered for adoption by the CIML at its 46th Meeting.

The Committee approved the 2008 and 2009 accounts and instructed its President to present them at the 14th OIML Conference.

The Committee instructed the Bureau to continue its efforts to increase the efficiency of its finances and management.

The Committee noted that the re-evaluated assets cover much more than the value of the rights acquired and that there will be no need to call for any additional Member State contributions to face this liability.

The Committee elected Mr. Peter Mason (UK) CIML President for a 6-year term. According to the rules laid down in publication OIML B 14, he will take up office at the opening of the 46th CIML Meeting in 2011.

The Committee noted the comments by the French CIML Member on the use of French as the official language of the Organization and requested the President-elect to be attentive to this issue.

The Committee elected Dr. Roman Schwartz (Germany) CIML Vice-President for a 6-year term.

The Committee appointed Mr. Stephen Patoray BIML Director.

Elects Dr. Grahame Harvey first Vice-President.

The Committee awarded the OIML Medal to:

The Committee expressed its thanks to the Czech Republic delegation for its presentation on the venue of the 46th CIML Meeting in 2011.

The Committee expressed its thanks to Romania for its offer to host the 14th OIML Conference and 47th CIML Meeting in 2012.