46th CIML Meeting — Resolutions (EN)

The Committee approves the minutes of the 45th CIML Meeting with the following modifications: - In 3.1.1, third paragraph on page 28 ("Mr. Issaev agreed ...”), fourth line: replace "Seville" with "Sèvres"; - In 3.1.2.5 (page 33), first line, delete "was"; - Under the heading of 8.1 (page 72), insert a sub-heading "8.1.1-8.1.3 Confirmation of publications" and in the first line, replace "8.1.1 to 8.1.4" with "8.1.1 to 8.1.3"; - 8.1.3 (page 73) to be renumbered "8.1.4".

The Committee notes the report given by its President.

The Committee notes the general report given by the BIML Director and his report on BIML staff matters and expresses its appreciation for the full and clear explanation of the improvements introduced in the operation of the Bureau since he took up his post.

The Committee decides to renew the contract of Willem Kool, BIML Assistant Director, for a five-year term from 1 January 2012.

Instructs its President and the BIML Director to continue to work diligently to resolve all items contained in the audit, to conduct a new audit in 2012 and to report progress at the 47th CIML Meeting.

Approves the 2010 accounts, and

Resolves a) that the funds in the special account of the BIML Translation Center may be used, as necessary, for translation and interpretation activities that are not currently part of the normal operation of the Bureau, in particular: - the translation of documents (with particular priority to translating from English to French to reduce the backlog of Publications into French); - interpretation on an experimental basis at Conferences and Committee Meetings; - converting existing documents of interest to the work of the Organization (minutes and resolutions of past Conferences and Committee Meetings and other relevant documents) into a suitable electronic format; b) to decrease the base contribution for the BIML Translation Center to EUR 200,

The Committee welcomes Zimbabwe and Georgia as new Corresponding Members.

Notes the report of Eberhard Seiler as the Facilitator on Developing Country matters and his recommendation that this role is fundamentally changed, Expresses its appreciation for all the work he has done since his appointment in 2008, and Invites him, in the light of the new OIML Strategy, to continue his contribution to OIML activities related to developing countries.

Approves the Memorandum of Understanding with the IEC,

Welcomes the prospective establishment of a liaison with the Consumer Policy Committee of ISO (ISO/COPOLCO),

The Committee notes the reports of the BIPM, of ILAC and the IAF, and of CECIP on their liaison with the OIML and thanks their respective representatives for their presentations.

Instructs the Bureau to pursue those recommendations and report on the progress at its 47th Meeting, and Invites the RLMOs to take up the recommendations of the Round Table addressed to them.

Acknowledges the new collaboration era at all levels between the OIML and the BIPM and thanks both its President and the BIML Director for their initiatives,

The Committee approves the revision of publication OIML B 15 OIML Strategy, with the following modifications: - in the mission statement, after "recognized" replace "and will" by "for all areas for which governments take responsibility, such as those which"; - in the second line under "objective 5" delete "developing", and

The Committee approves the following Recommendation: - OIML R 35-2 Material measures of length for general use - Part 2: Test methods.

The Committee instructs the BIML to submit the following Draft Recommendations to direct CIML online approval after they have received sufficient support in the preliminary ballot: - Draft Revision of OIML R 126 Evidential breath analyzers; - Draft Revision of OIML R 137 (Parts 1 and 2) Gas meters.

The Committee reassigns the responsibility for the secretariat of TC 8 Measurement of quantities of fluids to Japan.

Approves the following Draft Basic Publications: - Revision of OIML B 3 OIML Basic Certificate System for OIML Type Evaluation of Measuring Instruments; - Revision of OIML B 10-1 and OIML B 10-2 Framework for a Mutual Acceptance Arrangement on OIML Type Evaluations.

Decides that Issuing Participants may request the registration of Manufacturers' Testing Laboratories (MTLs) under a DoMC, provided that the conditions agreed by TC 3/SC 5 and laid down in a respective amendment to, or revision of, OIML B 10 are met, and that after this amendment to, or revision of, OIML B 10, MAA Type Evaluation Reports that contain test results from MTLs may be accepted by Participants on a voluntary basis.

Approves as a new work item for OIML TC 3/SC 5: - the amendment to, or the revision of, OIML B10 Framework for a Mutual Acceptance Arrangement on OIML Type Evaluations (MAA) to include appropriate conditions for the registration of Manufacturers' Testing Laboratories (MTLs) under a DoMC,

Approves the establishment of a new Subcommittee of TC 3, to be titled "Conformity to type", which shall undertake as a work item the development of a guidance document on the "scope for pre-market surveillance activities focused on the conformity assessment of measuring instruments to give assurance that manufactured (or production) instruments meet their approved type", Assigns the responsibility for the Secretariat of the new Subcommittee jointly to New Zealand and the Bureau, Invites the new Subcommittee to take into account: - the information provided at the seminars held in June and October 2011; and - the current programs in the USA and the EU and any best practices identified elsewhere,

Approves, subject to re-titling the proposed "working groups" as "Project Groups" and other necessary editorial changes, the revision of: - OIML B 6-1 Directives for OIML technical work. Part 1: Structures and procedures for the development of OIML publications; and - OIML B 6-2 Directives for OIML technical work. Part 2: Guide to the drafting and presentation of OIML publications,

Resolves a) that new, and revisions of existing OIML Recommendations and Documents should apply the terminology and definitions of the VIM and the VIML without amendment, b) that terms and definitions from international vocabularies from other fields (for instance statistics) may be adapted when the concept that they pertain to in legal metrology is different and that such conceptual differences should be explained in a note, c) that when, in OIML Publications other than Recommendations and Documents, terms and definitions are used that differ from those in the VIM and the VIML, these differences should be indicated in notes, as appropriate,

Thanks Dr. Arnold Leitner for representing the OIML in the CCU (Consultative Committee of Units of the BIPM) over many years, and,

Resolves to request the 14th OIML Conference to approve the following interpretation, applicable to the first paragraph of Article XVII of the OIML Convention: "A colleague' may be: either another CIML Member or someone designated by the absent CIML Member to represent him/her. In the latter case, the representative shall be from the same government or administration as the absent CIML Member and may not represent other CIML Members, i.e. may not receive proxies from other CIML Members".

Instructs the BIML Director to review relevant past decisions and to draft a proposal for a comprehensive policy for dealing with Member States which have not fulfilled their obligation to pay their subscription fees for a number of years,

Requests the 14th Conference to take account of this opinion in the budget for the 2013-2016 budget period.

The Committee approves the Terms of Reference for the Presidential Council and their publication as OIML Basic Publication B 16, with the following amendments: - in the second bullet under "Composition of the Council", replace "represent" with "reflect"; and - after "appointed" insert "in a personal capacity".

The Committee decides to award Prof. Dr. Lev Issaev, its former Member for the Russian Federation, the title of Member of Honor, in recognition of his work for the OIML over a period of more than 30 years.

The Committee thanks Romania for its presentation on the venue for the 14th OIML Conference and the 47th CIML Meeting in 2012.