EURAMET (European Association of National Metrology Institutes, previously known as EUROMET, the European Collaboration in Measurement Standards) is a collaborative alliance of national

metrological Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in Fr ...

organizations from member states of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...

(EU) and of the

European Free Trade Association The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The organization operates in parallel with the European U ...

(EFTA) whose purpose is to achieve higher efficiency by co-ordinating and sharing metrological activities and services. EURAMET was established on 11 January 2007 in Berlin. Legally it is a company registered under German law with its offices in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

and on 1 July 2007 took over the role of EUROMET as a Regional Metrology Organisation. EUROMET was created in Madrid, Spain, on 23 September 1987 and became operative on 1 January 1988. Full membership of EURAMET is restricted to national metrology institutes (NMIs) of EU and EFTA member states, well-established NMIs of other European states, and the European Commission's Institute working in the field of Metrology. Associate membership is available for designated metrology institutes from member states and NMIs which, for various reasons, cannot be full members. EURAMET coordinates metrological activity at a European level, liaising with the

International Organization of Legal Metrology The International Organization of Legal Metrology (french: Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale - OIML), is an intergovernmental organisation that was created in 1955 to promote the global harmonisation of the legal metrology procedur ...

and the

International Bureau of Weights and Measures The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (french: Bureau international des poids et mesures, BIPM) is an intergovernmental organisation, through which its 59 member-states act together on measurement standards in four areas: chemistry ...

where appropriate. Amongst its publications are various calibration and technical guides and a booklet on European time zones.

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* {{Official website, www.euramet.org Measurement Standards organizations Organisations based in Braunschweig

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