Questão 2949007

This text refers to questions from 20 through 23.

1 The International Organization of Legal Metrology

(OIML) is an intergovernmental treaty organization whose

membership includes member states, countries which

4 participate actively in technical activities, and corresponding

members, countries which join the OIML as observers. It was

established in 1955 in order to promote the global

7 harmonization of legal metrology procedures. Since that time,

the OIML has developed a worldwide technical structure that

provides its members with metrological guidelines for the

10 elaboration of national and regional requirements concerning

the manufacture and use of measuring instruments for legal

metrology applications.

13 According to 2007 World Bank figures, OIML

members cover in total an astounding 86% of the world’s

population and 96% of its economy.

16 Legal metrology comprises all activities for which

legal requirements are prescribed on measurement, units of

measurement, measuring instruments and methods of

19 measurement, these activities being performed by or on

behalf of governmental authorities, in order to ensure an

appropriate level of credibility of measurement results in the

22 national regulatory environment.

It applies not only to trading parties, but also to the

protection of individuals and society as a whole (e.g. law

25 enforcement, health and safety measurements).

Legal metrology generally includes provisions

related to units of measurement, to measurement results (e.g.

28 prepackages) and to measuring instruments. These provisions

cover the legal obligations related to the measurement results

and the measuring instruments, as well as the legal control

31 which is performed by or on behalf of the government.

The OIML develops model regulations, international

recommendations, which provide members with an

34 internationally agreed-upon basis for the establishment of

national legislation on various categories of measuring

instruments. Given the increasing national implementation of

37 OIML guidelines, more and more manufacturers are referring

to OIML international recommendations to ensure that their

products meet international specifications for metrological

40 performance and testing.

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It is correct to conclude from the text that