Pariksha SaathiIndia to host the 61st meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) for the first time, in New Delhi on 26-28 October
India will host the 61st meeting of the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) for the first time, in New Delhi from 26 to 28 October 2026, organised by the Department of Consumer Affairs with the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on 19 October. More than 100 international delegates and legal metrology experts are expected. An international seminar on 'Evolutions in Legal Metrology' will be held on 26 October and an OIML Strategy Workshop on 27 October, and CIML members will discuss international recommendations, the OIML Certification System (OIML-CS), digital transformation and capacity building. The CIML is the principal decision-making body guiding the OIML's technical and administrative work. The 60th CIML meeting was held in Paris on 13 and 15 October 2025, with 55 Member States present or represented.
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Learning context
The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) is an intergovernmental treaty organisation that has worked towards a global legal metrology system since 1955. It issues International Recommendations, model regulations for categories of measuring instruments that its Member States are morally obliged to implement as far as possible, and International Documents for guidance. The OIML is an “international standard-setting body” under the World Trade Organization’s Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement, and its office, the BIML, is in Paris.
Reference: OIML, What is the OIML?
Check yourself: which two events accompany the 61st CIML meeting, and on which days?
An international seminar on “Evolutions in Legal Metrology” on 26 October and an OIML Strategy Workshop on 27 October 2026.
Revision task: from this release, note the meeting number, dates and venue, the organisers, the side events and where the 60th meeting was held, and keep them apart from the standing facts about the OIML above.
Test yourself
Which body's 61st meeting will India host for the first time, in New Delhi on 26-28 October 2026?
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Answer: International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML)
The Department of Consumer Affairs is organising the 61st CIML meeting with the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML); it is the first time India hosts it.
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