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The International Organisation for Legal Metrology (OIML from the French “Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale”) is housed in a non-descript office in the Rue Turgot in the 9^th arrondissement of Paris and is about 700 metres the from the Gare du Nord. Like the BIPM, the OIML is an inter-governmental organisation which gives its staff quasi-diplomatic status, though, like the BIPM, French nationals pay French income tax. The OIML works closely with BIPM, the International Standards Organization (ISO) and other international bodies in coordinating metrology around the globe, with each organisation having its own specific role.

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