Units of measurement

Public consultation - Update for units of measurement directive

The use of units of measurement is prescribed in the European Union by means of Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979. Last updated in 1999, the Commission services solicited views on a further update of the directive.

• Council Directive 2009/3/EC on Units of measurement [736 KB]
• Legislative Proposal - COM(2007)510 (September 2007)
• Impact Assessment - SEC(2007)1136
• Impact Assessment Summary - SEC(2007)1137
• Report on the public consultation [124 KB] - (June 2007)
• Replies to the Public Consultation - (January-February 2007)
• Commission services working document [65 KB] - (December 2006)

Community legislation in force:

• Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC.