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| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Units of Measure Directive |
|---|---|
| Made by | European Council |
| Made under | Art. 100 |
| Journal reference | N C 78, 2 February 1971, P 53 |
| History | |
| Date made | 18 October 1971 |
| Entry into force | 18 April 1973 |
| Other legislation | |
| Replaced by | 80/181/EEC |
| Repealed | |
| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Units of Measure Directive |
|---|---|
| Made by | European Council |
| Made under | Art. 100 |
| Journal reference | L39, 15 February 1980, p. 40–50 |
| History | |
| Date made | 20 December 1979 |
| Entry into force | 21 December 1979 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | see text |
| Current legislation | |
As of 2009, the European Union had issued two units of measurement directives. In 1971, it issued Directive 71/354/EEC,[1] which required EU member states to standardise on the International System of Units (SI) rather than use a variety of CGS and MKS units then in use. The second, which replaced the first, was Directive 80/181/EEC, enacted in 1979[2] and later amended several times (in 1984,[3] 1989,[4] 2000[5] and 2009[6]), which issued a number of derogations to the United Kingdom and Ireland based on the former directive.
- ^ "Council Directive 71/354/EEC: On the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement". The Council of the European Communities. 18 October 1971. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ The Council of the European Communities (21 December 1979). "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC". Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ The Council of the European Communities (20 December 1984). "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC". Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ The Council of the European Communities (30 November 1989). "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC". Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ The Council of the European Communities (9 February 2000). "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC". Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ The Council of the European Communities (27 May 2009). "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC". Retrieved 14 September 2009.