International Bureau of Weights and Measures
| Bureau International des Poids et Mesures | |
Pavillon de Breteuil in 2017 | |
| Abbreviation | BIPM (from French name) |
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| Formation | 20 May 1875 |
| Type | Intergovernmental |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 48°49′45.55″N 2°13′12.64″E / 48.8293194°N 2.2201778°E |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | 64 member states 37 associate states (see the list) |
Official language | French • English |
Director | Martin Milton |
| Website | www |
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (French: Bureau international des poids et mesures, BIPM) is an intergovernmental organisation, through which its 64 member-states act on measurement standards in areas including chemistry, ionising radiation, physical metrology, as well as the International System of Units (SI) and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). It is headquartered in the Pavillon de Breteuil in Saint-Cloud, near Paris, France. The organisation has been referred to as IBWM (from its name in English) in older literature.