Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum Committee on Trade and Investment Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance Handbook on Traceability in Legal Metrology March 2004 APEC Project CTI 25/2003T APLMF Symposium on Traceability in Legal Metrology Prepared by: Secretariat Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum NMIJ/AIST Tsukuba Central 3-9 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8563, Japan Tel: (81) 29 861 4362 Fax: (81) 29 861 4393 Email:
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[email protected] Website: www.apec.org © 2004 APEC Secretariat APEC#204-CT-01.4 ISBN 4-9901968-0-5 Contents Page I. Foreword Akira Ooiwa (APLMF President, Japan) 1 II. Opening Address John Birch AM (Former APLMF President, Australia) 3 1. Accreditation and Traceability in Legal Metrology Seta Katuo (NITE, Japan) 5 2. Uncertainty Analysis and Quality Control of Measuring Instruments Akira Ooiwa (NMIJ, Japan) 19 3. Uncertainty in Legal Metrology Jong Oh Choi (KRISS, Republic of Korea) 29 4. Legal Metrology in Toy Testing for Safety Foo-wing Lee, Yiu-chung Yip, and Wai-hong Fung (Government Laboratory, Hong Kong China) 47 5. Traceability of Analytical Measurement in Chemistry and CRMs-related Activities in China Yu Yadong (NRCCRM, People’s Republic of China) 61 6. Mutual Recognition Arrangement by the CIPM for Establishing Global Traceability of Measurement - its Role and Mechanism - Kozo Iizuka (JAMP, Japan) 81 7. Practical Ways in Establishing Traceability in Chemical and Other Measurements Yoshito Mitani (CENAM, Mexico) 93 8.