In application of the provisions of this Resolution, the words and expressions set forth herein shall bear the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context otherwise requires:
Ministry: Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.
Minister: Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.
Competent Authority: The federal and local government authority in the State that falls within its jurisdiction to implement any of the provisions of this Resolution.
Legal Measurement Units: Units of measurement that shall be used exclusively in the specific fields according to the legislation in force in the state.
Prefix: A letter or group of letters before a word that partly indicates meaning (such as Milli, kilo, mega).
Legal Measurement Instrument: A measuring instrument used in trading, or which, in some form or other, affects the health and safety of individuals or the environment as a result of not being given correct indicators.
General Conference on Weights and Measures: An intergovernmental organisation established in 1875 under the terms of the Metre Convention, through which member states work together on matters relating to metrology and measurement standards. It consists of delegates from the governments of member states and observers from affiliated countries.
International System of Units (SI): An interconnected system of units based on the International System of Quantities, the names, symbols, and prefixes of its units, as well as rules for use thereof, have been approved by the General Conference on Weights and Measures.
Base Units: The legal measurement units approved by the General Conference on Weights and Measures, as units that are dimensionally independent of each other.
Derived Units: Legal measurement units established as products of powers of base units, in accordance with the algebraic relationships governing the associated quantities.
 

1. The provisions of this resolution shall apply to legal units of measurement, symbols and prefixes thereof used in the following areas:
    a. Legal Measurement Instruments.
    b. Pre-packaged packages.
    c. Trading.
    d. Legal inspections and measurements.
    e. Health, Safety and Environment Fields.
    f. Advertisements, publications, books, magazines, and all advertising and media means.
    g. Contracts and official documents issued by public and private official entities.
2. The following areas shall be exempted from the use of legal measurement units, symbols and prefixes thereof:
    a. Conversion tables between different measurement units.
    b. Special uses related to military and security fields.
    c. Documents, contracts and properties in which international treaties and agreements binding on the State require the use of other measurement units.
d. Goods and services related to export or documents and publications intended for use in other countries use different measurement units.
    e. Areas of scientific research.
    f. Any measurement units referred to for historical purposes.
    g. Special uses that require the use of non-legal measurement units (such as tire pressure gauges in psi and aviation inch length gauges) provided that they shall be determined with the legal equivalents thereof.

The Ministry shall bear responsibility for implementing and supervising the requirements of this resolution in collaboration with the authorities authorised to carry out metrological control within the State, as well as with the competent authorities, scientific institutes, and universities. For this purpose, it may take the necessary decisions and procedures to ensure implementation thereof.

1. The legal measurement units adopted by the state and prefixes thereof consist of the following:
    a. The base units shown in Table (1) attached hereto.
    b. Derived units, divided into the following groups:
        1. Derived measurement units based on the use of only the base units shown in Table (2) attached hereto.
        2. The measurement units with special names and symbols shown in Table (3) attached hereto.
        3. Derived measurement units whose names and symbols contain derived units with special names and symbols shown in Table (4) attached hereto.
        4. The non-dimensional derived measurement units shown in Table (5) attached hereto.
        5. Prefixes of measurement units shown in Table (6) attached hereto.
2. The legal measurement units accepted for use outside the International System of Units are as follows:
    a. The measurement units accepted due to the frequent use thereof, shown in Table (7) attached hereto.
    b. Acceptable measurement units, which are not permitted to be used outside the topics specified therefor, as shown in Table (8) attached hereto.
    c. The currently accepted units of measurement outside the SI within specific topics, the values of which have been determined by practical experience, and which shall be discontinued in the event of international adoption of alternative units for the fields included and shown in Table (9) attached hereto.
3. The measurement units listed in Table (10) attached hereto shall be discontinued, and any person who uses them shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Article (6) of this resolution.
4. The use and notation of prefixes, symbols, quantities, units, and measurement results shall conform to the recommendations of the General Conference on Weights and Measures, as well as the mandatory technical regulations issued in this regard. They shall be presented in the correct form, size, and location, ensuring accuracy and preventing any errors or misleading representations
5. In educational contexts, reference may be made to certain measurement units outside the SI, whether historical or currently in use, for the purpose of understanding the evolution of the science of measurement.
 

1. These are measurement units not recognised internationally, whose use is restricted to within the State for resolving local disputes, if they arise. Use thereof shall be exclusively verbal, and such units may possess different values and symbols outside the State.
2. It is prohibited to use the local units of measurement specified in Table (11) attached hereto. The units of measurement referred to shall be replaced according to the conversion factors mentioned in the same table.
 

1. To safeguard the public interest, the Ministry may take such actions as it deems appropriate in cases that cannot be addressed under the provisions of this Resolution, or in the event of a dispute regarding its interpretation or application. The Ministry may rely on prevailing international practices in this domain as a basis for the resolutions thereof.
2. The Minister shall have the authority to add or cancel any legal measurement units or to amend any of the tables attached hereto in response to scientific or technical developments, whether global or local, as required by the public interest. 
3. In the event of a violation of the provisions of this resolution, the administrative penalties stipulated in Cabinet Resolution No. (64) of 2022 regarding the National Measurement System shall be applied.
 

The Minister, in coordination with the competent authority, shall issue the Resolutions necessary to apply the provisions of this Resolution.

Any provision that violates or contradicts the provisions of this Resolution shall be repealed.

This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall be enforced after (30) thirty days as of the date of its publication.