The Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) is a grouping of legal metrology authorities, whose objective is the development of legal metrology and the promotion of free and open trade in the region through the harmonisation and removal of technical or administrative barriers to trade in the field of legal metrology. As one of the regional organisations working in close liaison with the OIML, the APLMF promotes communication and interaction among the legal metrology organisations and seeks harmonisation of legal metrology in the Asia Pacific region.
APMP, APLAC and APLMF are recognized by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), as Specialist Regional Bodies. Specialist Regional Bodies assist the APEC Sub-committee on Standards and Conformance to meet the objective of eliminating technical barriers to trade within the region. APLMF Training and Events
2025 Training Courses APLMF-OIML Training Course on Determining Quantity of Product in Pre-packages in accordance with OIML R 87 2-4 September 2025 Bangkok, Thailand Training objectives: 1. Knowledge Exchange • Participants share practices and the controls in place on the regulation of pre-packaged products in their economies, • understand common challenges and solutions in various jurisdictions in their economies, and • identify the products of common concerns across different regions. 2. Development in Knowledge and Technical Competency • Participants understand and apply sampling methods with tare procedures, • master the theoretical foundations of the metrological requirements, and • learn to interpret average and individual requirements. 3. Enhancement in Practical Skills (hands-on sessions) • Participants practice on liquid products of varying properties (e.g. viscous, mixtures) using different methods, and • practice on drained weights of frozen products referencing the OIML R 87. Organiser: Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Supporting organisations: International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) Department of Internal Trade (DIT), Ministry of Commerce, Thailand Trainers: Trainers from the Trading Standards, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand:
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Training Venue: Training will be conducted in the meeting room of the Central Bureau of Weights and Measures (CBWM), Department of Internal Trade (DIT), located at the Mueang Nonthaburi District, about 1.5 hours by car from the heart of Bangkok. Please refer to the document for the programme details. Eligible economies for the travel support will be selected based on their membership categories. Interested members are encouraged to submit their registrations by Monday, August, 4th, 2025. If you need a visa to enter Thailand, fill out the attached ‘Visa Assistance Form’ and send it to the host in Thailand by 28 July 2025 (Monday). If you require a visa to enter Thailand, please fill out the Visa Assistance Form and submit it ti the host by Monday, 28 July 2025. Please also submit your Nomination Form to [email protected] by Monday, 28 July 2025. APLMF/OIML Seminar on the OIML Certification System (OIML-CS)
10-12 September 2025 Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China Organizers: 1. Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) and WG-CS (Working Group on OIML-CS), chaired by P.R. China 2. State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), P.R. China Supporting Organizations: 3. International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) 4. National Institute of Metrology (NIM), P.R. China 5. Administration for Market Regulation of Jiangsu Province, P.R. China Trainers/speakers: 1. Mr. Paul Dixon (Assistant Director, BIML) 2. Mr. Alex WINCHESTER (NMI, Australia / Convener, Maintenance Group, OIML-CS / WG-CS member) (TBC) 3. Mr. Marc Schmidt (NMi, Netherlands/Management Committee/MC Chairperson, OIML-CS) 4. Ms. CAI Changqing (NIM, China / Review Committee (RC) member, OIML-CS / WG-CS member) 5. Dr. WANG Jian (OIML-CS expert, China) 6. Dr. ZHONG Ruilin (OIML-CS expert, China) 7. Mr. ZHOU Shaoyuan (OIML-CS expert, China) Please refer to the document for the programme details. Eligible economies for the travel support will be selected based on their membership categories. Interested members are encouraged to submit their registrations by Friday, 18 July 2025. If you require a visa to enter China, please fill out the section labelled "Visa Information" at the bottom of the Registration Form and submit it along with your Nomination Form to [email protected] by 11 July 2025. APLMF/MEDEA Training Course on Rice Moisture Measurement
25-28 February 2025 Bandung, Indonesia Organizer: Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Supporting Organizations: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany Directorate of Metrology (DoM), Ministry of Trade, Indonesia Venues: (A) Hotel De Java, Bandung, Jl. Sukajadi No. 148-150, Pasteur, Kec Sukajadi, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40162, Indonesia https://dejavahotel.com (Day 1) (B) Directorate of Metrology (DoM), Jalan Pasteur No. 27, Bandung (Days 2 and 3) Rooms used in the DoM: Patron Meeting Room, Moisture Meter Laboratory, Climatic, and EMC Laboratory (C) BULOG Public Corporation (Indonesia Logistics Bureau) in Karawang City (Day 4) Trainers: Ms Haslina ABDUL KADIR, WG-QMAP Chair/NMIM, SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia Mr Zarismail ABD RAHMAN, SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia Ms Eri WIJAYANTI, Mr Nugroho Budi WIDODO, Ms Luthfiana Asry AYUNI, Mr Hargho Mahatma WADY, and Mr Viqi Bhagaskara KRESNA, DoM, Indonesia Mr Ryosuke TAKAHASHI Kett Electric Laboratory Co Ltd, Japan Mr CHUA Yong Hwee, Director, Business Development, Global Instruments Pte Ltd, Singapore (a local representative of Kett) Laboratory and Research Section, Kett Electric Laboratory Co. Ltd., Japan (attend/support online) Coordinator: Dr Tsuyoshi MATSUMOTO, APLMF Training Coordinator/Kett Electric Laboratory Co Ltd, Japan Please refer to the document for the programme details. APLMF Training Course on Verification of Petroleum Fuel Dispensers
1-3 April 2025 Pattaya City, Thailand Organized by: Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Supported by: Department of Internal Trade (DIT), Ministry of Commerce, Thailand Venues: (A) Mytt Hotel, Pattaya City, Thailand (Days 1 and 3) (B) Petrol Station (TBC), Chonburi Province, Thailand (Days 1 to 3) Accommodation: The Mytt hotel is the venue for the morning session of the 1st of April, and for the afternoon session of the 3rd of April. Trainers and participants are recommended to stay there during the training period, including the preparation period of 30th-31st March. The lowest price that the hotel offers is THB 3,800 (approximately USD 112 per night per room for both double and single rooms. To get this rate, please reserve the room using the following link and input code: APLMF https://reservation.mytthotel.com/propertyibe2/rates?propertyId=922&onlineId=4&checkin=2025-03-31&checkout=2025-04-01&numofadult=2&numofchild=0&numofroom=1&accesscode=APLMF Coordinators:
Dr Greg HARRINGTON, WG-MF Chair/National Metrology Institute (NMI), Australia Dr Tsuyoshi MATSUMOTO, APLMF Training Coordinator/Kett Electric Laboratory Co Ltd, Japan Trainers: Mr Matthew LUX, Expert retired from National Metrology Institute (NMI), Australia Mr Nopporn CHOOPOL, Central Bureau of Weights and Measures (CBWM), DIT, Thailand Dr Matana MEKTRONG, New Era Innovation Co., Ltd., Thailand Please refer to the document for details. 2024 Training Courses and Events
APLMF/MEDEA Training Course on Verification and Type Approval for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) on 12-13 September 2024 Organizer: Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Supporting Organizations: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany National Institute of Metrology, PR China (NIM) Hangzhou Institute of Quality & Metrology, Zhejiang, PR China National Measurement Institute, Australia (NMIA) Organizer: Mr. Wang Lei, NIM, PR China Trainers: Dr. Huang Hongtao, NIM, PR China Mr. Fan Junjie, Hangzhou Institute of Quality & Metrology, Zhejiang, PR China Mr. Chris Jarrett, NMIA, Australia Please refer to the document for details of the Webinar. APLMF-APMP Training Course on Sphygmomanometers 9-11 July 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand Organized by: Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) and Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) Supported by: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Germany, as the secretariat of the MEDEA Project Hosted by: National Institute of Metrology, Thailand (NIMT) Coordinators: Dr Tsuyoshi MATSUMOTO, APLMF Training Coordinator, Japan Dr DING Xiang, Chair of APLMF WG-MM (Working Group on Medical Measurement), National Institute of Metrology (NIM), the People’s Republic of China Trainers: Mr WU Siqi, Center for Medical Metrology, National Institute of Metrology (NIM), the People’s Republic of China Dr Il DOH, Chair of APMP MMFG (Medical Measurement Focus Group), Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), the Republic of Korea 2023 Training Courses and Events
APLMF-APMP Joint Webinar on Metrology for Health 16 November 2023 (Online) Invitation Brochure You can view the video recording of the webinar here. Presentations during the webinar: Research on testing the metrological performance of blood pressure simulator by Mr Zhongli Zhang, SIMT, PR China & OIML TC18/SC1 Secretariat Measurement standards for non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitoring devices by Dr Il Doh, KRISS, Rep. Korea The current situation of clinical thermometers in legal metrology by Mr Rafael Feldmann Farias, INMETRO, Brazil Usage of infrared body temperature thermometers and its calibration in PR China by Ms Chengyu Bai, NIM, PR China Outline of OIML R 145 and the revision procedure in TC18 by Dr Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, APLMF Training Coordinator, Japan Research on the metrological technology of tonometers at NIM by Ms Ruidan Xue, NIM, PR China News Feed |
The 32nd APLMF Forum and Working Group Meetings will be held at Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Tower, Bandung, Indoneisa from 5-7 November 2024.
Online registration for the meetings and events is open now. Members are encouraged to register early to enable the host to make logistics arrangements. Please register HERE. Information on the meetings will be updated on the meeting page. 
The 31st APLMF Forum and Working Group Meetings 2024 were held from 6th to 8th November, 2024 at The Grand Hotel Taipei, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei.
Information on the meetings are available on the meeting page. 
The 30th APLMF Forum Meeting 2023 was held in Bohol, Philippines from 8th-10th November 2023.
Please click here to visit the meeting page for more details. 
The 29th APMLF Online Forum was held on 1st -2nd November 2022. View the informative presentations on these two days below: www.aplmf.org/29th-online-meeting-documents.html The 28th APMLF Online Forum was held on 1st -2nd November 2021 - view the interesting topics and informative presentations on these days at the following link: www.aplmf.org/28th-online-meeting-documents.html The 27th APMLF Legal Metrology Forum Online held in December 2020 - view these interesting and informative presentations 26th APMLF Legal Metrology Forum Highlights Video
Celebrating 25 Years: 1994 - 201825th APLMF Forum and Working Group Meetings HighlightsThe 25th APLMF Forum and Working Group Meetings were held from Wednesday the 7th to Friday the 9th of November 2018 in Christchurch, New Zealand. During the meetings, a number of topics including the annual reports from the APLMF Working Groups, APLMF President and Secretariat, planning APLMF future activities and the cooperation among APLMF, international and regional metrology organisations were addressed. You can find all the reports and presentations on the 25th Forum and Working Group Meetings Homepage.
OIML Certificate SystemsThe OIML-CS is a system for issuing, registering and using OIML Certificates and their associated OIML type evaluation/test reports for types of measuring instruments (including families of measuring instruments, modules, or families of modules), based on the requirements of OIML Recommendations.
The aim of the Metrology Asia Pacific webportal is to improve the sharing of information resources between member economies of Asia-Pacific Metrology Programme (APMP) and APLMF to enable them to increase awareness of the importance of metrology with consumers, industry, other regulators and government.
It provides access to resources that meet multiple needs for communication and engagement with stakeholders on issues. Examples like case studies and policy briefs (which you can find on the webportal) help to communicate to both metrologist and non-metrologist. Please visit the website at https://metrologyasiapacific.com/ |