SI Appendix 1 - INTRO

Decisions of the CGPM and the CIPM related to the SI

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This appendix lists those decisions of the CGPM and the CIPM that bear directly upon definitions of the units of the SI, prefixes defined for use as part of the SI, and conventions for the writing of unit symbols and numbers.

The decisions of the CGPM and CIPM are listed below in chronological order, and can be browsed by subject using the left-hand menu.

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CGPM Declaration (1889)

Sanction of the international prototypes of the metre and the kilogram

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1889DECLE

CGPM Declaration 1 (1901)

Declaration concerning the definition of the litre

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1901DECL1E

CGPM Declaration 2 (1901)

Declaration on the unit of mass and on the definition of weight; conventional value of gn

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1901DECL2E

CGPM Resolution 1 (1927)

Definition of the metre by the international Prototype

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1927RES1E

CIPM Resolution 1 (1946)

Definitions of photometric units

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1946RES1E

CIPM Resolution 2 (1946)

Definitions of electric units

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1946RES2E

CIPM Resolution (1948)

Adoption of "degree Celsius"

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1948RESE

CGPM Resolution 3 (1948)

Triple point of water; thermodynamic scale with a single fixed point; unit of quantity of heat (joule)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1948RES3E

CGPM Resolution 6 (1948)

Proposal for establishing a practical system of units of measurement

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1948RES6E

CGPM Resolution 7 (1948)

Writing and printing of unit symbols and of numbers

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1948RES7E

CGPM Resolution 3 (1954)

Definition of the thermodynamic temperature scale

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1954RES3E

CGPM Resolution 4 (1954)

Definition of the standard atmosphere

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1954RES4E

CGPM Resolution 6 (1954)

Practical system of units

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1954RES6E

CIPM Resolution 1 (1956)

Definition of the unit of time (second)

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1956RES1E

CIPM Resolution 3 (1956)

Système International d'Unités

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1956RES3E

CGPM Resolution 6 (1960)

Definition of the metre

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1960RES6E

CGPM Resolution 9 (1960)

Definition of the unit of time (second)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1960RES9E

CGPM Resolution 12 (1960)

Système International d'Unités

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1960RES12E

CGPM Resolution 13 (1960)

Cubic decimetre and litre

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1960RES13E

CIPM Recommendation (1961)

Cubic decimetre and litre

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1961RECE

CIPM Declaration (1964)

Atomic and molecular frequency standards

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1964DECLE

CGPM Resolution 5 (1964)

Atomic standard of frequency

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1964RES5E

CGPM Resolution 6 (1964)

Litre

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1964RES6E

CGPM Resolution 7 (1964)

Curie

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1964RES7E

CGPM Resolution 8 (1964)

SI prefixes femto and atto

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1964RES8E

CGPM Resolution 1 (1967)

SI unit of time (second)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1967RES1E

CIPM Recommendation 2 (1967)

Decimal multiples and submultiples of the unit of mass

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1967REC2E

CGPM Resolution 3 (1967)

SI unit of thermodynamic temperature (kelvin)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1967RES3E

CGPM Resolution 4 (1967)

Definition of the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature (kelvin)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1967RES4E

CGPM Resolution 5 (1967)

SI unit of luminous intensity (candela)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1967RES5E

CGPM Resolution 6 (1967)

SI derived units

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1967RES6E

CGPM Resolution 7 (1967)

Abrogation of earlier decisions (micron, new candle)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1967RES7E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (1969)

Système International d'Unités, Rules for application of Resolution 12 of the 11th CGPM (1960)*

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1969REC1E

CCDS Recommendation 2 (1970)

Definition of TAI

DOI : 10.59161/CCDS1970REC2E

CGPM Resolution 1 (1971)

International Atomic Time, function of CIPM

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1971RES1E

CGPM Resolution 3 (1971)

SI unit of amount of substance (mole)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1971RES3E

CGPM Resolution 2 (1975)

Recommended value for the speed of light

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1975RES2E

CGPM Resolution 5 (1975)

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1975RES5E

CGPM Resolution 8 (1975)

SI units for ionizing radiation: becquerel

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1975RES8E

CGPM Resolution 9 (1975)

SI units for ionizing radiation: gray

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1975RES9E

CGPM Resolution 10 (1975)

SI prefixes peta and exa

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1975RES10E

CGPM Resolution 3 (1979)

SI unit of luminous intensity (candela)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1979RES3E

CGPM Resolution 5 (1979)

Special name for the SI unit of dose equivalent (sievert)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1979RES5E

CGPM Resolution 6 (1979)

Symbols for the litre

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1979RES6E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (1980)

SI supplementary units (radian and steradian)

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1980REC1E

CGPM Resolution 1 (1983)

Definition of the metre

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1983RES1E

CGPM Resolution 2 (1983)

On the realization of the definition of the metre

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1983RES2E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (1984)

Concerning the sievert

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1984REC1E

CGPM Resolution 6 (1987)

Forthcoming adjustment to the representations of the volt and of the ohm

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1987RES6E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (1988)

Representation of the volt by means of the Josephson effect

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1988REC1E

CIPM Recommendation 2 (1988)

Representation of the ohm by means of the quantum Hall effect

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1988REC2E

CIPM Recommendation 5 (1989)

The International Temperature Scale of 1990

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM1989REC5E

CGPM Resolution 4 (1991)

SI prefixes zetta, zepto, yotta and yocto

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1991RES4E

CGPM Resolution 8 (1995)

Elimination of the class of supplementary units in the SI

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1995RES8E

CGPM Resolution 7 (1999)

The definition of the kilogram

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1999RES7E

CGPM Resolution 12 (1999)

Special name for the SI derived unit mole per second, the katal, for the expression of catalytic activity

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM1999RES12E

CIPM Declaration (2001)

"SI units" and "units of the SI"

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2001DECLE

CIPM Recommendation 1 (2002)

Revision of the practical realization of the definition of the metre

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2002REC1E

CIPM Recommendation 2 (2002)

Dose equivalent

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2002REC2E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (2003)

Revision of the Mise en Pratique list of recommended radiations

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2003REC1E

CGPM Resolution 10 (2003)

Symbol for the decimal marker

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2003RES10E

CIPM Recommendation 2 (2005)

Clarification of the definition of the kelvin, unit of thermodynamic temperature

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2005REC2E

CIPM Recommendation 3 (2005)

Revision of the Mise en pratique list of recommended radiations

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2005REC3E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (2006)

Concerning secondary representations of the second

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2006REC1E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (2007)

Revision of the Mise en pratique list of recommended radiations

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2007REC1E

CGPM Resolution 9 (2007)

On the revision of the mise en pratique of the definition of the metre and the development of new optical frequency standards

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2007RES9E

CGPM Resolution 10 (2007)

Clarification of the definition of the kelvin, unit of thermodynamic temperature

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2007RES10E

CGPM Resolution 12 (2007)

On the possible redefinition of certain base units of the International System of Units (SI)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2007RES12E

CIPM Recommendation 2 (2009)

Updates to the list of standard frequencies

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2009REC2E

CGPM Resolution 1 (2011)

On the possible future revision of the International System of Units,the SI

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2011RES1E

CIPM Recommendation 1 (2013)

Updates to the list of standard frequencies

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2013REC1E

CGPM Resolution 1 (2014)

On the future revision of the International System of Units, the SI

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2014RES1E

CIPM Recommendation 2 (2015)

Updates to the list of standard frequencies

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2015REC2E

CIPM Decision 10 (2017)

On progress towards the possible redefinition of the SI

DOI : 10.59161/CIPM2017DEC10E

CGPM Resolution 1 (2018)

On the revision of the International System of Units (SI)

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2018RES1E

CGPM Resolution 3 (2022)

On the extension of the range of SI prefixes

DOI : 10.59161/CGPM2022RES3E