State title

Member State: Portugal

PT - participation

The Portuguese Republic (then the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves) was one of the initial signatories of the Metre Convention (20 May 1875).

It ratified the Convention and became a Member State on 28 June 1876.

Matrix of state by committee

Participation of the NMI/DIs in the CCs

CCAUV

Observer

CCEM

CCL

Observer

CCM

Member

CCPR

CCQM

Member

CCRI

CCT

Member

CCTF

CCU

CIPM MRA State

CIPM MRA

Signatory/NMI

Instituto Português da Qualidade

IPQ

Caparica

Participating in the CIPM MRA since: 14 October 1999

Signed by: Eduardo Manuel de ALMEIDA FARINHA (Vice-President, IPQ)

Designated institute(s)

Instituto Hidrográfico - Laboratório de Química e Poluição do Meio Marinho

For chemistry: sea water, sediments

IH-LQPM

Lisbon

Laboratório de Proteção e Segurança Radiológica, Instituto Superior Técnico

For ionizing radiation

IST-LPSR

Sacavém

Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil - Unidade de Hidráulica Metrológica

For Liquid Flow: Minimum Flow 1439,99 L/h; Maximum Flow 1,22E+06 L/h. For Flow Speed: Minimum Flow 0,05 m/s; Maximum Flow 6 m/s. (from 15 June 2021)

LNEC-UHM

Lisbon

PT - KCDB links

International recognition

CMCs

Comparisons

Asset Publisher

CIPM MRA logo

The following institutes are authorized to use the CIPM MRA logo, for the fields of measurement supported by CMCs published in the KCDB:

IPQ

IST-LPSR

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BIPM services provided

Comparisons piloted by the BIPM

PT - comparisons-piloted-by-the-BIPM

Key comparisons

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Calibration certificates issued by the BIPM

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1 kg stainless steel mass standard, 116478

1 kg stainless steel mass standard, 116477

1 kg stainless steel mass standard, 116476

1 kg stainless steel mass standard, 116475

Ion chamber in Co-60, PTW 30001-1576

1 kg Pt-Ir mass prototype, 69

1 kg Pt-Ir mass prototype, 10

10 kΩ standard resistor, sn J211119030104

10 kΩ standard resistor, sn J207119030104

100 Ω standard resistor, sn A2010804SR102

1 Ω standard resistor, sn 1799595

100 pF Standard Capacitor, sn 01431

10 pF Standard Capacitor, sn 01305

1 pF Standard Capacitor, sn 01568

10 kΩ standard resistor, No. J2-207119030104

1 Ω standard resistor, No. 1799595

Ionization chamber PTW TM 34069, No. 163, in mammography x-rays

Ionization chamber PTW TM30001, No. 1576, in a ⁶⁰Co gamma-ray beam

10 000 Ω resistance standard, ESI type SR104, No. J207119030104

1 Ω resistance standard, Leeds and Northrup type 4210, No. 1799595

10 pF capacitance standard, Andeen-Hagerling model AH11A, No. 01305

10 000 Ω resistance standard, ESI type SR104, No. J207 119 030 104

1 Ω resistance standard, Leeds and Northrup type 4210, No. 1799595

10 pF capacitance standard, Andeen-Hagerling AH11A, No. 01305

1 kg mass standard in stainless steel, No. 116478

1 kg mass standard in stainless steel, No. 116476

1 kg mass standard in stainless steel, No. 116475

CBKT

Participation in the BIPM CBKT programme

KCDB 2.0 – Comparisons (2025)

KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers (2024)

KCDB 2.0 – Comparisons (2024)

KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers (2022)

KCDB 2.0 – Comparisons (2022)

2021 - BIPM-ILAC joint webinar: Mining KCDB 2.0 in the context of accreditation (2021)

KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers (2021)

KCDB 2.0 - CMC Writers (2020)

2019 - Optimizing the CIPM MRA (2019)

Varenna Metrology School (2019)

National institute having sponsored a BIPM CBKT initiative (in full or in part)

No sponsorship yet.