A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Cobdenia
Description: The United Nations,
REALISING that lack of weight and measurement standardisation is a major concern for importers and exporters,
FURTHER REALISING that such a lack of standisation can impede the flow of scientific research,
BELIEVING, therefore, that a standard for weights and measurements is required,
UNDERSTANDING, however, that one system of measurement, whilst appropriate in some circumstances, may be inappropriate and otherwise unusable in other circumstances,
FURTHER UNDERSTANDING that other measurement systems may be of cultural signifigance for certain member states,
The United Nations, hereby:
1) ESTABLISHES the Bureau of Measurements and Weights (BMW),
2) COMMISIONS the BMW to create a standard for all weights and measurements, and warrants the BMW to decide which unit is to be used under what circumstances. This will include, but is not limited to:
a) Metric weights and measures for use on consumer products, scientific calculations (where appropriate), and roadway signage;
The Parsec and related measures for astrophysical calculations (where appropriate); c) The Nautical Mile and related measures for aerial and nautical navigational (where appropriate)
d) Bits, octets, bytes and related units for electrical information storage
e) Other measurements systems for other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the BMW
3) MANDATES that all labelling, roadsigns, scientific papers, navigation charts, and other items requiring notation of this ilk, display the unit system as deemed appropriate for said item by the BMW clearly. This does not preclude the use of alternative measurements on such items as long as the BMW sanctioned unit is also displayed,
4) FURTHER ENCOURAGES that the measurement system(s) as authorised by the BMW be used primarily in educational instruction to encourage familiarity, but not precluding the teaching of other systems should a nation deem it necessary
Votes For: 3,500
Votes Against: 940
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Voting Ends: Fri Mar 21 2008