commiss recommend februari member state unit measur refer patent convent eec octob council adopt direct eec approxim law member state relat unit measur direct supplement document access european commun kingdom denmark ireland kingdom norwai unit kingdom great britain northern ireland account unit quot imperi system quot offici unit kingdom ireland aim direct clarifi simplifi question unit measur prescrib unit intern system si unit defin gener confer weight measur cgpm set metr convent sign pari member state parti council decis prescrib si system extrem import enlarg commun origin member state quot metric quot state system unit quot metric system quot system centimetr gramm system metr tonn kf system metr kilogramm forc system metr kilogramm lastli giorgi system metr kilogramm amper final led unit present intern system recogn world system prescrib direct gener confer weight measur confirm recogn consist intern system si council european commun propos commiss decid adopt system unit make mandatori offici unit deriv system obtain combin base unit numer factor differ greatli practic system unit direct amend document access lai procedur stage gradual elimin si unit unit british imperi system intend result sole unit belong intern system member state commun scope direct shown articl oblig si unit relat quot measur instrument measur made indic quantiti express unit econom public health public safeti administr purpos quot articl field cover air sea transport rail traffic oj oj octob munich member state commun number member state sign convent grant european patent document annex thereto includ implement regul aim convent improv protect patent mean common procedur grant patent part iii convent chapter thereof govern fill requir european patent applic articl part iii implement regul patent cooper treati sign supplement provis detail rule scope direct unit measur european patent applic document patent cover direct mean member state requir si unit document relat patent rule implement regul convent lead interpret word quot unit weight measur express term metric system system express term metric system temperatur express degre celsiu system express degre celsiu densiti express metric unit physic valu unit recogn intern practic mathemat formula symbol gener chemic formula symbol atom weight molecular formula gener emploi gener made technic term sign symbol gener accept field question quot text clear point mention text quot mention quot metric system quot numer quot metric system quot rule outmod comparison intern decis gener confer weight measur commun direct author si unit rise confus hand draft text intend author unit si system word unsatisfactori refer quot metric system quot insuffici sentenc text requir metric system unit hand mention temperatur densiti text state quot physic valu unit recogn intern practic quot passag inconsist quot unit recogn intern practic quot quot metric system quot consid text equival express mean quot si unit quot passag regard refer unit si countri vagu word quot unit recogn intern practic quot justifi interpret contrari sentenc text inconsist direct unit measur french text state temperatur express quot degre centigrad quot german english text express quot celsiu quot term recogn internation includ french speak countri attent drawn incorrect natur term french pointless restrict degre celsiu kelvin permit si system prefer deal low temperatur variat text languag avoid pursuanc articl convent english french german text equal authent sentenc quot densiti express metric unit quot incorrect scientif point view quot densiti quot simpl ratio mass dimens express system unit short word paragraph patent convent lead difficulti interpret applic scientif term unsatisfactori import attribut problem patent convent draft essenti secur uniform applic rule form subject common interpret subsequ word improv ii regard forego consider pursuant provis treati establish european econom commun articl thereof commiss recommend member state issu joint statement interpret declar appli rule implement regul convent grant european patent sign munich octob accord result work gener confer weight measur defin intern system unit measur includ endeavour secur adopt posit contract parti convent grant european patent brussel februari commiss finn gundelach member commiss