Metre Convention
The organization set up by the treaty was the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Its French name is Bureau international des poids et mesures. Its abbreviation is BIPM. The BIPM has its headquarters at the Pavillon de Breteuil, Sèvres, France (close to Paris).  About 70 people work at the BIPM. The budget for 2013 was over €10 million ($12 million).