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15 U.S.C. § 205

Metric system defined

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 205, Metric system defined, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440264
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The metric system of measurement shall be defined as the International System of Units as established in 1960, and subsequently maintained, by the General Conference of Weights and Measures, and as interpreted or modified for the United States by the Secretary of Commerce.

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