# Decision No 555/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the participation of the Union in a European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) jointly undertaken by several Member States (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1: EMPIR may support the following indirect actions in the area of joint research and technological development:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1.1. scientific-technical actions supporting fundamental scientific metrology laying the basis for all successive steps including applied metrology research and development and metrology-related services;
1.2. metrology research to provide solutions for societal challenges focusing on contributions to energy, environment and health;
1.3. research in order to develop novel measurement instrumentation aiming at industrial take-up of metrological technologies to stimulate innovation in industry;
1.4. pre-normative and co-normative metrology research and development for priority documentary standards aiming to use the expertise of metrology institutes of the Participating States to support policy implementation and accelerate innovative products and services to market;
1.5. metrology capacity-building activities on different technological levels aiming to achieve a balanced and integrated metrology system in the Participating States, and enabling them to develop their scientific and technical capabilities in metrology.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/555/annex/II/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-555/annex-II/division-1
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