# Council Directive of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC (80/181/EEC), Chapter II: LEGAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (b), PERMITTED FOR SPECIFIC USES ONLY

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

Field of application
Unit
Name
Approximate value
Symbol
Road traffic signs, distance and speed measurement
mile
1 mile =
1 609 m
mile
yard
1 yd =
0,9144 m
yd
foot
1 ft =
0,3048 m
ft
inch
1 in =
2,54 × 10 -2 m
in
Dispense of draught beer and cider; milk in returnable containers
pint
1 pt =
0,5683 × 10 -3 m 3
pt
Transaction in precious metals
troy ounce
1 oz tr =
31,10 × 10 -3 kg
oz tr
The units listed in this Chapter may be combined with each other or with those in Chapter I to form compound units.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1980/181/annex/chapter/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1980-181/annex/chapter-II
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