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Chapter III LEGAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (c)X1

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QUANTITIES, NAMES OF UNITS, SYMBOLS AND APPROXIMATE VALUES

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Length
inch 1 in = 2·54 × 10 -2 m
foot 1 ft = 0·3048 m
mile 1 mile = 1 609  m
yard 1 yard = 0·9144 m
Area
square foot 1 sq ft = 0·929 × 10 -1 m 2
acre 1 ac = 4 047  m 2
square yard 1 sq yd = 0·8361 m 2
Volume
fluid ounce 1 fl oz = 28·41 × 10 -6 m 3
gill 1 gill = 0·1421 × 10 -3 m 3
pint 1 pt = 0·5683 × 10 -3 m 3
quart 1 qt = 1·137 × 10 -3 m 3
gallon 1 gal = 4·546 × 10 -3 m 3
Mass
ounce (avoirdupois) 1 oz = 28·35 × 10 -3 kg
troy ounce 1 oz tr = 31·10 × 10 -3 kg
pound 1 lb = 0·4536 kg
Energy
therm 1 therm = 105·506 × 10 6 J

Until the date to be fixed under Article 1 (c), the units listed in Chapter III may be combined with each other or with those in Chapter I to form compound units.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Deleted by Council Directive of 27 November 1989 amending Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement (89/617/EEC).

Editorial notes

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Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the aproximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 39 of 15 February 1980).