X1ANNEX
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Editorial Information
CHAPTER IIILEGAL UNITS OF MEASUREMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (c)
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QUANTITIES, NAMES OF UNITS, SYMBOLS AND APPROXIMATE VALUES | ||
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 m2 |
acre | 1 ac | = 4 047 m2 |
square yard | 1 sq yd | = 0·8361 m2 |
Volume | ||
fluid ounce | 1 fl oz | = 28·41 × 10-6 m3 |
gill | 1 gill | = 0·1421 × 10-3 m3 |
pint | 1 pt | = 0·5683 × 10-3 m3 |
quart | 1 qt | = 1·137 × 10-3 m3 |
gallon | 1 gal | = 4·546 × 10-3 m3 |
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 × 106 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.
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).