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International traceability to the SI is increasingly demanded for measurements in chemistry. These concern measurements made not only for industrial chemical manufacturing but also for checking the safety of a wide range of food and agricultural products, for environmental protection, for medicine, as well as for a multitude of regulatory purposes. This article outlines the role that the Comité Consultatif pour la Quantité de Matière (CCQM) can play in establishing traceability at the highest level for such measurements. A brief account is given of the actions taken so far by the Committee. These include the precise description of primary methods, the meaning of traceability for measurements in chemistry and the organization of some key international comparisons designed to test the procedures drawn up to guide them. Plans for future work are described. |
