| COUNTRY |
DATE SIGNED |
TERMINATION DATE |
COMMENTS |
| American Institute in Taiwan/Taiwan |
November 2, 1994 |
indefinite |
Implementing Agreement with the Telecommunications Laboratories (TL) through American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) or (CCNAA) for telecommunications. (ITL) |
| American Institute in Taiwan/Taiwan |
February 16, 2001 |
- |
Implementing Agreement [pdf] between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office for technical cooperation on neutron scattering research. |
| American Institute in Taiwan/Taiwan |
January 2, 1997 |
indefinite |
Cooperative Program in Physical Sciences between the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the U.S. |
| Argentina |
September 30, 2002 |
September 29, 2007 |
MOU [pdf] with the National Institute for Industrial Technology (INTI) of the Secretariat of Industry for cooperation in chemistry, physics, and engineering measurement science. |
| Argentina |
July 21, 2011
|
September 30, 2011
|
MOU [pdf] with Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (ARN) through which ARN will pay NIST for NIST Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program for FY2011. |
| Australia |
December 2, 2009
|
- |
Letter of Agreement [pdf] with the University of Queensland for cooperation in the area of superfluidity and metrology with ring shaped Bose-Einstein condensates.
|
| Australia |
May 25, 2011
|
May 24, 2016
|
MOU [pdf] with the National Measurement Institute of Australia to strengthen relations between parties and to provide framework for cooperation in measurement standards and related basic and applied physical chemical sciences, and other related fields as may be jointly determined. |
| Brazil |
November 20, 2009
|
November 19, 2014
|
MOU [pdf] with the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) technical cooperation in chemical, physical, and engineering measurement sciences and standards related activities.
|
| Brazil |
May 5, 2000 |
May 5, 2010 |
MOU [pdf] with the Instituto de Pesquisas Technologicas (IPT) for technical cooperation in chemistry, physics, and engineering measurement sciences. |
| Canada |
March 23, 1992 |
indefinite |
MOU with the Communication Security Establishment (CSE) in information security. |
| Canada |
May 23, 1992 |
indefinite |
MOU with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) in standards and metrology. |
| Canada |
April 28, 1992 |
indefinite |
MOU with the Canada Treasury Board Secretariat, Administrative Policy Branch in standardization supporting government administration. |
| Canada |
August 9, 1995 |
indefinite |
Implementing Agreement with the Communication Security Establishment (CSE) for cryptographic module validation. |
| Ecuador |
June 10, 1999 |
June 9, 2014 |
MOU with the Ecuadorian Institute Standardization (INEN) for cooperation in chemistry, physics, engineering measurements. |
| Egypt |
December 16, 1996 |
April 21, 2007 |
MOU with the National Institute for Standards (NIS) for cooperation in measurement sciences in chemistry, physics and engineering related to standards and conformity assessment. |
| EURAMET |
February 22, 2008 |
February 21, 2013 |
Collaborative arrangement [pdf] with The European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EUROMET) for cooperation in the fields of metrology and measurement standards. |
| European Community |
December 17, 2007 |
December 16, 2012 |
MOU [pdf] with European Commission's Joint Research Centre Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) for cooperation on scientific research on measurement standards. |
| European Union |
December 14, 2010 |
December 13, 2012 |
MOU [pdf] with the European Union to establish the basis for future collaboration. |
| European Union |
March 2011
|
March 2016
|
MOU [pdf] with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to establish a mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of marine optical radiometry. |
| Finland |
May 30, 2002 |
May 29, 2007 |
MOU [pdf] with the National Technology Agency of the Republic of Finland for cooperation in manufacturing engineering, information technology, materials science, building technology and engineering measurement sciences, standards-related activities and interchange of technical information and experiences. |
| France |
October 5, 2009 |
- |
Statement of Intent [pdf] with University of Clermont-Ferrand II to encourage academic exchange and cooperation between the participating institutions. |
| France |
November 4, 2009
|
November 3, 2014
|
Statement of Intent [pdf] with Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment on fire research activities.
|
| France |
November 4, 2009
|
November 3, 2014
|
Statement of Intent [pdf] with Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees (LCPC).
|
| Germany |
March 27, 1995
|
indefinite |
Statement of Intent on recognition of traceability of measurement standards with the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). |
| Germany |
May 12, 2000 |
May 11, 2010 |
MOU [pdf] | Extension [pdf] with Physikalish-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Bundesanstalt fur Materialforshung und-Prufung (BAM) for scientific and technical cooperation in chemistry, physics and engineering measurement sciences, materials technology, standards-related activities and the interchange of technical information and experiences. |
| Germany |
May 25, 2011 |
May 24, 2016 |
MOU [pdf] with PTB and BAM to provide a mechanism for scientific and technical cooperation in chemistry, physics, and engineering measurement sciences; materials technology; standards related activities; and the interchange of technical information. |
| Hong Kong |
May 14, 2010 |
May 13, 2015 |
MOU [pdf] with the University of Hong Kong to establish a collaborative research partnership for research postgraduate students. |
| Japan |
February 7, 2012 |
February 6, 2017 |
MOU [pdf] with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) to promote cooperation in research and education in all fields of common interest such as Cyber-Physical Data Cloud and Network Security.
Image of Signing |
| Japan |
December 3, 2011
|
December 2, 2015
|
State of Intent [pdf]with the Japan Association for Science and Engineering (JAFSE) to open a dialogue for new research collaborations. |
| Japan |
December 4, 2009
|
March 31, 2012
|
Research Agreement [pdf] with Building Research Institute of rexperimental research on spread of fire to adjacent residential area caused by firebrands from burning residential buildings.
|
| Japan |
May 4, 2009 |
May 3, 2014 |
MOU [pdf] with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) for cooperation on research and development in support of technical standards.
Photos of MOU Signing |
| Japan |
November 30, 2007 |
November 29, 2012 |
International Agreement [pdf] with the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) related to single electron tunneling devices. |
| Japan |
January 30, 2003 |
January 29, 2008 |
Cooperation Agreement [pdf] with the National Institute for Materials Science of Japan concerning technical cooperation in the fields of materials science and engineering mesurement sciences. |
| Japan |
July 17, 2001 |
February 6, 2011 |
Cooperation Agreement [pdf] | Renewal [pdf] with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology for cooperation in the fields of measurement standards. |
| Japan |
May 12, 2011
|
May 11, 2013
|
MOU [pdf] with The General incorporated Foundation VCCI Council for cooperation relating to Accreditation and Registration of Electromagnetic Environment Testing Laboratories. |
| Japan |
June 9, 2011
|
-
|
Letter of Intent [pdf] with AIST on "Research and Development on Standards for Emerging Technologies". |
| Korea |
June 15, 2010 |
June 14, 2015 |
Cooperation Agreement [pdf] with the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science concerning technical cooperation in measurement sciences. |
| Korea |
April 15, 2003 |
April 14, 2008 |
Cooperation Agreement with the Korean Institute of Machinery and Material (KIMM) concerning technical cooperation in fire research. |
| Korea |
April 1, 2000 |
March 31, 2010 |
MOU | Extension [pdf] with the Korean Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) for cooperation in chemistry, physics, and engineering measurement sciences. |
|
Mexico
|
October 27, 2010 |
October 26, 2020 |
Agreement [pdf] with the Secretary of Economy, the National Council of Science and Technology, and the National Center for Metrology concerning technical cooperation in chemical, physical, and engineering measurement sciences, standards related acitivities and exchange of technical information. |
| Mexico |
December 4, 1996 |
January 20, 2007 |
Implementing Agreement (1996) [pdf] | (Extension (2002) [pdf])with the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT), the Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development (SECOFI) and the National Center for Metrology (CENAM) for cooperation in chemistry, physics, engineering measurement sciences, and standards related activities.
|
| Mexico |
July 13, 1999
|
January 20, 2007 |
|
| Netherlands |
November 29, 2012 |
- |
MOU [pdf] with the Netherlands Forensic Institute to mutually collaborate in the area of forensic science, research and development. |
| People's Republic of China |
September 28, 2012 |
September 27, 2017 |
Implementing Agreement [pdf] with the National Institute of Metrology of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to provide a mechanism to enhance the mutually beneficial cooperation in measurement standards areas that address national priorities. |
| People's Republic of China |
May 8, 2012
|
May 7, 2017
|
Statement of Intent [pdf] with the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science for cooperation on the International Joint Research Center for the studey of Large-scale Fires. |
| People's Republic of China |
March 7, 2012 |
March 6, 2017 |
Statement of Intent [pdf] with the National Institute of Metrology (NIM) to foster joint efforts, including information exchange and apporpriate staffing exchanges. |
| People's Republic of China |
November 10, 2010 |
November 9, 2015 |
Protocol [pdf] with the Chinese Academy of Sciences on cooperation in the fields of chemistry, physics, materials, and engineering measurement sciences. |
People's Republic of China
|
October 16, 2009
|
October 15, 2014
|
Protocol [pdf] with the China Earthquake Administration and National Natural Science Foundation concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earthquake and volcano sciences.
|
| People's Republic of China |
November 17, 2008 |
- |
Statement of Intent [pdf] with the National Institute of Metrology (NIM) for cooperation in metrology. |
| People's Republic of China |
September 17, 2007 |
- |
Statement of Intent [pdf] with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Institute of Chemistry for a coopeartive program in building materials composites at NIST/BFRL and CAS. |
| People's Republic of China |
September 18, 2007 |
- |
Statement of Intent [pdf] with Tianjin Fire Research Institute (TFRI) for a cooperative program in building fire fighting technologies at NIST/BFRL and TFRI. |
| People's Republic of China |
September 12, 2007 |
- |
Statement of Intent [pdf] with the National Institute of Metrology (NIM) to pursue joint efforts to promote programs at NIST/EEEL and NIM. |
| People's Republic of China |
December 9, 2003 |
December 8, 2008 |
Protocol [pdf] between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China on cooperation in the fields of metrology and standards. |
| People's Republic of China |
June 1, 2007 |
- |
Implementing Agreement [pdf] with the Standardization Administration China of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (SAC) to provide a mechanism for cooperation in documentary standards. |
| People's Republic of China |
June 5, 2008 |
June 4, 2013 |
Cooperation Agreement [pdf] with the College of Civil Engineering of Hunan University and the Building and Fire Research Laboratory of NIST on cooperative research activities related to robustness and progressive collapse resistance of structures. |
| People's Republic of China |
November 8, 2006 |
November 7, 2011 |
Agreement on Cooperation [pdf] with the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science on the Study of Fire Safety in Buildings and Industrial Facilities. |
| People's Republic of China |
December 9, 2008 |
December 8, 2013 |
Protocol [pdf] between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the General Administration of Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China on cooperation in the fields of metrology, standards and conformity assessment.
Photo of Signing and Summary
|
| People's Republic of China |
January 1, 2011 |
December 31, 2017 |
Cooperation Agreement [pdf] with the State Key Laboratory of Science on the Study of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface. |
| People's Republic of China |
September 2, 2005 |
September 1, 2010 |
Protocol [pdf] with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on cooperation in the fields of chemistry, physics, materials, and engineering measurement sciences. |
| Russia |
April 13, 2006 |
April 12, 2011 |
MOU [pdf] with the Russian Academy of Sciences for cooperation on chemistry, physics and engineering measurement sciences and standards-related activities. |
| Saudi Arabia |
October 14, 2008
|
October 13 , 2013
|
Cooperation Agreement [pdf] with the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) concerning technical cooperation on standards-related activities. |
| Spain |
October 21, 2008 |
October 20, 2013 |
Cooperation Agreement [pdf] with the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia for cooperation in the fields of high-frequency electrical measurements of dielectric materials. |
| Spain |
September 24, 2009
|
September 13, 2014
|
Coperation Agreement [pdf] with the Excuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieria Informatica (ETSI Informatica) of the Universidad de Malaga concerning technical cooperation in the fields of computer and information security.
|
| Spain |
September 28, 2008 |
- |
Record of Meeting between the Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) and the NIST Technology Innovation Program. |
| United Kingdom |
February 17, 2011 |
February 16, 2016 |
MOU [pdf] between the Health Protection Agency and the Material Measurement Laboratory of NIST. |
| Multilateral |
May 8, 2009 |
May 7, 2011 |
MOU [pdf] between the General Incorporated Foundation VCCI Council and the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program of NIST for cooperation relating to accreditation and registration of electromagnetic environment testing laboratories. |
| Multilateral |
May 15, 1990 |
indefinite |
MOU with six countries to establish COMAR-computer access to Certified Reference Materials (CRM). |
| Multilateral |
May 1, 1992 |
- |
International accord with France, UK, Italy, Canada, Japan, Germany and the EC- VAMAS- for cooperation on materials science. |
| Multilateral |
December 10, 1997
|
indefinite
|
Mutual Recognition Agreement with the Asian Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation. |
| Multilateral |
September 30, 2005 |
September 29, 2010 |
Cooperative Agreement [pdf] with the Standarization and Metrology Organization for the Gulf Cooperation Council for technical cooperation in standards activities to enhance trade. |
| Multilateral |
January 25, 1995 |
indefinite |
MOU with the twenty-seven countries in five regions (NORAMET, CAMET, CARIMET, ANDIMET and SURAMET) of the Interamerican Metrology System. |
| Multilateral |
November 2, 2000 |
- |
Mutual Recognition Arrangement [pdf] with the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) to enhance trade. |
Multilateral
CIPM MRA |
October 14, 1999 |
indefinite |
Mutual Recognition Arrangement between National Metrology Institutes for recognition of National Measurement Standards and of Calibrations, and Measurement Certificates. |
| Regional |
September 20, 2012 |
September 19, 2017 |
State of Technical Cooperation [pdf] between the GSO and the SCO/NIST to establish a framework to pursue cooperation and constructive working relations. |
| Regional |
October 31, 1997 |
- |
Memorandum of Cooperation [pdf] between the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) and the Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) to cover the fields of international and regional metrology and metrology related activities. |
| Regional |
September 10, 1999 |
September 9, 2004 |
Memorandum of Arrangement with NORAMET on Calibration and Measurement Certificates of NMi's. |
