---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1511.8"
title: "16"
number: "1511.8"
heading: "Metric references."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1511.8"
---

# §1511.8. Metric references.


For purposes of compliance with the test procedure prescribed by this [§ 500.46](/cfr/16/500.46.md), the English figures shall be used. The metric approximations are provided in parentheses for convenience and information only.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 2(f)(1)(D), (q)(1)(A), (s), 3(e)(1), 74 Stat. 372, 374, 375, as amended 80 Stat. 1304-05, 83 Stat. 187-89; 15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 33279, June 30, 1977, unless otherwise noted.