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| Abbreviation | CIE |
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| Formation | 1913; 113 years ago (1913) |
| Type | INGO |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English, French, German |
President | Jennifer Veitch |
| Website | cie |

TheInternational Commission on Illumination (abbreviatedCIE for its French name,Commission internationale de l'éclairage, buthistorically abbreviatedICI in English[citation needed]) is the international authority onlight,illumination,colour, andcolour spaces. It was established in 1913 as a successor to theCommission Internationale de Photométrie, which was founded in 1900. It is based inVienna, Austria.
The CIE has six active divisions,[1] each of which establishes technical committees[2] to carry out its program:
Two divisions are no longer active.
The President of the CIE as of 2026[update] is Jennifer Veitch from Canada.[11]
CIE publishes Technical Reports (TRs), International Standards (ISs) and Technical Notes (TNs). International Standards (ISs) are often further developed as dual standards with theISO orIEC.[12]
