COGUANOR Kommission für Normung - Guatemala
The Comisión Guatemalteca de Normas (COGUANOR), attached to the Ministry of Economy, was created by Decree No. 1523 of the National Congress in 1962. However, a new Decree No. 78-2005 restricts the main function of COGUANOR to the development of…
NQIS ELOT Griechische Organisation für Standardisierung
In Greece, ELOT is the sole national body responsible for the elaboration, approval, publication and distribution of Hellenic Standards. The elaboration of Standards is entrusted to ELOT’s Technical Committees and Working Groups, in which interested…
GSA Ghanaische Behörde für Standardisierung
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) was established by the Standards Decree, 1973 (NRCD 173) as Ghana Standards Board, changing it from its previous name, National Standards Board as it was when first established in August, 1967. The GSA is the…
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
Die Aufgabe von Deutschen Instituts für Normung e.V. (DIN) ist es, zum Nutzen der Allgemeinheit unter Wahrung des öffentlichen Interesses in geordneten und transparenten Verfahren die Normung und Standardisierung anzuregen, zu organisieren, zu…
GEOSTM Nationale Agentur für Standardisierung und Metrologie - Georgien
On 19 October 2005, the Georgian National Agency for Standards, Technical Regulation and Metrology was established as a legal entity under public law. In May 2012, Georgia adopted a new law, the "Code of Product Safety and Free Movement of Goods".…
AFNOR Französischer Verband für Normung
Established in 1926, Association française de normalisation (AFNOR) is an association governed by the law of 1901, consisting of nearly 2500 member companies. Its aim is to lead and coordinate the standards development process and to promote the…
SFS Finnischer Verband für Normung
Suomen Standardisoimisliitto, SFS, was founded in 1924 as a private association. According to its statutes, the SFS acts as the central organization of the national standards writing bodies, the total number of which now stands at 13. The Finnish…
ESMA Behörde für Normung und Metrologie - Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) is a Federal UAE Authority, established by UAE Federal Law (28), 2001. As the only reference in the UAE in terms of quality standards, ESMA's strategy aims at supporting the national economy…
UNIT Institut für technische Normung - Uruguay
Presidential Decree 285/97 established the Uruguayan System for Accreditation, Standardization, Certification, Calibration and Testing (SUANCCE), a National Council, that mentions the creation of the Uruguayan Accreditation Body (OUA) and the decree…
