The Standards Engineeer - Glossary

GLOSSARY A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z

National Standardisation Bodies

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All countries that have their own standardisation authority

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A

1

Afghanistan

ANSA

Afghan National Standards Authority

2

Albania

DPS

General Directorate of Standardization

3

Algeria

IANOR

Institut algerien de normalization

4

Angola

IANORQ

Instituto Angolano de Normalizacao e Qualidade

5

Antigua and Barbuda

ABBS

Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards

6

Argentina

IRAM

Instituto Argentino de Normalizacion y Certificacion

7

Armenia

SARM

Department for Standardization, Metrology and Certification

8

Australia

SA

Standards Australia

9

Austria

ON
OVE

Osterreichisches Normungsinstitut
Austrian Electrotechnical Committee

10

Azerbaijan

AZSTAND

State Agency on Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Azerbaijan Republic

B

11

Bahrain

BSMD

Bahrain Standards & Metrology Directorate

12

Bangladesh

BSTI

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution

13

Barbados

BSNI

Barbados National Standards Institution

14

Belarus

BELST

Committee for Standardization of Belarus
Belarus National Committee of the IEC

15

Belgium

NBN
CEB

Bureau de Normalisation / Bureau voor Normalisatie
Comite Electrotechnique Belge

16

Benin

CEBENOR

Centre Beninois de Normalisation et de Gestion de la Qualite

17

Bhutan

SQCA

Standards and Quality Control Authority

18

Bolivia

IBNORCA

Instituto Boliviano de Normalizacion y Calidad

19

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BAS

Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina

20

Botswana

BOBS

Botswana Bureau of Standards

21

Brazil

ABNT

Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas

22

Brunei

CPRU

Construction Planning and Research Unit, Ministry of Development

23

Bulgaria

BDS

Bulgarian Institute for Standardization

24

Burkina Faso

FASONORM

Direction de la Normalisation et de la Promotion de la Qualite

25

Burundi

BBN

Bureau burundais de Normalisation et de Controle de la Qualite

C

26

Cambodia

ISC

Department of Industrial Standards of Cambodia

27

Cameroon

CDNQ

Division de la Normalisation et de la Qualite

28

Canada

SCC

Standards Council of Canada

29

Chile

INN

Instituto Nacional de Normalizacion

30

China

SAC

Standardizaton Administration of China

31

Colombia

ICONTEC

Instituto Colombiano de Normas Tecnicas y Certificacion

32

Congo

OCC

Office congolais de controle

33

Costa Rica

INTECO

Instituto de Normas Tecnicas de Costa Rica

34

Croatia

HZN

Croatian Standards Institute

35

Cuba

NC

Oficina Nacional de Normalizacion

36

Cyprus

CYS

Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation

37

Czech Republic

UNMZ

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing

38

Cote-d'Ivoire

CODINORM

Cote d'Ivoire Normalisation

D

39

Denmark

DS

Dansk Standard

40

Dominica

DBOS

Dominica Bureau of Standards

41

Dominican Republic

DIGENOR

Direccion General de Normas y Sistemas de Calidad

E

42

Ecuador

INEN

Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalizacion

43

Egypt

EOS

Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control

44

El Salvador

CONACYT

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologi­a

45

Eritrea

ESI

Eritrean Standards Institution

46

Estonia

EVS

Estonian Centre for Standardisation

47

Ethiopia

QSAE

Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia

F

48

Fiji

FTSQCO

Fiji Trade Standards and Quality Control Office

49

Finland

SFS
SESKO

Finnish Standards Association
Finnish Electrotechnical Standards Association

50

France

AFNOR
UTE

Association francaise de normalisation
Union Technique de l'Electricite

G

51

Georgia

GEOSTM

Georgian National Agency for Standards, Technical Regulations and Metrology

52

Germany

DIN
VDE

Deutsches Institut fur Normung
Deutsches Komitee der IEC

53

Ghana

GSB

Ghana Standards Board

54

Greece

ELOT

Hellenic Organization for Standardization

55

Grenada

GDBS

Grenada Bureau of Standards

56

Guatemala

COGUANOR

Comision Guatemalteca de Normas

57

Guinea

INM

Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Metrologie

58

Guyana

GNBS

Guyana National Bureau of Standards

H

59

Honduras

COHCIT

Consejo Hondureno de Ciencia y Tecnologi­a

60

Hong Kong

ITCHKSAR

Innovation and Technology Commission ()

61

Hungary

MSZT

Hungarian Standards Institution

I

62

Iceland

IST

Icelandic Standards

63

India

BIS

Bureau of Indian Standards

64

Indonesia

BSN

Badan Standardisasi Nasional

65

Iran, Islamic Republic of

ISIRI

Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran

66

Iraq

COSQC

Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control

67

Ireland

NSAI

National Standards Authority of Ireland

68

Israel

SII

Standards Institution of Israel

69

Italy

UNI
CEUNI

Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano

J

70

Jamaica

JBS

Jamaica Bureau of Standards

71

Japan

JISC

Japanese Industrial Standards Committee

72

Jordan

JISM

Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology

K

73

Kazakhstan

KAZMEMST

Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology

74

Kenya

KEBS

Kenya Bureau of Standards

75

Korea, Democratic People's Republic (North)

CSK

Committee for Standardization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

76

Korea, Republic of (South)

KATS

Korean Agency for Technology and Standards

77

Kuwait

KOWSMD

Standards and Industrial Services Affairs

78

Kyrgyzstan

KYRGYZST

State Inspection for Standardization and Metrology under the Government of Kyrgyz Republic

L

79

Lao People's Democratic Rep

DISM

Department of Intellectual Property, Standardization and Metrology

80

Latvia

LVS

Latvian Standard

81

Libanon

LIBNOR

Lebanese Standards Institution

82

Lesotho

LSQAS

Standards and Quality Assurance Section

83

Libyan

LNCSM

Libyan National Centre for Standardization and Metrology

84

Lithuania

LST

Lithuanian Standards Board

85

Luxembourg

ILNAS

Institut Luxembourgeois de la normalisation, de l'accreditation, de la sécurité et qualité des produits et services

M

86

Macau, China

CPTTM

Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center

87

Macedonia

ISRM

Standardization Institute of the Republic of Macedonia

88

Madagascar

BNM

Bureau de Normes de Madagascar

89

Malawi

MBS

Malawi Bureau of Standards

90

Malaysia

DSM

Department of Standards Malaysia

91

Mali

MLIDNI

Direction Nationale des Industries

92

Malta

MSA

Malta Standards Authority

93

Mauritius

MSB

Mauritius Standards Bureau

94

Mexico

DGN

Direccion General de Normas

95

Moldova, Republic of

MOLDST

Department of Standardization and Metrology

96

Mongolia

MASM

Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrology

97

Morocco

SNIMA

Service de Normalisation Industrielle Marocaine

98

Mozambique

INNOQ

Instituto Nacional de Normalizao e Qualidade

99

Myanmar

MSTRD

Myanma Scientific and Technological Research Department

N

100

Namibia

NSIQO

Namibia Standards Information and Quality Office

101

Nepal

NBSM

Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology

102

Netherlands

NEN

Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut

103

New Zealand

SNZ

Standards New Zealand

104

Nicaragua

DTNM

Direccion de Tecnologi­a, Normalizacion y Metrologí­a

105

Niger

DNQM

Direction de la Normalisation, de la Qualitie et de la Metrologie

106

Nigeria

SON

Standards Organisation of Nigeria

107

Norway

SN
NEK

Norges Standardiseringsforbund
Norsk Electroteknisk Komite

O

108

Oman

DGSM

Directorate General for Specifications and Measurements

P

109

Pakistan

PSQCA

Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority

110

Palestine

PSI

Palestine Standards Institution

111

Panama

COPANIT

Comision Panamena de Normas Industriales y Tecnicas

112

Papua New Guinea

NISIT

National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology

113

Paraguay

INTN

Instituto Nacional de Tecnologi­a y Normalizacion

114

Peru

INDECOPI

Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Proteccion de la Propiedad Intelectual

115

Philippines

BPS

Bureau of Product Standards

116

Poland

PKN

Polish Committee for Standardization

117

Portugal

IPQ

Instituto Portugues da Qualidade

Q

118

Qatar

QS

Department of Standards, Measurements and Consumer Protection

R

119

Romania

ASRO

Romanian Standards Association

120

Russian Federation

GOST R

Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology

121

Rwanda

ORN

Office Rwandais de Normalisation

S

122

Saint Lucia

SLBS

Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards

123

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

SVGBS

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards

124

Saudi Arabia

SASO

Saudi Arabian Standards Organization

125

Senegal

ASN

Association Senegalaise de Normalisation

126

Serbia

ISS

Institute for Standardization of Serbia

127

Seychelles

SBS

Seychelles Bureau of Standards

128

Singapore

SPRING SG

Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board

129

Slovakia

SUTN

Slovak Standards Institution

130

Slovenia

SIST

Slovenian Institute for Standardization

131

South Africa

SABS

South African Bureau of Standards

132

Spain

AENOR

Asociacion Espanola de Normalizacion y Certificacion

133

Sri Lanka

SLSI

Sri Lanka Standards Institution

134

Sudan

SSMO

Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization

135

Swaziland

SQAS

Standardization and Quality Assurance Section

136

Sweden

SIS

Swedish Standards Institute

137

Switzerland

SNV
CES

Swiss Association for Standardization
Swiss Electrotechnical Committee

138

Syrian Arab Republic

SASMO

Syrian Arab Organization for Standardization and Metrology

T

139

Taiwan

BSMI

Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection

140

Tajikistan

TJKSTN

Agency of Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection

141

Tanzania, United Republic of

TBS

Tanzania Bureau of Standards

142

Thailand

TISI

Thai Industrial Standards Institute

143

Togo

CSN

Conseil Superieur de Normalisation

144

Trinidad and Tobago

TTBS

Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards

145

Tunisia

INNORPI

Institut national de la normalisation et de la propriete industrielle

146

Turkey

TSE

Turk Standardlari Enstitut

147

Turkmenistan

MSST

Major State Service "Turkmenstandartlary"

U

148

Uganda

UNBS

Uganda National Bureau of Standards

149

Ukraine

DSSU

State Committee of Ukraine on Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy

150

United Arab Emirates

ESMA

Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology

151

United Kingdom

BSI

British Standards Institution

152

United States of America

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

153

Uruguay

UNIT

Instituto Uruguayo de Normas Tecnicas

154

Uzbekistan

UZSTANDARD

Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Uzbekistan

V

155

Venezuela

FONDONORMA

Fondo para la Normalizacion y Certificacion de la Calidad

156

Viet Nam

TCVN

Directorate for Standards and Quality

Y

157

Yemen

YSMO

Yemen Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Organization

Z

158

Zimbabwe

SAZ

Standards Association of Zimbabwe

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