Standards Setting in the European Union: Standards Organizations and Officials inEU Standards Activities (1997 Edition)

摘要

The guide is designed to help U.S. manufacturers, exporters, government, andprivate-sector standards interests locate contact points for important information on the development of standards and conformity assessment issues. The guide includes a brief history of standards in the European Union and the latest information on the EU's harmonization directives for implementing the 'New Approach' and the 'Global Approach' for harmonizing technical regulations and standards to reduce barriers to trade. The standards guide also contains information on the three key European standards organizations that are mandated by the EU Commission to draft European technical standards; information on European testing and certification activities; and a list of EU officials with standards-related responsibilities. The appendices include a bibliography, an extensive list of standards-related publications and directories that are available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); sources for ordering U.S. and European standards information in the United States and Europe; and contact points for standards-related information on the European Union in the United States.