- Author
- Martinez, I. M.
- Title
- Standardization in France. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBSIR 79-1959, February 1980, 62 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- certification | products | standardization
- Abstract
- This report provides an overview of the voluntary standards system in France. The author, a former employee of AFNOR - the official French standardization orgnization, calls on her firsthand experience to discuss the following aspects of the French standard system: (1) Organization, (2) French Standards, (3) Standards Development, (4) Certification, (5) Government Use of Standards, (6) The Role of Consumers and Labor in Standardization, and (7) France's Participation in International Standards Activities.