Standard
As defined in European legislation (Article 1, paragraph 6, of Directive 98/34/EC), a standard is a technical specification approved by a recognised standardisation body for repeated or continuous application, with which compliance is not compulsory and which is one of the following:
- international standard: a standard adopted by an international standardisation organisation and made available to the public;
- European standard: a standard adopted by a European standardisation body and made available to the public;
- national standard: a standard adopted by a national standardisation body and made available to the public.
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