4. Conclusion
In all sectors of the economy, from production to service activities, standardization has become an indispensable tool for exchange and development. Every field, in every sector of economic activity, calls for new rules of the game, new definitions, new processes, new standards.
By laying down clear, universal rules, the standard provides answers, in a reference document, to the many technical and commercial questions repeatedly asked by several partners concerning products, capital goods or services. As already mentioned, the standard is the fruit of a consensus that brings together all the players in a market: manufacturers, laboratories, public authorities, consumers, etc.
Except in specific cases, technical standards are voluntary and do not replace regulations: in certain cases, they simply supplement them for implementation. Voluntarily...
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References
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Regulations
French regulations
Décret n° 84-74 du 26 janvier 1984 fixant le statut de la normalisation (JORF du 1 février 1984, page 490) (under revision)
Décret n° 2006-975 du 1 er août 2006 portant code des marchés publics [NOR : ECOM0620003D] (JORF n° 179 du 4 août 2006, page 11627)
Law no. 2004-338...
Organizations
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) http://www.iso.org/
European Committee for Standardization (CEN) http://www.cen.eu/
French Standards Association (AFNOR) http://www.afnor.org/
...Websites
GPN Environment's major programs http://www.afnor.org/portail.asp?colfond≥Bleu&gpnid≥1346
ISO/TC 207 "Environmental management" technical committee http://www.tc207.org/default.asp
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