Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR, English: French Standardization Association) is a Paris-based
standards organization
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and a
member body for France at the
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in A ...
(ISO).
The AFNOR Group develops its international standardization activities, information provision, certification and training through a network of key partners in France who are members of the association. They are:
* ACTIA (Association of Technical Cooperation for the
food industry
The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, ...
)
* ADEME (French Agency for Environment and Energy Management)
* ADEPT (Association for the development of international trade in food products and techniques)
* COFRAC (French Accreditation Committee)
* CSTB (Scientific and Technical Center for Construction)
* CTI (Center Network industrial technology)
* INERIS (National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks) emerged from CERCHAR (Study and research centre of the
Charbonnages de France) and IRCHA (National research institute of applied chemistry)
* LCIE (Laboratoire Central des Industries Électriques)
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LNE (Laboratoire National Metrology and Testing)
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UTAC (Union Technique de l'automobile, cycle and motorcycle)
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UTE (Union Technique de l'Électricité)
See also
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International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in A ...
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Countries in the International Organization for Standardization
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ISO country code
Examples of norms
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ARCADIA
References
External links
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ISO member bodies
Business organizations based in France
Organizations based in Paris
Organizations with year of establishment missing
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