The Hellenic Organization for Standardization (, ''Ellīnikós Organismós Typopoíīsīs'';
abbreviated
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ΕΛΟΤ in Greek and ELOT in English) is the
national standards organization for the
Hellenic Republic
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(
Greece
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). It issues Greece's
conformance mark
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s and is responsible for various Greek standards, notably , Greece's official format for
romanization
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of
Modern Greek
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.
See also
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International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ; ; ) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.
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, of which ELOT is a member
External links
Official webpage
ELOT 743
Government agencies of Greece
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