AFNOR
Encyclopedia
Association française de Normalisation (AFNOR) is the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 national organization for standardization
Standardization
Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....

 and its International Organization for Standardization
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

 member body.

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)
  • 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 Building)
  • CTI (Center Network industrial technology)
  • INERIS (National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks)
  • LCIE (Laboratoire Central des Industries Électriques)
  • LNE (Laboratoire National Metrology and Testing)
  • UTAC (Union Technique de l'automobile, cycle and motorcycle)
  • UTE (Union Technique de l'Électricité)

See also

  • International Organization for Standardization
    International Organization for Standardization
    The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

  • Countries in International Organization for Standardization
    Countries in International Organization for Standardization
    Countries in International Organization for Standardization is a list and map of the 162 members in the International Organization for Standardization and their membership status within the organization.-List:-Map:-Notes:...

  • ISO country code
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