AFNOR explained

Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR, English: French Standardization Association^[1]) is a Paris-based standards organization and a member body for France at the International Organization for Standardization (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)
• 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) ^[2]
• 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
• Countries in the International Organization for Standardization
• ISO country code

Examples of norms

• ARCADIA

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legal notice.
2. Web site: Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques.