WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
17 February 2006 
 (06-0679) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
LIST OF STANDARDIZING BODIES THAT HAVE ACCEPTED THE CODE 
OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND 
APPLICATION OF STANDARDS 
SINCE 1 JANUARY 1995 
 
Note by the Secretariat
 
 
Revision  
  
 
 
  
 
 
 The Ministerial Decision on the Review of the ISO/IEC Information Centre Publication 
adopted in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994 states that  the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 
shall:    
"at least once a year review the publication provided by the ISO/IEC Information Centre on 
information received according to the Code of  Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption 
and Application of Standards in Annex 3 of the Agreement, for the purpose of affording 
Members opportunity of discussing any matters relating to the operation of that Code. 
 
In order to facilitate this discussion, the Secr etariat shall provide a list by Member of all 
standardizing bodies that have accepted the C ode, as well as a list of those standardizing 
bodies that have accepted or withdrawn from the Code since the previous review." 
  The following table contains a list, by Member , of all standardizing bodies that have accepted 
the Code of Good Practice since the entry into force of the WTO.
1  Since 1 January 1995, 151 
standardizing bodies from 110 Members have accept ed the Code of Good Practice, among them, 78  
central governmental standardizing bodies, 63 non-g overnmental standardizing bodies, three statutory 
bodies, two parastatal bodies, three non-governmental regional bodies, one central governmental/non-governmental bod y, and one autonomous body. 
                                                     
 
1 Until 31 January 2006. This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members 
and to their rights and obligations under the WTO G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
ALBANIA Directorate of  Standardization and 
Quality (DSC) Central gov. 4 August 1997 
ANTIGUA AND 
BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of 
Standards Statutory Body 31 May 2005 
ARGENTINA Instituto Arge ntino de Normalización 
(IRAM) Non-gov. 31 July 1997 
ARMENIA Department of Standardization, 
Metrology and Conformity 
Assessment of the Ministry of Trade 
and Economic Development Central gov. 22 July 2003 
AUSTRALIA Standards Association of Australia 
(Trading as Standards Australia) Non-gov. 20 November 1995 
 Australian Communications 
Authority (ACA) Central gov. 17 October 1997 
 Australia Communications Industry 
Forum Limited (ACIF) Non-gov. 12 February 1998 
 Australia Gas Association (AGA)  Non-gov. 28 May 1998 
 Australian Forestry Standard 
Steering Committee  Non-gov. 24 August 2001 
AUSTRIA  Österreichisches Normungsinstitut – 
Austrian Standards Institute (ON) Non-gov. 3 June 1996 
 Österreichischer Verband für 
Elektrotechnik- Austrian Electrotechnical As sociation  (ÖVE) Non-gov. 25 July 1996 
BAHRAIN Standards and Metrology Directorate 
(BSMD) Central gov. 6 September 1997 
BANGLADESH Bangladesh Standards and Testing 
Institution (BSTI) Central gov. 8 January 1998 
BARBADOS Barbados National Standards 
Institution (BNSI) Non-gov. 6 August 1997 
BELGIUM Belgian Standardization Institute 
(IBN) Central gov. 14 July 1997 
BENIN Beninese Centre for Standardization 
and Quality Management (CEBENOR)  Central gov. 20 February 2002 
BOLIVIA Instituto Boliv iano de Normalización 
y Calidad (IBNORCA) Non-gov. 31 March 1999 
BOTSWANA Botswana Bureau of Standards 
(BOBS) Non-gov. 17 August 1999 G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
BRAZIL Associação Brasileira de Normas 
Técnicas (ABNT) Non-gov. 31 July 1995 
BULGARIA Committee for Standardization and 
Metrology (BDS) Central gov. 30 December 1996 
BURKINA FASO Direction de la Normalisation et de la 
Promotion de la Qualité 
(FASONORM)  Central gov. 8 November 2004 
CANADA Standards Council of Canada (SCC) Central gov. 23 September 1999 
CHILE Instituto Nacional de Normalización 
- National Standardization Institute 
(INN) Central gov. 20 September 1995 
CHINA  State Administration of China for 
Standardization (SACS) Central gov. 4 April 2002 
COLOMBIA Instituto Colombiano de Normas 
Técnicas (ICONTEC) Non-gov. 31 July 1995 
COSTA RICA Instituto de Normas Técnicas de 
Costa Rica (INTECO) Non-gov. 19 December 1997 
CÔTE D'IVOIRE Côte d'Ivoire Normalisation 
(CODINORM) Non-gov. 19 November 2001 
CROATIA State Office fo r Standardization and 
Metrology (DZNM) Central gov. 28 October 1998 
CUBA Oficina National de Normalización – 
Cuban National Bureau of Standards (NC) Central gov. 29 February 1996 
CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Standards Institute (CSNI) Non-gov. CSNI took over from 
COSMT in March 1998 
(COSMT had accepted the 
Code on 3 July 1995) 
DENMARK Danish Standards Association (DS) Non-gov. 18 March 1996 
DOMINICA Dominica Bureau of Standards 
(DBOS) Central gov. 13 September 2000 
DOMINICAN 
REPUBLIC Dirección General de Normas y 
Sistemas de Calidad (DIGENOR) Central gov. 18 December 1997 
ECUADOR Instituto Ecuatoriano de 
Normalización (INEN) Central gov. 24 June 1996 
EGYPT Egyptian Organization for 
Standardization and Quality Control 
(EOS) Central gov. 12 June 1995 G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
EL SALVADOR Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y 
Tecnologia – National Council of 
Science and Technology 
(CONACYT) Central gov. 27 November 1996 
ESTONIA National Standards Board of Estonia 
(EVS) Central gov. 30 July 1997 
EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES European Telecommunications 
Standards Institute (ETSI)  Non-gov. 
regional 21 January 1996 
 European Committee for 
Electrotechnical Standardization 
(CENELEC)2  Non-gov. 
regional 10 July 1996 
 European Committee for 
Standardization (CEN)3 Non-gov. 
regional 25 April 1996 
FINLAND Finnish Standards Association (SFS) Non-gov. 3 November 1995 
FRANCE Association française de 
normalisation (AFNOR) Non-gov. 25 October 1995 
GERMANY  Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. 
(DIN) Non-gov. 14 March 1995 
GEORGIA State Department for 
Standardization, Metrology and 
Certification of Georgia 
(GEOSTAND) Central gov. 24 November 2003 
GHANA Ghana Standards Board (GSB) Central gov. 15 May 2002 
GREECE Hellenic Organization for 
Standardization (ELOT) Non-gov. 21 November 1997 
GRENADA Grenada Bureau of Standards 
(GDBS) Central gov. 15 August 1997 
GUATEMALA Guatemalan Standards Commission 
(COGUANOR) Central gov. 27 August 2004 
GUYANA Guyana National Bureau of 
Standards (GNBS) Central gov. 23 July 1997 
HONG KONG, 
CHINA Transport Department of the 
Government of the HKSAR Central gov. 28 November 1997 
 Office of the Telecommunications 
Authority Central gov. 17 December 1997 
 Highways Department of the 
Government of the HKSAR Central gov. 19 December 1997 
                                                      
2 Western Europe 
3 Western European countrie s (EU and EFTA countries) G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
HONG KONG, 
CHINA (cont'd) Works Bureau of the Government of 
HKSAR Central gov. 10 February 1998 
 Electrical and Mechanical Services 
Department of the Government of the HKSAR Central gov. 31 March 1998 
HUNGARY Hungarian Office for Standardization 
(MSZH) Central gov. 4 August 1995 
ICELAND Icelandic Council for Standardization 
(STRI) Non-gov. 11 June 1997 
INDIA Bureau of Indian  Standards (BIS) Statutory 19 December 1995 
INDONESIA Badan Standardisasi Nasional (BSN) Central gov./  
non-gov. 18 October 1995 
IRELAND  National Standards Authority of 
Ireland (NSAI) Central gov. 3 July 1998 
ISRAEL Standards Institution of Israel (SII) Non-gov. 14 May 1997 
ITALY Ente Nazionale Italiano di 
Unificazione – Italian National 
Standards Body (UNI) Non-gov. 7 September 1995 
 Italian Electrotechnical Committee 
(CEI) Non-gov. 17 October 1995 
JAMAICA Jamaica Bureau of Standards (JBS) Central gov. 12 April 1996 
JAPAN Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and 
Fisheries Central gov. 24 April 1996 
 Fair Trade Commission Central gov. 25 April 1996 
 Ministry of International Trade and 
Industry Central gov. 7 May 1996 
 Japanese Industrial Standards 
Committee (JISC) Central gov. 25 June 1996 
 Japan Environment Association 
(JEA) Non-gov. 10 July 1997 
 Japan Iron and Steel Federation 
(JISF) Non-gov. 2 December 1997 
 Consumer Product Safety 
Association (CPSA) Non-gov. 2 March 1998 
 Japan Construction Mechanization 
Association (JCMA) Non-gov. 16 December 1998 
 Japan Marine Standards Association 
(JMSA) Non-gov. 8 February 1999 G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
JAPAN (cont'd) The Japan Bearing Industrial 
Association (JBIA) Non-gov. 21 September 2000 
 Society of Automotive Engineers of 
Japan, Inc. (JASO) Non-gov. 5 October 2000 
 The Japan Society of Mechanical 
Engineers (JSME) Non-gov. 27 December 2000 
JORDAN Jordan Institution for Standards and 
Metrology (JISM) Central gov. 22 May 2000 
KENYA Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Parastatal 22 November 1995 
KOREA Korean Agency for Technology and 
Standards (KATS) Central gov. 24 December 1998 
 Korea Electric Association 
(KEA)  Non-gov. 28 December 2001 
KUWAIT Standards & Metrology Department 
(KOWSMD) Central gov. 29 October 2002 
KYRGYZ 
REPUBLIC State Inspection on  Standardization 
and Metrology under the 
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 
(KYRGYZST) Central gov. 11 August 2000 
LATVIA Latvian National Centre of 
Standardization and Metrology   Central gov. 18 July 1997 
LITHUANIA Lithuanian Standards Board (LST) Central gov. 2 April 1999 
LUXEMBOURG Service de l'energie de l'état (SEE) Central gov. 29 June 1998 
MALAWI Malawi Bureau of Standards (M SB) Parastatal 25 November 1996 
MALAYSIA Department of Standards Malaysia 
(DSM) Central gov. 25 July 1995 
MALTA Malta Standards Authority (MSA) Non-gov. 26 January 2001 
MAURITIUS Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB)  Non-gov. 17 January 2000 
MEXICO Directorate-Gene ral of Standards of 
the Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development (DGN) Central gov. 30 May 1997 
 National Standardizing and 
Certifying Association for the 
Electrical Sector, A.C. Non-gov. 3 May 1999 
 National Standardizing and 
Certifying Association for the 
Construction Sector, S.C. 
(ONNCCE) Non-gov. 23 April 1999 G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
MEXICO (cont'd) Mexican Standardizing and 
Certifying Company S.C. 
(NORMEX) Non-gov. 3 May 1999 
 National Textile Standardizing 
Institute A.C. (INTEX) Non-gov. 1 September 1999 
 Electronic Standardization and 
Certification, A.C. (NYCE)   Non-gov. 5 July 1999 
 Mexican Institute for Standardization 
and Certification, A.C. Non-gov. 25 April 2000 
 Consejo para el Fomento de la 
Calidad de la Leche y sus derivados 
A.C. Non-gov 13 March 2003 
 Centro de Normalización y 
Certificación de Productos, A.C. Non-gov. 8 January 2004 
MOLDOVA Department of Standards, Metrology 
and Technical Supervision (MOLDST) Central gov. 25 July 1997 
MONGOLIA Mongolian National Centre for 
Standardization and Metrology 
(MNCSM) Central gov. March 1997 
MOROCCO Service de Normalisation Industrielle 
Marocaine - Moroccan Industrial Standardization Service (SNIMA) Central gov. 21 July 1997 
MOZAMBIQUE Instituto Naci onal de Normalização e 
Qualidade - National Institute of Standardization and Quality 
(INNOQ) Non-gov. 27 June 1997 
NAMIBIA Namibia Standards Information and 
Quality Office (NSIQO) Central gov. 5 July 2000 
NETHERLANDS Dutch Standardization Institute 
(NEN) Non-gov. 1 February 1996 
NEW ZEALAND Standards New Zealand (SNZ) Non-gov. 20 June 1995 
 Environment Choice New Zealand 
(on behalf of Ministry of 
Environment) Central gov. 20 November 1997 
NICARAGUA Nicaraguan Institute of Water and 
Sewage Systems (INAA) Central gov. 18 June 2001 
 Nicaraguan Energy Institute (INE) Central gov. 21 June 2001 
 Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y 
Comercio, Dirección de Tecnología, 
Normalización y Metrología  Central gov. 25 March 2004 G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
NIGER Directorate of Standardization, 
Quality Control and Metrology Central gov. 13 January 2006 
NIGERIA Standards Organization of Nigeria 
(SON) Central gov. 25 April 2005 
NORWAY Norges Standardiseringsforbund 
(NSF) Non-gov. 7 May 1996 
 Norsk Electroteknisk Komite – 
Norwegian Electrotechnical 
Committee (NEK) Non-gov. 10 July 1997 
OMAN Directorate General for 
Specifications and Measurements, Ministry of Commerce and Industry 
(DGSM)   Central gov. 18 December 2000 
PAKISTAN Pakistan Standards Institute (PSI) Autonomous 
body February 1998 
PANAMA Ministry of Trade and Industry 
(MICI), Directorate-General for Industrial Standards and Technology 
(DGNTI) Central gov. 27 March 1998 
PARAGUAY Instituto Nacional de Tecnología y 
Normalización Central gov. 3 April 2003 
PERU Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos 
y Comerciales - Instituto de Defensa 
de la Competencia y de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) Central gov. 8 June 1995 
PHILIPPINES Bureau of Product Standa rds (BPS) Central gov. 8 March 1995 
POLAND Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny - 
Polish Committee for Standardization (PKN) Non-gov. 1 August 1996 
PORTUGAL Instituto Portugues Da Qualidade 
(IPQ) Central gov. 19 June 1998 
ROMANIA Institutul Roman de Standardizare - 
Romanian Standards Institute (ASRO) Central gov. 19 April 1995 
RWANDA Rwanda Bureau of Standards Central gov. 15 February 2005 
SAINT LUCIA St. Lucia Bureau of Standards 
(SLBS) Central gov. 29 October 2001 G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
SAINT VINCENT 
AND THE 
GRENADINES St. Vincent and the Grenadines 
Bureau of Standards Central gov. 25 September 2002 
SENEGAL Institut Sénégalais de Normalisation 
(ISN) - Ministère de  l'Energie, des 
Mines et de l'Industrie Central gov. 31 December 1995 
SEPARATE 
CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU (CHINESE 
TAIPEI)  The Bureau of Standards, Metrology 
and Inspection (BSMI) Central gov. 29 July 2002 
SINGAPORE Singapore Institute of Standards and 
Industrial Research (SISIR) Central gov. 2 March 1995 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Slovak Office of Standards, 
Metrology and Testing (UNMS SR) Central gov. 12 September 1995 
 Slovak Standards Institute (SUTN) Central gov. 14 May 2001 
SLOVENIA Slovenian Institute for 
Standardization (SIST) Non-gov. 23 July 2002 
SOUTH AFRICA South African Bureau of Standards 
(SABS) Non-gov. 14 April 1995 
SPAIN Asociación Española de 
Normalización y Certificación - 
Spanish Standardization and Certification Association (AENOR) Non-gov. 20 May 1996 
SRI LANKA Sri Lanka Standards Institution 
(SLSI) Central gov. 15 July 1997 
SWEDEN Informationstekniska 
standardiseringen - Swedish 
Information Technology Standardization (ITS) Non-gov. 19 July 1996 
 Svenska Elektriska Kommissionen - 
Swedish Electrotechnical 
Commission (SEK) Non-gov. 9 September 1996 
 Swedish Standards Institution (S IS) Non-gov. 18 December 2002 
SWITZERLAND Swiss Electrotechnical Committee 
(CES) Non-gov. 22 November 1995 
 Pro Telecom, Association Suisse des 
Télécommunications Non-gov. 13 December 1995 
 Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung 
- Swiss Association for 
Standardization (SNV) Non-gov. 12 February 1996 G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.12 
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WTO Member Name of Standardizing Body Type of 
Standardizing 
Body Date of Acceptance of 
the Code 
TANZANIA Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) Central gov. 11 August 1997 
THAILAND Thai Industrial Standards Institute 
(TISI) Central gov.  
 31 October 1995 
TRINIDAD and 
TOBAGO Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of 
Standards (TTBS) Central gov. 25 March 1996 
TUNISIA National Standardization and 
Industrial Property Institute 
(INNORPI) Central gov. 2 June 1995 
TURKEY Türk Standardlari Enstitüsü – 
Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) Non-gov. 6 March 1996 
UGANDA Uganda National Bureau of 
Standards (UNBS) Central gov. 30 July 1997 
UNITED KINGDOM British Standards Institution (BSI) Non-gov. 11 March 1997 
UNITED STATES  American National Standards 
Institute, Inc. (ANSI) Non-gov. 29 September 1997 
URUGUAY Instituto Uruguayo de Normas 
Técnicas (UNIT) Non-gov. 12 September 1997 
VENEZUELA Comisión Venezolana de Normas 
Industriales - Venezuelan 
Commission for Industrial Standards 
(COVENIN)  Central gov. 14 May 1996 
ZAMBIA Zambia Bureau of Standards  Statutory body 28 July 1998 
ZIMBABWE Standards Association of Zimbabwe 
(SAZ) Non-gov. 10 January 1996 
 
 
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