WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
13 February 2002
(02-0703)
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
Revision
The Ministerial Decision on Review of the IS O/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 Secretariat shall provide a list by Member of all
standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code, as well as a list of those standardizing
bodies that have accepted or withdrawn from the Code since the previous review."
Attached is a list by Member of all standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code of Good
Practice since the entry into force of the WTO.  Since 1 January 1995, 138 standardizing bodies from 
94 Members have accepted the Code of Good Practice, among them, 65  central governmental
standardizing bodies, 64 non-governmental standard izing bodies, two statutory bodies, two parastatal
bodies, three non-governmental regional bodies, one central governmental/non-governmental body,
and one autonomous body.G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate of acceptance of the
Code
ALBANIA Directorate of Standardization and
Quality (DSC)central-gov. 4 August 1997
ARGENTINA Instituto Argentino De
Normalización (IRAM)non-gov. 31 July 1997
AUSTRALIA Standards Association of Australia
(Trading as Standards Australia)non-gov.  20 November 1995
AUSTRALIA Australian Communications
Authority (ACA)central gov. 17 October 1997
AUSTRALIA Australia Communications Industry
Forum Limited (ACIF)non-gov. 12 February 1998
AUSTRALIA Australia Gas Association (AGA) non-gov. 28 May 1998
AUSTRALIA Australian Forestry Standard
Steering Committeenon-gov. 24 August 2001
AUSTRIA  Österreichisches Normungsinstitut -
Austrian Standards Institute (ON)non-gov. 3 June 1996
AUSTRIA Österreichischer Verband für
Elektrotechnik- Austrian
Electrotechnical Association  ( 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
BOLIVIA Instituto Boliviano de Normalizacion
y Calidad (IBNORCA)non-gov. 31 March 1999
BOTSWANA Botswana Bureau of Standards
(BOBS)non.gov. 17 August 1999
BRAZIL Associação Brasileira de Normas
Técnicas (ABNT)non-gov. 31 July 1995
BULGARIA Committee for Standardization and
Metrology (BDS)central gov. 30 December 1996
CANADA Standards Council of Canada (SCC) central gov. 23 September 1999
CHILE Instituto Nacional de Normalización
- National Standardization Institute(INN)central gov. 20 September 1995G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate of acceptance of the
Code
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
CROATIA State Office for 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 theCode 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
REPUBLICDireccion 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
EL SALVADOR Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y
Tecnologia – National Council ofScience and Technology(CONACYT)central gov. 27 November 1996
ESTONIA National Standards Board of Estonia
(EVS)central-gov. 30 July 1997
EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIESEuropean Telecommunications
Standards Institute (ETSI)non-gov.
regional21 January 1996
EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES1European Committee forElectrotechnical Standardization(CENELEC)non-gov.
regional10 July 1996
EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES2European Committee forStandardization (CEN)non-gov.
regional25 April 1996
FINLAND Finnish Standards Association (SFS) non-gov. 3 November 1995
FRANCE Association française de
normalisation (AFNOR)non-gov. 25 October 1995
                                                     
1 Western Europe
2 Western European countries (EU and EFTA countries)G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate of acceptance of the
Code
GERMANY Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
(DIN)non-gov. 14 March 1995
GREECE Hellenic Organization for
Standardization (ELOT)non-gov. 21 November 1997
GRENADA Grenada Bureau of Standards
(GDBS)central gov. 15 August 1997
GUYANA Guyana National Bureau of
Standards (GNBS)central gov. 23 July 1997
HONG KONG,
CHINATransport Department of the
Government of the HKSARcentral gov. 28 November 1997
HONG KONG,
CHINAOffice of the Telecommunications
Authoritycentral gov. 17 December 1997
HONG KONG,
CHINAHighways Department of the
Government of the HKSARcentral gov. 19 December 1997
HONG KONG,
CHINAWorks Bureau of the Government of
HKSARcentral gov. 10 February 1998
HONG KONG,
CHINAElectrical and Mechanical Services
Department of the Government of the
HKSARcentral 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 Dewan Standardisasi Nasional
Standardization Council of Indonesia(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 NationalStandards Body (UNI)non-gov. 7 September 1995
ITALY 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
Fisheriescentral gov. 24 April 1996
JAPAN Fair Trade Commission central gov. 25 April 1996G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate of acceptance of the
Code
JAPAN Ministry of International Trade and
Industrycentral gov. 7 May 1996
JAPAN Japanese Industrial Standards
Committee (JISC)central gov. 25 June 1996
JAPAN Japan Environment Association
(JEA)non-gov. 10 July 1997
JAPAN Japan Iron and Steel Federation
(JISF)non-gov. 2 December 1997
JAPAN Consumer Product Safety
Association (CPSA)non-gov. 2 March 1998
JAPAN Japan Construction Mechanization
Association (JCMA)non-gov. 16 December 1998
JAPAN Japan Marine Standards Association
(JMSA)non-gov. 8 February 1999
JAPAN The Japan Bearing Industrial
Association (JBIA)non-gov. 21 September 2000
JAPAN Society of Automotive Engineers of
Japan, Inc. (JASO)non-gov. 5 October 2000
JAPAN 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 National Institute of
Technology and Qualitycentral gov. 24 December 1998
KOREA Korea Electric Association
(KEA)non-gov. 28 December 2001
KYRGYZ
REPUBLICState Inspection on Standardization
and Metrology under theGovernment of the Kyrgyz Republic(KYRGYZST)central-gov. 11 August 2000
LATVIA Latvian National Centre of
Standardization and Metrologycentral-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 (MSB) parastatal 25 November 1996
MALAYSIA Industrial and Industrial Research
Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM)central gov. 25 July 1995
MALTA Malta Standards Authority (MSA) non-gov. 26 January 2001
MAURITIUS Mauritius Standards Bureau (MSB) non.gov. 17 January 2000G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate of acceptance of the
Code
MEXICO Directorate-General of Standards of
the Ministry of Trade and IndustrialDevelopment (DGN)central gov. 30 May 1997
MEXICO National Standardizing and
Certifying Association for theElectrical Sector, A.C.non-gov. 3 May 1999
MEXICO National Standardizing and
Certifying Association for the
Construction Sector, S.C.
(ONNCCE)non-gov. 23 April 1999
MEXICO Mexican Standardizing and
Certifying Company S.C.(NORMEX)non-gov. 3 May 1999
MEXICO National Textile Standardizing
Institute A.C. (INTEX)non-gov. 1 September 1999
MEXICO Electronic Standardization and
Certification, A.C. (NYCE)non-gov. 5 July 1999
MEXICO Mexican Institute for Standardization
and Certification, A.C.non-gov. 25 April 2000
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 IndustrialStandardization Service (SNIMA)central gov. 21 July 1997
MOZAMBIQUE Instituto Nacional de Normalização e
Qualidade - National Institute ofStandardization 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
NEW ZEALAND  Environment Choice New Zealand
(on behalf of Ministry ofEnvironment)central gov. 20 November 1997
NICARAGUA Nicaraguan Institute of Water and
Sewage Systems (INAA)central-gov. 18 June 2001
NICARAGUA Nicaraguan Energy Institute (INE) central-gov. 21 June 2001G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate of acceptance of the
Code
NORWAY Norges Standardiseringsforbund
(NSF)non-gov. 7 May 1996
NORWAY 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
PERU Comisión de Reglamentos Técnicos
y Comerciales - Instituto de Defensade la Competencia y de la PropiedadIntelectual (INDECOPI)central gov. 8 June 1995
PHILIPPINES Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) central gov. 8 March 1995
POLAND Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny -
Polish Committee forStandardization (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
SAINT LUCIA St. Lucia Bureau of Standards
(SLBS)central-gov. 29 October 2001
SENEGAL Institut Sénégalais de Normalisation
(ISN) - Ministère de l'Energie, desMines et de l'Industriecentral gov. 31 December 1995
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 REPUBLIC Slovak Standards Institute (SUTN) central-gov. 14 May 2001
SLOVENIA Standards and Metrology Institute
(SMIS)central gov. 5 February 1996G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate of acceptance of the
Code
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 BST - Byggstandardiseringen -
Swedish Building StandardsInstitutionnon-gov. 3 July 1996
SWEDEN Allamänna
Standardiseringensgruppen, -Swedish General StandardsInstitution  (STG)non-gov. 5 July 1996
SWEDEN Informationstekniska
standardiseringen - SwedishInformation TechnologyStandardization (ITS)non-gov. 19 July 1996
SWEDEN Material- och
Mekanstandardiseringen - The
Swedish Materials and MechanicalStandards Institution (MMS)non-gov. 19 August 1996
SWEDEN Hälso- och
sjukvardsstandardiseringen -
Swedish Healthcare StandardsInstitution (HSS)non-gov. 19 August 1996
SWEDEN Svenska Elektriska Kommissionen  -
Swedish Electrotechnical
Commission (SEK)non-gov. 9 September 1996
SWEDEN Tryckkärkstandardiseringen -
Swedish Pressure VesselStandardization (TKS)non-gov. 9 September 1996
SWEDEN Kran- och Hisstandardiseringen - The
Swedish Crane- and LiftStandardization (IKH)non-gov. 19 September 1996
SWEDEN Swedish Standards Institution (SIS) non-gov. 30 September 1996
SWITZERLAND Swiss Electrotechnical Committee
(CES)non-gov. 22 November 1995
SWITZERLAND Pro Telecom, Association Suisse des
Télécommunicationsnon-gov. 13 December 1995
SWITZERLAND Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung
- Swiss Association forStandardization (SNV)non-gov. 12 February 1996G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.8
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WTO Member Name of standardizing body Type of
standardizing
bodyDate 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
TOBAGOTrinidad 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 - VenezuelanCommission 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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