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ISO's regional partners

Many of ISO's members also belong to regional standardization organizations. ISO has recognized regional standards organizations representing Africa, the Arab countries, the area covered by the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, Latin America, the Pacific area, and the South-East Asia nations. The regional bodies (listed below) commit themselves to adopt ISO standards as the national standards of their members.

• African Regional Organization for Standardization (ARSO)
• Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO)
• European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
• Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)
• Euro Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (EASC)
• Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)
• ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ)