Glossary of terms and abbreviations
Abbreviations
ANEC
The European consumer voice in standardisation (official title is The European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation).
CEN
European Committee for Standardization (note that CEN is a European association of national standards bodies and not a single committee).
CI
Consumers International
COPOLCO (or ISO/COPOLCO):
ISO’s Committee on Consumer Policy
DEVCO (or ISO/DEVCO):
ISO’s Committee on Developing Country matters
DEVT
ISO’s Technical Assistance and Training unit (the capacity building arm of ISO/DEVCO)
DIS
Draft International Standard
FDIS
Final Draft International Standard
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
NSB
National Standards Body
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
WSC
World Standards Cooperation
WTO
World Trade Organization
WTO-TBT
World Trade Organization Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade