2. What is a technical standard?
As defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO):
a standard is a "technical specification, or other publicly available document, established with the cooperation and consensus or general approval of all interested parties, based on the combined results of science, technology and experience, aimed at the optimum benefit of the community as a whole, and approved by a nationally, regionally or internationally qualified body".
The European directive 83/189/EEC gives the following definition:
A "technical specification approved by a recognized standardizing body for repeated or continuous application, compliance with which is not mandatory".
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(Bureau de normalisation des activités aquatiques et hyperbares)
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Producing to sell, in the countries of the European Union and around the world, is not without its technical and administrative obstacles in the form of standards.
Complying with standards throughout a product's life cycle, from design to disposal, is thus becoming a necessity to promote a harmonious development policy.
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