3. Hierarchy of environmental standards
3.1 Notion of "standard
To avoid any confusion, it is important to distinguish between the two meanings of "standard".
SCROLL TO TOP3.1.1 ISO, EN, AFNOR standards
The ISO (international), EN (European) or AFNOR (French) "standard" is the result of standardization activity. The Association française de normalisation (AFNOR) is the official French standardization body, and a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to which it represents France. In this sense, a norm is a standard...
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