Glossary
Standardization and certification bodies in the electrotechnical domain

Norm; Standard

"Document, established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, which provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics, for activities or their results, guaranteeing an optimum level of order in a given context" (ISO/IEC Guide 2 – 2004).

Document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context

Certification; Certification

"Third-party certification of products, processes, systems or people" (NF EN ISO/IEC 17000 standard).

Third-party attestation related to products, processes, systems or persons

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