ISONET
ISO Information
Network
2001
International
Organization for
Standardization
WHAT IS ISONET ?
ISONET PUBLICATIONS
To help users find information on ISO standards and on
the several hundred thousand standards and technical
regulations in use throughout the world, ISO has created
ISONET, the ISO Information Network.
Note – Electronic versions of many ISONET publications
(PDF format) are available for downloading from the listing
"Publications other than standards" in the ISO Online
catalogue or from the "Reference documents" section of
WSSN:
ISONET is an agreement between standardizing bodies
to combine their efforts to make information on standards,
technical regulations and related matters readily available.
ISONET is founded on the principle that in each country there
is a body – usually the ISO member – which has a broad
knowledge of standardizing and regulatory activities in that
country. As a party to ISONET, the body in question agrees
to expand this knowledge to the utmost extent and to share
its experience and exchange information as required with
similar bodies in other countries.
ISO Online: www. iso.org
WSSN : www.wssn.net
The activities of ISONET are monitored by the ISO Central
Secretariat. There is no membership fee for joining ISONET.
To become its national member, an ISO member should apply
to the Secretary General of ISO for registration. ISONET rules
governing membership, rights and obligations are set out in
the document ISONET principles and procedures. Electronic
links between information systems of ISONET members are
provided via WSSN.
ISONET Principles and procedures
Provides guidelines for the organization and function
of the ISO Information Network.
1999, Electronic version, English
ISONET Directory
Details information centres operating within ISONET
and the types of information they provide. It also contains
the addresses of ISO and IEC members and WTO enquiry
points. Electronic version, English.
WTO TBT Standards Code Directory
Gives information on standardizing bodies having accepted
the WTO TBT Code of Good Practice for the Preparation,
Adoption and Application of Standards.
2001, 6th ed. 136 p. CHF 56,00 English ISBN 92-67-10327-X,
French ISBN 92-67-20327-4, Spanish ISBN 92-67-30327-9
Between editions, updates to the paper version are given
in the ISO Bulletin and are made available on ISO Online.
WSSN
WSSN (World Standards Services Network) is a network
of publicly accessible World Wide Web servers of standards
organizations around the world (URL: www.wssn.net).
The objective of WSSN is to simplify access to international,
regional and national standards information available through
the Web. WSSN aims to:
ISONET Guide
·
Specifies data elements and exchange formats for describing
standards documents, regulatory documents and their subject
content for the purpose of exchanging bibliographical
information about these documents.
1998, 2nd ed., English 120 p., French 124 p., Electronic version.
·
link the Web sites of members of WSSN and beyond,
through links provided on the sites of WSSN members,
into a comprehensive global network through which users
can obtain the information they need about standards and
related activities;
Deals with the various procedures necessary for the operation
of a standards information centre within ISONET.
1999, 3rd ed. 48 p. Electronic version, English.
ISONET Manual
International Classification for Standards (ICS)
provide a harmonized environment for users to navigate
through.
ISONET and WTO (World Trade Organization)
Each WTO member has in its country an enquiry point capable
of answering enquiries about the standards, technical regulations
and certification systems in force in that country. In many
countries, the ISONET information centre and the WTO
enquiry point are one and the same. Even when separate
centres have been set up, ISONET members cooperate fully
with the WTO enquiry points and make available to them full
information about the existing standards and the various
specialized instruments and techniques for information
handling and vice-versa.
The WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) includes
the Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and
Application of Standards. This Code recognizes the leading role
of ISONET in organizing the dissemination of information on standards
being developed by regional and national standardizing bodies.
Serves as a structure for catalogues of international, regional
and national standards and other normative documents, and
as a basis for standing-order systems.
1999, 4th ed. 90 p. English ISBN 92-67-10289-3, French ISBN
92-67-20289-8. Electronic version available with updates.
Guidelines for the development of WSSN Web sites
Provides an overview of WSSN together with guidelines
by which Web sites linked into WSSN may be arranged and
presented in a harmonized way in order to facilitate their use.
1999, 2nd ed. English 12 p., French 12 p. Electronic version.
Directory of international standardizing bodies
Contains information on standardization activities of other
international organizations.
1999, 8th ed. 84 p. CHF 50,00, bilingual English and French.
ISBN 92-67-01115-4
ISONET Communiqué
News of standards information centres in the countries and
organizations represented in ISONET.
Biannual, English, Available in paper and electronic versions.
ISONET MEMBERSHIP
As of 1 October 2001 - National and associate members of ISONET
Country
National
members
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
DPS
IRAM
SARM
SAI
ON
BNSI
BELST
IBN
BASMP
BOBS
ABNT
BDS
SCC
INN
CSBTS
ICONTEC
INTECO
DZNM
NC
CSNI
DS
INEN
EOS
CONACYT
EVS
QSAE
SFS
AFNOR
DIN
GSB
ELOT
ITCHKSAR
MSZT
BIS
BSN
ISIRI
NSAI
SII
UNI
JBS
JISC
JISM
KAZMEMST
KEBS
KATS
KOWSMD
Associate
members
Q&C
JSA
International members of ISONET
African Regional Organization for Standardization (ARSO)
Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO)
European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
Country
National
members
Lithuania
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
USA
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Yugoslavia
Zimbabwe
LST
MBS
DSM
MSB
DGN
MOLDST
MNCSM
SNIMA
INNOQ
NSIQO
NEN
SNZ
SON
NSF
COPANIT
NISIT
BPS
PKN
IPQ
ASRO
GOST R
ORN
SASO
SBS
PSB
SUTN
SIST
SABS
AENOR
SLSI
SIS
SNV
SASMO
TISI
TTBS
INNORPI
TSE
UNBS
DSTU
BSI
NIST
FONDONORMA
TCVN
SZS
SAZ
TOTAL
91
Associate
members
SIRIM Berhad
3
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC)
ISO/IEC Information Centre
Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)
ISO IN BRIEF
ISO is the International Organization for
Standardization. It is made up of national
standards institutes from countries large
and small, industrialized and developing, in
all regions of the world. ISO develops voluntary
technical standards which add value to all
types of business operations. They contribute
to making the development, manufacturing and
supply of products and services more efficient,
safer and cleaner. They make trade between
countries easier and fairer. ISO standards
also serve to safeguard consumers and users
of products and services – as well as
to make their lives simpler.
ISO develops only those standards that are
required by the market. This work is carried out
by experts on loan from the industrial, technical
and business sectors, which have asked for the
standards, and which subsequently put them to
use. These experts may be joined by others with
relevant knowledge, such as representatives of
government agencies, consumer organizations,
academia and testing laboratories.
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