Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade: Into the 21st Century

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/4921

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Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade

Into the 21st Century

(1995)

Mandated standards used for vehicle airbags, International Organization for Standards (ISO) standards adopted for photographic film, de facto standards for computer software—however they arise, standards play a fundamental role in the global marketplace.

Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of the link between standards, product testing and certification, and U.S. economic performance. The book includes recommendations for streamlining standards development, increasing the efficiency of product testing and certification, and promoting the success of U.S. exports in world markets.

The volume offers a critical examination of organizations involved in standards and identifies the urgent improvements needed in the U.S. system for conformity assessment, in which adherence to standards is assessed and certified. Among other key issues, the book explores the role of government regulation, laboratory accreditation, and the overlapping of multiple quality standards in product development and manufacturing.

In one of the first treatments of this subject, Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade offers a unique and highly valuable analysis of the impact of standards and conformity assessment on global trade.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy; International Standards, Conformity Assessment, and U.S. Trade Policy Project Committee

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National Research Council. 1995. Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade: Into the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4921.

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256 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-05236-8
Ebook: 978-0-309-17643-9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/4921

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-8
1 Introduction	9-22
2 Standards Development	23-64
3 Conformity Asses	65-102
4 International Trade	103-152
5 Recommendations to Address Future Challenges and Opportunities	153-168
Appendix A: New Developments in International Standards and Global Trade: A Conference Summary	169-196
Appendix B: Legislative Request for the Study: Public Law 102-245	197-198
Appendix C: Biographical Information on Committee and Staff	199-204
Appendix D: Glossary and Acronyms	205-212
Appendix E: Selected Bibliography	213-228
Index	229-238

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