The specifications of steels vary from country to country and its can be based on different criteria. The standardization has the purpose to establish the technical conditions for the trade of products. Thus, ensuring the continuous adaptation to technological development. (AFNOR, ISO, UNI etc..)
What are the most important organisms for standard legislation?
According to EU Directive 98/34/EC of 22 June 1998, ‘standard` is a technical specification approved by a recognized standardization body for repeated or continuous application, with which compliance is not compulsory.
The most important International standardization bodies that establishing technical standards are the follows.
At international level:
- ISO: (International Organization for Standardization) global non-governmental organization for the development of technical standards.
- CEN: (Euronorm) is the system used in the European countries.
At national level:
- AFNOR (Association Française de Normalisation): French Association for Standardization.
- DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm): German Commission for standardization of the industry.
- UNI: Italian national standardization body.
What is the difference between Italy and France?
Regulatory standards ensures the quality and safety of the content or the processing of information. The Italian and French national versions differ from starting standard ISO. Especially with regards to the management of documentation. What are the differences?
AFNOR AND ISO. Concerning the terminology, what is the current state of play?
FRANCE
- It has always been responsive to the adoption of international standards
- Freedom legislation is characterized by the existence of NF conformed to the French cultural context (although in many cases they are inspired by the ISO starting master)
ITALY
- It started slow in adopting international standards after the publications of ISO
- It had deal with the shortage of national standards in the field of documentation and it had problems of translation of terms.
Today, the UNI ISO 1891:2014 – Connection elements – The terminology establishes terms and nomenclature of screws, nuts and accessories in 3 ISO official languages (English, French and Russian) and in Italian, Chinese, German, Japanese, Spanish and Swedish. These languages are recommended for the use in specific product standards.
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