Estàndards industrials i comercials al Regne Unit

Standards

National Standards Organisations

BSI Group, British Standards Institution

Integration in the International Standards Network

The UK is a member of the International Organisation for Standardisation and a full member of the International Electrotechnical Commission. It is also a member state of the International Telecommunication Union.
The transition period following the UK's withdrawal from the EU ended on 31 December 2020. For the detail on changes regarding certificates, authorisations, markings or labelling which took effect from 1 January 2021 following the UK's withdrawal from the EU and the end of the transition period please consult the European Commission's ‘BREXIT READINESS CHECKLIST’ FOR COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS WITH THE UK.
The UK (through BSI) remains a full member of the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC), European Telcommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Standardisation (ECS): the CEN and CENELEC General Assemblies confirmed BSI's continued membership from 1 January 2022.

Classification of Standards

There are over 27,000 British Standards in use and 2,000 are produced annually. CE is the European certification mark. It is compulsory for a country to be able to sell on the market. (Subject to change following the UK's withdrawal from the EU on the 31 December 2020).

Certification Organisations

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service. Follow this link for a list of accreditation standards