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DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung

DIN Standards

DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung is a private, non- profit-making association and was founded in 1917. Relations between DIN and Government, both on the Federal and the Länder levels, are regulated by contracts.

DIN standards are recognized by industry, trade, labour unions, consumers, Government and jurisprudence as accepted rules of technology. DIN standards are established according to the following eight principles:

1. Standards are voluntary in nature.
2. Standards projects and drafts are made available for public comment.
3. All interested parties can participate.
4. DIN standards form a unified and consistent whole.
5. They keep to the technical matter in hand.
6. They are geared to technological development.
7. They are matched to economic conditions.
8. They are geared to the benefit of the community as a whole.

Internationalist in spirit, DIN strives towards world trade that is free of technical barriers.

To promote the implementation of standards, DIN organizes training courses, regular exchange of experience among standards practitioners. DIN's publishing house, Beuth Verlag, provides 52 % of DIN's total budget through its sale of standards and associated technical literature in printed form, on microform and on electronic media.

European Countries A-Z and Standards Organisations

• Austria - Onorm
  Österreichisches Normungsinstitut (ON)
   
• Belgium - NBN
  Bureau De Normalisation (NBN)
   
• Bulgaria - BIS
  Bulgarian Institute for Standardization (BDS)
   
• Cyprus - CYS
  Cyprus Organization for Standardization (CYS)
   
• Czech Republic - CSN
  Czech Standards Institute (CNI)
   
• Denmark - DS
  Dansk Standard (DS)
   
• Estonia - EVS
  Eesti Standardikeskus (EVS)
   
• Finland - SFS
  Finnish Standards Association SFS (SFS)
   
• France - NF
  Association française de normalisation (AFNOR)
   
• Germany - DIN
  DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN)
   
• Greece - ELOT
  Hellenic Organization for Standardization (ELOT)
   
• Hungary - MSZ
  Magyar Szabványügyi Testület (MSZT)
   
• Iceland - IST
  Icelandic Standards (IST)
   
• Ireland - IS
  National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)
   
• Italy - UNI
  Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
   
• Latvia - LVS
  Latvian Standard (LVS)
   
• Lithuania - LST
  Lithuanian Standards Board (LST)
   
• Luxembourg - DIN
  Service de l'Energie de l'Etat (SEE)
   
• Malta - MSA
  Malta Standards Authority (MSA)
   
• Netherlands - NEN
  Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut (NEN)
   
• Norway - NS
  Standards Norway (SN)
   
• Poland - PN
  Polish Committee for Standardization (PKN)
   
• Portugal - IPQ
  Instituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ)
   
• Romania - SR
  Asociatia de Standardizare din România (ASRO)
   
• Slovakia - STN
  Slovak Standards Institute (SUTN)
   
• Slovenia - SIST
  Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST)
   
• Spain - UNE
  Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR)
   
• Sweden - SS
  Swedish Standards Institute (SIS)
   
• United Kingdom - BS
  British Standards Institution (BSI)