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What makes a Harmonized Standard?

Many folks wonder why some standards are called "Harmonized."  I have a good explanation of the process that leads to the label "Harmonized" for European standards.  You can read it at Stand...

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Tell me more about ISO, EN ISO, and SS EN ISO editions

If there's one thing that's confusing to folks, it's the many different kinds of editions of the same document!  I have a StandardsForum.com article that is my most widely read posting on this ve...

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How can I find new standards not in my collection?

You have a Controlled Standards Collection in your Standards Online service.  But you wonder if new standards are being released that might impact your business.  Document Center has a solut...

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Why are there so many editions of an ISO standard?

A decade ago, World Standards Week proudly proclaimed "One World, One Standard, One Test!"  And yet today it seems like there's more editions of ISO standards that you can count!  How can so...

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Is there a difference between the SS EN and the BS EN standard?

People often wonder if there's an difference between copies of a particular EN standard from let's say the British Standards Institute BSI (BS EN) and the Swedish Standards Institute SIS (SS EN). &nbs...

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