Standards Developing Organizations

National standards body (NSB)

The NSB has the primary responsibility to oversee the development of national standards and to publish the same. The NSB should ensure that standards development processes in the country meet the requirements of Annex 3 of the WTO TBT Agreement if the country is a WTO member or if it intends to become one.

Regional standards organisation

A standards organisation whose membership is open to the relevant national body from each country within one geographical, political or economic area only

International standards organisation

A standards organisation whose membership is open to the relevant national body from every country

Company

Consortium (a group of companies)

Industry sector (SDO, Standards Developing Organization)

NGO (Non Governmental Organization)

Intergovernmental organization