Discover standards

FAQ


What can be standardized? What is a voluntary standard? How can you take part in standardization?
16 answers to your standardization questions.

VOLUNTARY STANDARDS

We've all volunteered to help you better understand standards and sort out what's real and what's not! When voluntary standards are drawn up by you, the economic players, under the supervision of AFNOR or a sectoral standards office, they accelerate impact.

In one definition


Launched on the initiative of market players, a voluntary standard is a reference framework that aims to provide guidelines, technical or qualitative prescriptions for products, services or practices serving the general interest.

Standardization in France

AFNOR acts as the central coordinator of standardization in France, identifying standardization needs and mobilizing interested parties.

Teaching standardization

Students are tomorrow's workers. In their future jobs, they will be required to use, or even participate in the drafting of, voluntary standards specific to their sector of activity.

Gold Standards Trophies

The Trophées Or Normes is a competition that rewards organizations that have used voluntary standards to develop their business, improve their organizational practices or promote their know-how internationally.