Making a Standard
Making a standard means writing a document that explains "how to guarantee well made things", while guaranteeing safety, respect for the environment and reliable performance.
The 4 characteristics of a standard
Consensuality
The standard is approved with the consent of those who participated in the work.
Democracy
All economic and social stakeholders can participate in the work and make comments before approval.
Transparency
Milestones in the approval process are public and the draft is always available to interested parties.
Voluntariness
Stakeholders adhere to the standard not by imposition, but by choice.
A collective process
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Technical Bodies
Committees, sub-committees and working groups, which represent who will use and benefit from the standards.
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The Federated Bodies
Independent partners entrusted with standardization activities in specific sectors.
Central Technical Commission
Provides directives, coordinates and supervises the works.
The standard goes four ways
The path of a standard includes four major stages.
Getting into the study
Following the request – coming from the market, institutions, consumers or the UNI technical bodies themselves – we proceed with the study of a new normative work that would offer a reference, a certain and shared regulation to operators.
Drafting the project
The draft is drawn up by the relevant UNI Technical Body made up of experts representing the economic and social stakeholders (producers, users, traders, research centres, consumers, public administration, etc.).
Public Inquiry
The document approved by the competent technical committee made freely available to the market for comments – in particular from those who were not able to participate in the first discussion phase – in order to obtain the broadest consensus from the economic and social partners concerned.
Publishing
Finally, the standard, once ratified by the President, cuts the final milestone with its publication, entry into force, inclusion in the catalogue and the possibility for all to purchase or consult it.