By technology or industry designation, there are standards developing organizations (SDOs) and also standards setting organizations (SSOs) also known as consortia.

In some cases, international industry based SDOs such as the IEEE and the Audio Engineering Society (AES) may have direct liaisons with international standards organizations, having input to international standards without going through a national standards body.

(c) Common accounting standards for the organizations of the

Systematically involving national statistical offices and other national organizations for official statistics in the development of international statistical programmes, including the development and promulgation of methods, standards and good practices

Member of the National Committee on Industrial Quality Standards.

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, national household survey on standards of living, 2001.

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, national household survey on standards of living, 2001.

Some business and other participants recognized a responsibility to respect international standards when national standards were lacking, particularly in the area of labour standards.

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, national household survey on standards of living, p. 143.

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, national household survey on standards of living, p. 135.

The establishment of performance indicators and standards for national institutions.

The United States urged other regional organizations to endorse the ICAO standards.

Those measures are discussed below and include integrating disability issues into national policies, setting standards, mobilizing resources, decentralizing programme implementation, establishing partnerships, strengthening organizations of disabled persons, strengthening national coordinating committees and monitoring progress.

While official standards refer to mandatory standards developed by governments and can be the subject of WTO dispute settlement procedures, commercial standards include those established by non governmental organizations, producer associations and businesses (private standards).

Includes issues of equity, poverty, living standards and national economic growth.

SDOs are differentiated from standards setting organizations (SSOs) in that SDOs may be accredited to develop standards using open and transparent processes.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), is a measurement standards laboratory, also known as a National Metrological Institute (NMI), which is a non regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce.

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, national household survey on standards of living, op. cit., p. 134.

XIX. NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

(c) The need for national practices to meet internationally agreed minimum standards

In 1834, the New Poor Law established national standards for social benefits.

a Including issues of equity, poverty, living standards and national economic growth.

National capacity needs to be strengthened and the gap between national policies and international regulations and standards reduced.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. government's standards agency, cooperates with ANSI under a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the United States Standards Strategy.

Implement security standards and best practices approved by ICAO, the 10M, and other international organizations.

7. Organizations have generally complied with the common accounting standards for the biennium 1992 1993.

Also, national legislation had not yet been harmonized with the Interim National Constitution, which recognized international human rights standards.

Tasks in non governmental international and national organizations

Most national financial reporting standards, and IFRS, require extensive disclosure on this matter.

Participatory processes involving civil society, non governmental organizations, community based organizations and specialized national institutions

(iii) Common accounting standards for the organizations of the United Nations common system (decision 47 449)

4. Organizations of persons with disabilities should be consulted when developing standards and norms for accessibility.

In general, each country or economy has a single recognized National Standards Body (NSB).

(i) Adapting internationally agreed standards, norms and principles to regional, national and local contexts

Parliament plays a fundamental role in reforming national legislation in line with international standards.

Environmental organizations can be global, national, regional or local.

Member and or Director of other national law organizations.

F. Cooperation with national and foreign non governmental organizations

European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless,

Other organizations involved in determining United States accounting standards include the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), formed in 1984, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

UNDP is helping to build the capacity of national organizations and conducted three training workshops for national non governmental organizations during the reporting period.

For example, the three NSBs of Canada, Mexico and the United States are respectively the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the General Bureau of Standards (, DGN), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Such efforts must encompass not only national Government authorities but also national civil society organizations.

Purity standards for reagents are set by organizations such as ASTM International or the American Chemical Society.

(d) Involving other actors participants suggested that intergovernmental organizations also had a role in initiatives and standards.