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• Examples of technical standards

Thetechnical standards are a series of documents issued by a body of recognized authority in a specific matter, to regulate or impose specs specialized in the development and application of technology, product development or supply of relevant services.

Technical standards operate in society as standardization guidelines, that standardize processes and protect the interests of society, based on ethical, efficiency, quality or safety reasons. Its final task would be, in principle, the standardization (simplification, unification, specification) of the processes for their correct supervision and ethical development.

Usually the rules They can have a national or international scope of action, depending on the scope of the body that promulgates them or the agreements on the matter that have taken place between the countries. In that sense they are official rules, that is, issued by the authority.

When, on the contrary, the norms arise from normative gap, custom and necessity, they are considered unofficial rules. These can also be valid, as long as they do not conflict with the opinions of the official regulations.

The main of these organizations at the international level is the ISO (International Organization for Standardization).

See also: Examples of Quality Standards

Examples of technical standards

1. ISO 9000. Promulgated by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) like the previous ones, are a series of standards for the administration of a quality criterion in the design, production, installation, service, inspection, testing and management of the various possible industrial processes, whose purpose is to regulate and unify the criteria to endorse with your name only those that meet the due and specified requirements.
2. ISO 1000. In an attempt to specify an International System of Units, this ISO standard explains the suggested nomenclature for units, supplementary units and derived units, standardizing the use of prefixes, symbols and numbers for the broadest human understanding.
3. ISBN (International Standard Book Number). Short for International Standard Book Number, it is a unique identifier for books published anywhere in the world and intended for commercial use. Its origin dates back to 1966 in the United Kingdom, when the W. H. Smith stationers used it to identify and serialize their products, and from 1970 it was adopted as an international publishing standard.
4. ISSN (International Standard Serial Number). Like the ISBN, it is an International Standard Identification Number for periodical publications, such as yearbooks, magazines and newspapers. This standard allows to standardize classifications and avoid errors in the transcription of titles or translation, which is extremely helpful for bibliographic and newspaper catalogs.
5. MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group). This is the name given to a set of norms and standards for the coding of audio and video promulgated by the Group of Experts on Moving Images (MPEG), published in the ISO 13818 standard. The technical approaches of this regulation are used for Digital Terrestrial Television , satellite or cable, as well as SVCD and DVD discs.
6. 3GPP mobile phone standards. These are a series of telecommunications standards developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (Third Generation Association Project), whose initial approach was to develop a third-generation (3G) global telecommunications system for mobile phones, based on what was achieved by the previous GSM and within the framework of the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) . Today these standards cover other types of communications such as radio and core networks, given their enormous growth and importance.
7. ISO 22000. One of the most important norms of standardization of the ISO, dedicated to the treatment and regulation of food, always taking into account the safety of consumers and populations in the production, handling and distribution of food products for consumption. It contains all the necessary precautions and considerations to take into account for a product to be certified by ISO, which guarantees its potability.
8. Copyright. In its early days, Copyright Created by the United States government, it was nothing more than a standard for the protection of maps, charts and books that prevented their indiscriminate reproduction without the consent of the author. But from the 50s it spread internationally and became the best known and most widespread copyright standard, defending the absolute power of an author (and his heirs) over his creation until a certain time after death (it is stipulated a minimum term of 50 years).
9. Creative Commons Common Licenses. Of American origin, this set of legal regulations pursue a non-capitalist standardization of creative works and knowledge, ensuring their free circulation in accordance with the guidelines established by the author, which include freedom of consultation and circulation, sometimes even editing, but never for sale or commercial exploitation.
10. Colombian Technical Standard NTC 4595-4596. Obviously local in action, this regulation promulgated by the Colombian Ministry of Education regulates the design and spatial planning of new educational buildings, ensuring the well-being of the school community and the essential national quality standards when building a school or college. or adapt and modernize an existing one.
11. Spanish Technical Standard NTP 211. This norm, also of national action, regulates matters concerning the lighting of workplaces in Spain, taking into account the productivity, comfort and safety of the various ranges of possible employees and workers.
12. Technical Standard for Geographic Domiciles. Regulation of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of the Mexican State that establishes the different specifications for the management of geographic data and its integration into production and decision-making processes. It is an attempt to standardize communications on the matter throughout the country.
13. NTC COPEL. Brazilian technical standard that specifies the requirements regarding materials for electrical distribution networks, tools, assembly of distribution networks or maintenance work on networks in use. They are nominated by COPEL, a pioneer company in Brazil in electrical work and one of the largest energy distributors in Paraná.
14. Argentine NTVO standards. The CRMT National Transportation Regulation Commission) in Argentina upholds a series of regulations regarding the roads and works and railway control, ranging from the national organization and conservation of the rails to the inspection regulations of the works.
15. Technical and Quality Standards of the Codex Alimentarius of the World Trade Organization(WTO). As its name establishes, this food code tries to harmonize as much as possible sanitary and phytosanitary measures leading to a standardization of food safety. It is a set of international standards often referred to as “the Codex” that go hand in hand with international food and agriculture organizations.