| | International Standards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | While the ISO defines itself as a non-governmental organization, its ability to set standards which often become law through treaties or national standards makes it more powerful than most NGOs, and in practice it acts as a consortium with strong links to governments. |
 | | ISO cooperates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), which is responsible for standardization of electrical equipment. |
 | | Aside from standards, ISO also creates Technical Reports for documents that cannot or should not become International Standards such as references, explanations, etc. The naming conventions for these are the same as for standards with the exception of having TR prepended in the place of IS in the standard's name. |
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