INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
   
for standardization  
   
AFNOR Association Francaise de Normalisation
(French Association of Standardization)
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNT American Society for Non-Destructive Testing
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AWS American Welding Society
BSI British Standards Institution 
CEIR

Commision Europeenne de l'Industrie de Rubinetterie
(European Committee for the Valve industry)

CEN Commission Europeenne de Normalisation
(European Commitee for Standardization)
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung
(German Institute of Standardization and Certification)
ISA Instrumentation, System and Automation Society
ISO International Organization for Standardization 
JIS Japanese Industrial Standards
JSA Japanese Standard Association
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers
UNI Ente Nazionale Italiano diUnificazione
(Italian Institute of Standardization)