NSO Guide

Introduction

This guide provides a step-by-step guidance on the essential elements, most common practices and responsibilities of the National Standards Organizations (NSOs) and National Standardisation Bodies (NSBs).

An NSO is an organization that develops, maintains and coordinates voluntary standardization activities in a particular country. NSOs typically represent the interests of various stakeholders, including businesses, consumers, academia and government.

An NSB is an NSO from the European Economic Area and thus from one of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden.

The information contained in this guide is based on the Rules of Procedure (RoP) and Technical Working Procedure (TWP) contained in the ETSI Directives, the European Commission Regulations (EU) N° 1025/2012, and amendment N° 2022/2480 and also on the ETSI-NSO Agreement.

The NSO/NSB Official Contact

The Official Contact is the person designated by the NSO to be the main contact person between ETSI and the NSO. There is only one Official Contact per NSO, ensuring that all the contact details within the organization are correctly registered in the ETSI Directory Services application. Contact details can be consulted via the Directory Services page.