International Organization for Standardization

Abbreviation: ISO. The abbreviation is also pronounced "Iso." It was established in 1947, with its predecessor being the International Association for the Unification of Standards and the United Nations Coordination Committee for Standardization. Its headquarters are in Geneva. It is a non-governmental organization under private law that promotes cooperation between national standardization organizations in each country, and its missions are (1) the coordination and unification of domestic standards for industrial and agricultural products, and (2) the exchange of information and cooperation on standardization activities. ISO standards and ISO recommended standards are established based on the decisions of the technical committee. The Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) joined from Japan in 1952 (Showa 27). Furthermore, under an agreement concluded in 1976, standardization in the fields of electrical engineering and electronics is carried out by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

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略称ISO。略称を「イソ」ともよむ。万国規格統一協会、国際連合規格調整委員会を前身とし、1947年発足。本部はジュネーブ。各国の標準化国内団体相互の協力を図る私法上の非政府組織で、(1)工業・農業産品の国内規格の調整と統一、(2)標準化活動についての情報交換と協力を任務とする。専門委員会の議決に基づきISO規格、ISO推薦規格が設定される。日本からは1952年（昭和27）に日本工業標準調査会（JISC）が加入した。また、1976年に結ばれた協定により電気工学、電子工学分野に関する標準化は国際電気標準会議（IEC）が行っている。

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