title: AFNOR
text: # AFNOR
  
  Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR, English: French Standardization Association) is a Paris-based standards organization and a member body for France at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
  
  The AFNOR Group develops its international standardization activities, information provision, certification and training through a network of key partners in France who are members of the association. They are:
  
  * ACTIA (Association of Technical Cooperation for the food industry)
  * ADEME (French Agency for Environment and Energy Management)
  * ADEPT (Association for the development of international trade in food products and techniques)
  * COFRAC (French Accreditation Committee)
  * CSTB (Scientific and Technical Center for Construction)
  * CTI (Center Network industrial technology)
  * INERIS (National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks) emerged from CERCHAR (Study and research centre of the Charbonnages de France) and IRCHA (National research institute of applied chemistry)
  * LCIE (Laboratoire Central des Industries Électriques)
  * LNE (Laboratoire National Metrology and Testing)
  * UTAC (Union Technique de l'automobile, cycle and motorcycle)
  * UTE (Union Technique de l'Électricité)
  