Industrial and commercial standards in Portugal

Standards

National Standards Organisations

Portuguese Certification Association (APCER)
Portuguese Quality Institute (IPQ)

Integration in the International Standards Network

At the European level:

• CEN, European Committee for Standardisation
• CENELEC, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation
• ETSI, European Telecommunications Standards Institute

At the international level:

• ISO, International Standard Organisation
• IEC, International Electrotechnical Commission

Classification of Standards

NP, the national certfication mark
CE, European certification mark (compulsory for a product to be sold on the market)

Online Consultation of Standards

APCER (Certification Association)

Certification Organisations

Portuguese Accreditation Institute (IPAC)