Standards

ISO - International Organisation for Standardisation
ISO is composed of National Standards Bodies, such as ANSI of the USA, BSI of the UK, NEMA of the Netherlands etc... National standards bodies represent manufacturers, users and regulatory agencies in each country. ISO standards are built on consensus and are subject to very stringent peer review. Furthermore, before an ISO standard is published, the standard is validated by manufacturing "artefacts" built to the standard. more on ISO standards for RFID »

GS1
GS1 (Global Standards 1) is the new name for the amalgamation of EAN (Electronic Article Numbering Association) and the UCC (Uniform Code Council of the USA. GS1 develops and publishes user standards for article numbering. The Bar Codes on most everyday items are EAN-UCC standardised and registered. GS1 is the registration authority for numbering systems used in the supply chain and Consumer goods industries.

EPCglobal
EPCglobal is a new organisation established by GS1 in order to commercialise and implement the Electronic Product Code system which was developed by the MIT AutoID Center.

BSI Global
BSI British Standards is the National Standards Body of the UK and develops standards and standardization solutions to meet the needs of business and society.  They work with government, businesses and consumers to represent UK interests and facilitate the production of British, European and international standards.

ETSI
ETSI the European Telecommunications Standards Institute develops standards for the European Environment. Many of the ETSI standards are adopted by the European Union as European Norms. The European Norms have the prefix EN. more on ETSI Standards for RFID »

R&TTE Directive of the European Union
The R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC defines the rules for the placing on the market and putting into service of Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment. One of its objectives is to ensure safety, protection and free movement of radio and telecommunications equipment in the EU Internal Market through the management, enforcement, simplification and improvement of the relevant legislation - principally the R&TTE Directive. More »

Radio Regulation in Europe - CEPT
The CEPT (Conference of European Postal & Telecommunications Administrations) deals exclusively with sovereign/regulatory matters and has three committees, one on postal matters, CERP  and two on telecommunications issues:  ERC (European Radiocommunications Committee) and ECTRA (European Committee for Regulatory Telecommunications Affairs). The committees handle harmonisation activities within their respective fields of responsibility, and adopt recommendations and decisions. The European Radiocommunications Office - ERO - based in Copenhagen supports the activities of the committee and conducts studies for it and for the European Commission. RFID falls under the umbrella of the Short Range Device Maintenance Group  whose pages are available on the ERO website under Topics/Short Range Devices. »

Links

GS1UK (eCentre): www.gs1uk.org
GS-1 Headquarters: www.gs1.org

GS1US (formerly UCC): www.gs1us.org

EPCglobal: www.epcglobalinc.org

European Union Website - R&TTE directive

CEPT European Radiocommunication Office - www.ero.dk