List of British Standards

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British Standards are the standards produced by BSI Group which is incorporated under a Royal Charter (and which is formally designated as the National Standards Body (NSB) for the UK). [1] The BSI Group produces British Standards under the authority of the Charter, which lays down as one of the BSI's objectives to:

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Set up standards of quality for goods and services, and prepare and promote the general adoption of British Standards and schedules in connection therewith and from time to time to revise, alter and amend such standards and schedules as experience and circumstances require

BSI Royal Charter, Faller and Graham. [2]

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