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International Policy Papers

ANSI International Policy Papers discuss official ANSI policy positions and explain issues related to the U.S. standards and conformity assessment systems. All policy papers are submitted to ANSI policy committees for review and comment prior to publication. Please click the relevant link below to download each white paper in PDF format.

General Information:

• Overview of the U.S. Standardization System
• ANSI Background Paper on the World Trade Organization (WTO), Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement (TBT), and Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
• Key Issues Impacting Global Standardization and Conformance: Today and Tomorrow

Asia-Pacific:

• ANSI Background Paper on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• Transparency in China (ANSI Members Only)
• Foreign Participation in Chinese Technical Committees (ANSI Members Only)
• ANSI Interaction with the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)

Americas:

• ANSI Background Paper on the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP)
• ANSI Interaction with the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)

Europe:

• ANSI Background Paper on the Trans-Atlantic Economic Council (TEC)
• European Union Block Voting – Weighted Voting in ISO and IEC
• ANSI Interaction with European Standards Organizations (ESOs)

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