| Definition: | standard that specifies requirements to be fulfilled by a product or a group of products, to establish its fitness for purpose Note 1 to entry: A product standard may include in addition to the fitness for purpose requirements, directly or by reference, aspects such as terminology, sampling, testing, packaging and labelling and, sometimes, processing requirements. Note 2 to entry: A product standard can be either complete or not, according to whether it specifies all or only a part of the necessary requirements. In this respect, one may differentiate between standards such as dimensional, material, and technical delivery standards.
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