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You will find a list of abbreviations used in the IEC here.

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  N  O  P  R  S  T  U  V  W

A

 

A

Ausschuss (Board); DIN

AA

Arbeitsausschuss (Technical Committee); DIN

AC

Administrative Circular; IEC

ACEA

Advisory Committee on Environmental Aspects; IEC

ACEC

Advisory Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility; IEC

ACET

Formerly: Advisory Committee on Electronics and Telecommunications (disbanded); IEC

AHG

ad hoc Group

ACOS

Advisory Committee on Safety; IEC

AK

Arbeitskreis (Working Group); DIN, DKE

ANEC

Association européenne pour la Coordination de la Représentation des Consommateurs pour la Normalisation (European Association for the Coordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization), Brussels

B

 

BKT

Beraterkreis Technologie der DKE (Consultative Group for Technology of the DKE)

BMAS

Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs), Bonn/Berlin

BMWA

Till 2005: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour), Bonn/Berlin (now: BMAS and BMWi)

BMWi

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology), Bonn/Berlin

BT

Bureau Technique; CEN, CENELEC

BTTF

BT Task Force; CENELEC

BTWG

BT Working Group; CENELEC

C

 

CA

Verwaltungsrat (Administrative Board); CEN, CENELEC

CAB Conformity Assessment Board; IEC

CASCO

Committee on Conformity Assessment; ISO

CB Scheme

Scheme of the IECEE for Recognition of Results of Testing to Standards for Safety of Electrical Equipment; IEC

CC

Compilation of Comments on CD; IEC

CCAF

CENELEC Conformity Assessment Forum

CD

Committee Draft; ISO, IEC

CDV

Committee Draft for Vote; IEC

CE

CE-Marking (Communautés Européennes)

CEC

see KEG

CECC

Formerly: CENELEC Electronic Components Committee, now: IECQ

CEE

Formerly: Commission internationale de réglementation en vue de l'approbation de l'équipement électrique, now: IECEE

CEN

Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for Standardization), Brussels

CENEL

Formerly: Comité Européen de coordination des Normes Electrotechniques, now: CENELEC (as a result of merger with CENELCOM)

CENELCOM

Formerly: Comité Européen de coordination des Normes Electrotechniques des pays membres des Communautés Européennes, now: CENELEC (as a result of merger with CENEL)

CENELEC (see also CLC)

Comité Européen de Normalisation Électrotechnique (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, Brussels

CEPT

Conférence des administrations européennes des Postes et des Télécommunications (European Conference for Post and Telecommunications)

CIGRE

Conférence Internationale des Grand Réseaux Électriques à haute tension (International Conference on High Voltages)

CISPR

Comité International Spécial des Perturbations Radioélectriques (International Special Committee on Radio Interference); IEC

CLC

Short form of CENELEC on documents (no official abbreviation of CENELEC)

CO

Central Office (formerly also: part of document); IEC

COPOLCO

ISO Council Committee on Consumer Policy; ISO

CS

Central Secretariat; Brussels

CWA

CEN/CENELEC Workshop Agreement; CEN, CENELEC

D

 

DATech

German Accreditation Body Technology, Frankfurt am Main

dav

date of availability

DC

Document for Comment; EC

DEVCO

ISO Committee on Developing Country matters; ISO

DIN

DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (German Institute for Standardization), Berlin

DIS

Draft International Standard; ISO

DITR

Deutsches Informationszentrum für Technische Regeln (DITR) im DIN (German Information Centre for Technical Rules within DIN)

DK

Deutsches Komitee (German Committee)

DK-CENELEC (DK-CLC)

Deutsches Komitee des CENELEC (German Committee of CENELEC)

DKE

DKE  Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik im DIN und VDE (DKE  German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE), Frankfurt am Main

DK-IEC

Deutsches Komitee der IEC (German Committee of IEC)

doa

Date of announcement; CEN, CENELEC

dop

date of publication; CEN, CENELEC

dor

date of ratification; CEN, CENELEC

dow

date of withdrawal; CEN, CENELEC

E

 

EBN

Entwicklungsbegleitende Normung (R+D phase standardization)

EFTA

European Free Trade Association, Geneva

EG

ETSI Guide; ETSI
(former deliverable of ETSI)

EG

Europäische Gemeinschaft (European Community)

EMEDCA

European Active Medical Devices Certification Agreement; CENELEC

EMV

Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (Electromagnetic Compatibility)

EN

Europäische Norm (European Standard); CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

ENV

Europäische Vornorm (European Pre-Standard); CEN, CENELEC
(replaced by: Technical Specification)

ES

ETSI Standard; ETSI
(formerly also: European Specification; CENELEC)

ESO European Standardization Organization ; CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

ETS

European Telecommunication Standard; ETSI

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (Institut Européen des Normes de Télécommunication), Sophia Antipolis

etz

Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift (Electrotechnical Journal)

EU

European Union

EWG

Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (European Economic Community)

F

 

FB

Fachbereich (Division); DIN, DKE

FBR

Fachbereichsreferent (Division Manager Standards); DKE
Fachbeirat (Technical Advisory Board); DIN

FBV

Fachbereichsvorsitzender (Chairman of Standards Division); DKE

FDIS

Final Draft International Standard; IEC

FG

Förderer-Gemeinschaft (Union of Sponsors); DKE

FIN

Finanzen (Finances); DKE
Finanzbeirat (Finance Advisory Board); DKE

G

 

GA

Gemeinschaftsausschuss (Joint Committee); DIN

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva

GF

Geschäftsführer (Managing Director), Geschäftsführung (Board of Directors)

GK

Gemeinschaftskomitee (Joint Committee)

GL

Geschäftsleiter, Geschäftsleitung (Managing Directors)

GLA

Gemeinschafts-Lenkungsausschuss (Joint Council Board); DIN

GO

Geschäftsordnung (Internal Regulations)

GSt

Geschäftsstelle (Office)

GUK

Gemeinschaftsunterkomitee (Joint Subcommittee)

H

 

HAR

Harmonization Agreement for Cables and Cords; CENELEC

HD

Harmonization Document; CENELEC

I

 

ICS

International Classification of subject groups

ICSCA

Industry Cooperation on Standards and Conformity Assessment

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva

IECEE

IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components, Geneva

IECEx

IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to equipment for use in Explosive Atmospheres, Geneva

IECQ

IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components (formerly: IECQ-CECC),  Geneva

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, New York

IEV

International Electrotechnical Vocabulary; IEC

INF

Document for information; IEC

INT Internationale Angelegenheiten (International Affairs); DKE

IP

Innere Prüfstelle der NP (Internal Inspection Office at NP); DIN

IR

Internal Regulations; CEN, CENELEC

IS

International Standard; ISO, IEC

ISO

International Organization for Standardization, Geneva

ITA

Industry Technical Agreement; IEC

ITSTC

Information Technology Steering Committee; CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

ITU

International Telecommunication Union, Geneva

ITU-R

International Telecommunication Union – Radiocommunications, Geneva

ITU-T

International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication Standardization, Geneva

IWA

International Workshop Agreement; ISO

J

 

JTC

Joint Technical Committee; ISO, IEC

JWG

Joint Working Group

K

 

K

Komitee (Committee); DKE

KAN

Kommission Arbeitsschutz und Normung (Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Standardization)

KEG (also CEC)

Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (Commission of the European Community)

L

 

LA

Lenkungsausschuss der DKE (Council of DKE)

LOVAG

Low Voltage Agreement Group

N

 

NA

Normenausschuss (Standards Committee); DIN

NC

National Committee; IEC, CENELEC (see also NK)

NGL Normungsgrundlagen (Principles of Standards); DKE

NK

Nationales Komitee (National Committee); IEC, CENELEC (see also NC)

NP

Normenprüfstelle des DIN (Standards Inspection Office at DIN)

NS

National Standard

NSO

National Standardization Organization

NSB

National Standardization Body

NWI

New work item; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC

NWIP

NWI proposal; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC

O

 

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris

P

 

PAS

Publicly Available Specification; ISO, IEC, DIN

PC

Program Committee

PCT Projekt-Controlling (Project Controlling); DKE

PNE

Présentation des Normes Européennes; CEN, CENELEC

prEN

Projekt EN; CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

prHD

Projekt HD; CENELEC

R

 

RD

Reference Document; IEC

RM

Report of Meeting (Minutes); IEC

S

 

SB

Sector Board; IEC

SC

Subcommittee; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC

Sec

Secretariat (of a TC or SC; formerly also part of document numbering)

SG

Secretary General; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

SMB

Standardization Management Board; IEC

SNC

Special National Condition

SR

Secrétariat rapportant (Reporting Secretary of CENELEC for TC/SC of IEC)

T

 

TB

Technischer Beirat (Technical Advisory Board)

TBETSI

Technischer Beirat ETSI (Technical Advisory Board ETSI); DKE

TBINK

Technischer Beirat Internationale und Nationale Koordinierung (Technical Advisory Board International and National Coordination); DKE

TBKON

Technischer Beirat Konformitätsbewertung (Technical Advisory Board Evaluation of Conformity); DKE

TBT

Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO Agreement)

TC

Technical Committee; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

TR

Technical Report; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC

TMB

Technical Management Board; ISO

TS

Technical Specification; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC, ETSI

TTA

Technical Trend Assessment Document; IEC

U

 

UA Unterausschuss (Subcommittee); DIN

UAP

Unique Acceptance Procedure; CEN, CENELEC

UK

Unterkomitee (Subcommittee); DKE

V

 

VDE

VDE VERBAND DER ELEKTROTECHNIK ELEKTRONIK INFORMATIONSTECHNIK (Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies), Frankfurt am Main

VV

Verbindungsstelle VDE-Vorschriftenwerk (Coordination Office for VDE Specification Code of Safety Standards); VDE

W

 

WG

Working Group; ISO, IEC, CEN, CENELEC

WSC

Worlds Standards Cooperation (ISO + IEC + ITU-T)

WTO

World Trade Organization; UN

    

As of: 2009-11-04