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Folder International standards

EMWIS relies on international standards in order to provide a coherent system for the exchange of information and data. The main standardisation bodies are:

The International System of Units (SI)

The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards

The ITU (International Telecommunication Union)

EMWIS makes use of the following groups of standards:

Folder Dates, times, addresses, telephone numbers
Folder European Committee for Standardization
Folder Internet standard formats
Folder Languages and countries
URL url049568 Item only translated in French
URL url537291 Item only translated in French
URL ISO/TC 224 Service activities relating to drinking water supply systems and wastewater systems - Quality criteria of the service and performance indicators
Pointer International standards
URL New ISO standards to improve quality of water services to consumers

A suite of new ISO standards offer the international community practical tools to address the global challenge of effectively managing limited water resources in order to provide access to safe drinking waterand sanitation for the world’s population.

ISO has just published three standards providing guidelines for service activities relating to drinking water supply systems and wastewater sewerage systems. These international standards are designed to help water authorities and their operators to achieve a level of quality that best meets the expectations of users and the principles of sustainable development.

URL Reporting Obligations Database (ROD) ROD is the EEA's reporting obligations database. It contains records describing environmental reporting obligations that countries have towards international organisations. ROD is part of Reportnet. Reportnet is group of web applications and processes developed by the EEA to support international environmental reporting.
URL The French Programme of normalisation (Water sector)
URL The On-line Catalogue of European Standards