ISO standards

The "International Organization for Standardisation" (ISO for short, from the Greek "isos", meaning "equal") was founded in London in 1947. This organisation develops international standards in all areas with the exception of electrics and electronics (the IEC is responsible) and telecommunications (the ITU is responsible). Together, these three organisations form the WSC (World Standards Cooperation). There are now 169 countries represented in the ISO (status 2023). ISO ensures uniform standards for products and services in many disciplines worldwide.

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The ISO standards define globally applicable safety, quality and uniformity standards. These are intended to optimise international production, manufacturing, communication and cooperation between countries, companies and institutions in fields such as business, science and technical development. An ISO standard defines specific quality and formal requirements, compliance with which is guaranteed and made visible through ISO certification. To date, around 23,000 ISO standards have been published. Many wineries work according to ISO standards such as

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