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This study was supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

National Research Council (U.S.). International Standards, Conformity Assessment, and U.S. Trade Policy Project Committee.

Standards, conformity assessment, and trade: into the 21st century / International Standards, Conformity Assessment, and U.S. Trade Policy Project Committee, National Research Council.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Quality control—Standards—United States. 2. Manufactures—Quality control—Standards—United States. I. Title

TS156.N366 1995

658.5'62'021873—dc20 95-1649

CIP