BSI is recognized as the UK National Standards Body (NSB) by the UK Government. This status is formally codified in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United Kingdom Government and the British Standards Institution in respect of its activities as the United Kingdom’s National Standards Body.
The MoU recognizes BSI’s status as the UK member of the international standards organizations, ISO and IEC; the European standards organizations, CEN and CENELEC; and as the National Standards Organization (NSO) participating on behalf of the UK in ETSI.
