Russian National Standards
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Russian national technical standards are developed under the auspices of the Russia's Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rostekhregulirovaniye).
When a national standard is approved by a technical committee, it is assigned an acronym GOST R and a numeric designator, consisting of a serial number and a year the standard becomes effective. GOST R is an acronym for (gosudarstvennyy standart Rossii), which means state standard of Russia.
Historically, GOST R standards were created as a subset of the GOST standards
originally developed by the government of the Soviet Union
and later adopted by the CIS
. This creates confusion among standards users who often refer to GOST standards
as national standards of the Russian Federation. This however is a common misconception since the GOST standards
are the official standards of the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification, which is a regional standards organization
headquartered in Minsk
, the Republic of Belarus. Since Russia is the largest and most active contributor to the CIS standardization program, in many instances Russian standards are taken forward to the CIS, where they are adopted in whole or in part as regional standards. Thus, when adopted by the national standards bodies of the CIS member-states, the GOST standards
are used across all CIS countries, including Russia. GOST R standards are implemented, unlike their regional cousins, at the national level within the Russian Federation only where they are de jure
national standards.
There are currently over three thousand active GOST R standards.
When a national standard is approved by a technical committee, it is assigned an acronym GOST R and a numeric designator, consisting of a serial number and a year the standard becomes effective. GOST R is an acronym for (gosudarstvennyy standart Rossii), which means state standard of Russia.
Historically, GOST R standards were created as a subset of the GOST standards
GOST
GOST refers to a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification , a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States .All sorts of regulated standards are included, with examples...
originally developed by the government of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and later adopted by the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
. This creates confusion among standards users who often refer to GOST standards
GOST
GOST refers to a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification , a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States .All sorts of regulated standards are included, with examples...
as national standards of the Russian Federation. This however is a common misconception since the GOST standards
GOST
GOST refers to a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification , a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States .All sorts of regulated standards are included, with examples...
are the official standards of the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification, which is a regional standards organization
Standards organization
A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization , or standards setting organization is any organization whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise producing technical standards that are...
headquartered in Minsk
Minsk
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, the Republic of Belarus. Since Russia is the largest and most active contributor to the CIS standardization program, in many instances Russian standards are taken forward to the CIS, where they are adopted in whole or in part as regional standards. Thus, when adopted by the national standards bodies of the CIS member-states, the GOST standards
GOST
GOST refers to a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification , a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States .All sorts of regulated standards are included, with examples...
are used across all CIS countries, including Russia. GOST R standards are implemented, unlike their regional cousins, at the national level within the Russian Federation only where they are de jure
De jure
De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....
national standards.
There are currently over three thousand active GOST R standards.