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AOAC Creates International Standards
Transparency, Openness,
Balance, Due Process,
C
A l
onsensus, ppea s
US National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act (
PL 104‐
113); US OMB Circular A‐119; and
WTO Committee on Technical
Barriers to Trade Decision on
Principles for the Development of
International Standards, Guides,
and Recommendations
Standards Process
Defensibility
Acceptability
Consensus
As an international standards development organization,
AOAC maintains the following principles throughout all
AOAC INTERNATIONAL
standard setting activities:
Transparency
Openness
Balance of Interests
Due Process
Consensus
Appeals