standard, mis käsitleb katsemeetodeid ning mida mõnikord täiendatakse muude katsemeetoditega seotud sätetega, nagu proovivõtt, statistiliste meetodite kasutamine, katsete läbiviimise järjekord
standard that is concerned with test methods, sometimes supplemented with other provisions related to testing, such as sampling, use of statistical methods, sequence of tests
'testing standards' shall mean the standards set by
- the International Maritime Organization (IMO),
- the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
- the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC),
- the European Committee for Standardization (CEN),
- the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (Cenelec) and
- the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) in force on the date of the adoption of this Directive, and established in accordance with the relevant international conventions and with the relevant IMO resolutions and circulars to define testing methods and test results, but only in the form referred to in Annex A ...
... whereas to that end testing standards for certain types of marine equipment have been developed by the international standardization bodies and by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). ... 'type-approval' shall mean the procedures for evaluating equipment produced in accordance with the appropriate testing standards and the issue of the appropriate certificate.