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Term Description
Making Available on the Market Shall mean any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Community market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge

Mandate European Commission ask the European standardisation bodies to draw up technical specifications of a normative nature that meet "legislation" requirements.

Mandate 371 Second programming mandate addressed to CEN in the field of services.

Mandatory Standard Standard the application of which is made compulsory in virtue of a general law or exclusive reference in a regulation.

Manufacturer Is the person who is responsible for designing and manufacturing a product with a view to placing it on the Community market on his own behalf.

Market surveillance Activities carried out by public authorities to ensure that products comply with the requirements set out in the relevant legislation.

Matching Problem Problem of interrelated entities that do not harmonize with one othe. Solving it means determining one or more features of these entities in a way that they harmonize with one other, or of determining one or more features of an entity because of its relation(s) with one or more other entities.

MB See Member Body (MB).

Measurement Standard Standard that provides a method to check whether a criteria set in requiring standards have been met.

Member Body (MB) Is the national body most representative of standardization in its country.

Member States The EU currently (2009) has 27 member countries, which have transferred some of their sovereignty – or lawmaking authority – to the EU.

MEP Member of the European Parliament

MRAs See Mutual Recognition Agreements.

MSA National Standardisation Body from Malta: Malta Standards Authority

MSZT National Standardisation Body from Hungary: Hungarian Standards Institution

Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA). MRAs have the objective of promoting trade in goods between the European Union and third countries by facilitating market access.

Term	Description
Making Available on the Market	Shall mean any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Community market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge
Mandate	European Commission ask the European standardisation bodies to draw up technical specifications of a normative nature that meet "legislation" requirements.
Mandate 371	Second programming mandate addressed to CEN in the field of services.
Mandatory Standard	Standard the application of which is made compulsory in virtue of a general law or exclusive reference in a regulation.
Manufacturer	Is the person who is responsible for designing and manufacturing a product with a view to placing it on the Community market on his own behalf.
Market surveillance	Activities carried out by public authorities to ensure that products comply with the requirements set out in the relevant legislation.
Matching Problem	Problem of interrelated entities that do not harmonize with one othe. Solving it means determining one or more features of these entities in a way that they harmonize with one other, or of determining one or more features of an entity because of its relation(s) with one or more other entities.
MB	See Member Body (MB).
Measurement Standard	Standard that provides a method to check whether a criteria set in requiring standards have been met.
Member Body	(MB) Is the national body most representative of standardization in its country.
Member States	The EU currently (2009) has 27 member countries, which have transferred some of their sovereignty – or lawmaking authority – to the EU.
MEP	Member of the European Parliament
MRAs	See Mutual Recognition Agreements.
MSA	National Standardisation Body from Malta: Malta Standards Authority
MSZT	National Standardisation Body from Hungary: Hungarian Standards Institution
Mutual Recognition Agreements	(MRA). MRAs have the objective of promoting trade in goods between the European Union and third countries by facilitating market access.

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