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Term Description
WA Workshop Agreement. Consensus-based specification agreed on open workshop issued by an FSO.
Weighted voting Voting system applied for the approval of European Standards, which consists in according specific weightings to votes cast by CEN members.
WG See Working Group.
WISE Standard.org Networking on Education and Research for Standards and Conformance of the APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Withdrawal Any measure aimed at preventing a product in the supply chain from being made available on the market.
Work Item Subject with a specific title and scope to be worked out by a Technical Committee within agreed target dates and leading to a CEN publication, or a series of interrelated tasks implemented within the constraints of time, cost and quality for the purposes of achieving a specific measurable objective.
Working Group (WG) Group, established by a Technical Committee (TC) or Subcommittee (SC), that undertakes a specific task, in the context of the TC business plan, usually resulting in the provision of a draft standard(s). It works within clearly defined policy guidelines from its parent body. On completion of task, the Working Group (WG) is disbanded.
Workshop Agreement Consensus-based specification agreed on open workshop issued by an FSO.
WSC World Standards Cooperation Cooperation between ISO - International Organization for Standardization, IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission and ITU - International Telecommunication Union.
WTO World Trade Organisation

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