SME portal

The SME portal is a central information service for questions related to standardization. The service is designed to assist SMEs. Make use of our know-how and benefit from our experience.

Standards present essential competitive advantages for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By using recognized standards

• you can reduce time-to-market;
• you can improve your ability to compete with other major organisations;
• you can increase your productivity;
• you can manage resources as efficiently as possible;
• you can fulfil and comply with legal requirements;
• and you can speed up approval of Swiss products in other countries.

 
What you can expect from us:

• advice on search for standards and specifications
• advice on lobbying and active involvement in standardization
• information on technical standards and regulations
• information on testing and certification agencies
• inormation on plans to introduce technical regulations worldwide
• information on EU conformity and CE labelling
• seminars on practical application of standards and regulations

 
Useful links:

• Standards subscription:
  - Subscription

• Terms and abbreviations from the world of standards:
  - Glossary

• Information and monitoring services:
  - SNV world (video)
  - SNV world information

• Search and order:
  - Standards and other publications
  - Textbooks and teaching material

• SECO’s SME portal:
  - Information on product safety, amendments to law, etc.

• CEN-CENELECCEN-CENELEC
  European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization SME web portal:
  - Current information from CEN and CENELEC

• Brand and product counterfeiting and piracy (joint EU and US website): Advice, guidelines and directives on national practice to protect intellectual property

Downloads (PDF, in German):

• Standardization as a tool of self-regulation
• Benefits of standardization to the whole economy

Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)
Bürglistrasse 29
8400 Winterthur
Switzerland
T +41 52 224 54 03
F +41 52 224 54 74
kmu@snv.ch