EU & ISO Standards: Voluntary Aids to Mandatory Rules
The EU and global bodies like ISO use standards to guide and regulate industries. These standards can be voluntary aids, mandatory rules, or somewhere in between.
Voluntary standards, when published in the EU Official Journal, create a presumption of conformity. They help businesses meet legal requirements without formal regulation.
On the other hand, standards can become mandatory when directly referenced in laws or legal acts. This was seen with the ISO 27701 'Privacy Information Management' standard, adopted by the International Organization for Standardization in August 2019. It provides a framework for managing privacy data, becoming a mandatory guideline for many organizations.
Standards play a crucial role in shaping industries. They can be voluntary aids or mandatory rules, depending on how they're used. The ISO 27701 standard is a recent example of this, demonstrating the impact of standards on global privacy management.
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