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It is almost axiomatic that international standards facilitate trade. The sale of products by one country to another is certainly made easier when the buyer country knows that the goods it is purchasing conform to established standards; standards which both the buyer and seller countries may well have helped to formulate. It is for just this reason that the U.S. Department of Commerce strongly advocates the acceptance of international technical standards based on U.S. technology. The effects of international standards on testing services may not be as obvious as they are on products but they are just as significant. Although the producer in a seller country and the user in a buyer country may both be cognizant of the international standards for a given product, there is often disagreement on the means for verifying the conformance of the product to the standards. Clearly, the producer must test the product before it leaves his plant in order to be sure that it satisfies the standards (or any other provisions that were made part of the contract). The buyer, however, may be unwilling to accept the seller's assur-

journal of research of the national bureau of standards

Conferences / Events: International standards for nondestructive testing - a report on the 6th plenary meeting of ISO TC 135, Yokohama, Japan, May 11-15, 1987