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This Law regulates the standardization principles, tasks, organisational system and the classification of standards. The principles of standardization shall be as follows: (a) openness, the involvement of all interested parties in standardization and the taking of decisions on the basis of a collective agreement; (b) voluntary participation in standardization and the voluntary application of standards; (c) orientation toward technical achievements; (d) orientation toward the interests of society