International standardization system and its structure for global products, services, and processes that produce and manage universal technical requirements. Main organizations: ISO, IEC, ITU. Formation: international organizations, technical committees TC, subcommittees SC, working groups WG, national standardization bodies. Principles: consensus, transparency, voluntariness, market relevance. Standards development process: proposal, committee draft, international draft, final draft, publication. Conformity assessment and certification done through a separate system