International standards are adopted for regional use
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) international product standard (IS) is adopted by European Committee for Standardization (CEN) for use in European region as a European Standard (EN).

• EN ISO 14630: Non-active surgical implants – General Requirements.

Regional standards are adopted for national use
A European Committee for Standardization (CEN) regional performance standard (EN) is adopted by the German standardization body (DIN) for use in Germany.

• DIN EN 60192 - Low-pressure sodium vapor lamps - Performance specifications (IEC 60192:2001); German version (EN 60192:2001).

International standards are adopted for national use
An international ISO design standard is adopted for use in the United States by the American Petroleum Institute (API).

American Petroleum Institute SPEC 6D - ISO 14313:1999, Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries-Pipeline Transportation Systems-Pipeline.

National standards are adopted for international use
A U.S. process standard developed by ASTM International is adopted by ISO for international use.

• ASTM ISO/ASTM 51261-2002(E) - Standard Guide for Selection and Calibration of Dosimetry Systems for Radiation Processing and (Part 1 of BS 7799: 1999 adopted as ISO/IEC 17799:2000 - Code of Practice for Information Security Management).