What it is
NBN (Bureau voor Normalisatie / Bureau de Normalisation) is Belgium’s national standards body and the Belgian member of the European organisation CEN and the international body ISO. It publishes Belgian adoptions of European (EN) and international standards.
Why it matters for compliance
Conformity in practice means applying the right standard, and NBN is where you access and buy the EN standards your product needs for the Belgian market. The legal weight comes from a standard being harmonised (cited in the Official Journal) for your legislation; NBN is the practical Belgian gateway to the texts.
How to use it
- Find and purchase the relevant EN/NBN standards for your product.
- Confirm a standard is harmonised and current for the applicable legislation.
- Use it alongside Belgium’s market-surveillance authority, FPS Economy, for the full picture.
Good to know
Standards function as both compliance tools and commercial requirements — buyers and procurement routinely specify them.
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