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To celebrate the AFNOR Group's 100th anniversary, we are launching les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org, an immersive platform designed for the general public. Its goal is simple: to show how standards—which are often invisible—play an essential role in our daily lives and contribute to a safer, more reliable, and more sustainable world.

✨ 100 Stories to Help You See Things Differently

Each scene on the website immerses visitors in a familiar moment of everyday life: the kitchen, the street, camping, Christmas, the children’s bedroom, the first day of school… Within these settings, ten everyday objects are highlighted. Each one tells a story: sometimes subtle, sometimes pivotal, but always revealing a shared sense of progress.

Here, we learn how an electrical outlet provides protection, how a bike helmet saves lives, how contactless payment makes things easier, and how a stuffed animal meets safety requirements. These stories show that behind every safe action, every seamless experience, and every innovation embraced by everyone… there is a standard.

🧭 An experience to explore, play, learn, and get involved

The platform offers a gradual and intuitive learning experience. First, you can explore everyday scenes and identify the standardized objects around you. Then, you can play quizzes and mini-games that let you test your knowledge while having fun. For those who want to go further, a dedicated section explains how standards are developed, who creates them, and why they are essential to the functioning of a globalized world. Finally, anyone can contribute by sharing an idea for a standard or a personal story, demonstrating that standardization is an open, participatory process rooted in real life.

🌐 A New Gateway to the World of Standards

Through les-normes-et-vous.afnor.org, AFNOR offers a new, more user-friendly, and more accessible way to explore the world of standards. The site is intended for anyone who wants to understand why certain products are safer, how innovations become standards, and how standards have supported progress for the past century.

An invitation to take a fresh look at what shapes our daily lives… often without us even realizing it.

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