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DIN Standards Committee Materials Testing

DIN's Standards Committee Materials Testing (NMP) develops standards and and processing standards applications within the field of materials testing. A special focus lies on tests which have been made mandatory in legislation or other rules and where the test is to be carried out by a third party, unless they fall within the product standardization of other Standards Committees or testing standards dealing with cross-sectoral topics. Cross-sectoral topics include: - tests which are significant for several standards committees, - test methods that can be used in several areas of application, - test methods focusing on specific characteristics which are relevant in various areas of application. The NMP is responsible for the development of standards in its area at national (DIN), European (CEN) and international (ISO) level. It also coordinates German participation in European and international bodies, in some cases also holding the secretariat of that body. In developing testing standards, the NMP also sometimes becomes involved in work on product standards. Such work is agreed with the relevant standards committee or, where there is no such committee, with DIN's Management Board.