The underlying reason for establishing European standards has been dual: ‘standards have done the job of detailed rules and even legislation and standards have improved legislation’ .
Eiropas standartu izveidei ir divi galvenie iemesli. „No vienas puses, standarti ir aizstājuši detalizētus noteikumus un pat tiesību aktus, no otras puses, tie ir uzlabojuši tiesību aktus”.