ISO 8601 and European Standardization

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a European organization that develops and sets standards for various industries and sectors.

ISO 8601 is an international standard for date and time representation that specifies a format for dates, times, and durations.

All member states of CEN and CENELEC, except for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, are obligated to adopt ISO 8601 as a national standard without alterations.

<p>In most post-Soviet states, the DD.MM.YYYY format is commonly used for dates with dots as separators and leading zeros.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In most post-Soviet states, the 24-hour time notation is officially used for precision and in media announcements.</p> Signup and view all the answers