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Founded in 1901, the BSI Group is a leading global provider of professional services to organizations worldwide.

We have over 5,000 employees in 110 countries.

In 2002 the Group's turnover was £232.8 million ($386.9 million).

What the BSI Group does:

	Independent certification of management systems and products
	Commodity inspection
	Product testing
	Development of private, national and international standards
	Management systems training
	Information on standards and international trade

The BSI Group's businesses are:

	British Standards: the world's leading provider of standards covering every aspect of the modern economy from protection of intellectual property to technical specifications for personal protective equipment. British Standards is based in London, UK and has extensive relationships with National Standards Bodies (NSBs) throughout the world.
	Management Systems: which provides independent certification of management systems, including ISO 9001:2000 (Quality) ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification and BS 7799 (Information Security). Management Systems' HQ is in London, UK with regional HQs in Reston, USA and Hong Kong, PRC. Following the 2002 purchase of the North American systems assessment business of KPMG, BSI is now the largest management systems certification company in North America.
	Business Information: which exists to raise awareness and understanding of new standards through publications and training. It provides a comprehensive range of books, manuals, CD-ROMs and on-line services.
	Product Services: which tests products against standards, helps firms with new product development and provides third party certification. Product Services is the owner of the Kitemark brand, first registered as the British Standards mark in 1903. BSI Product Services HQ is in Hemel Hempstead, UK.
	Inspectorate: is a global commodity inspection and analysis company which joined the BSI Group in 1998. Inspectorate's main offices are in Witham, UK and Houston, Texas.

CIE Chromaticity Coordinate Limits									Reflectance Limit (Y)
Colour	x	y	x	y	x	y	x	y	Min	Max
White	0.303	0.287	0.368	0.353	0.340	0.380	0.274	0.316	35.0	-
Yellow	0.498	0.412	0.557	0.442	0.479	0.520	0.438	0.472	29.0	45.0
Orange	0.558	0.352	0636	0.364	0.570	0.429	0.506	0.404	12.0	30.0
Red	0.613	0.297	0.708	0.292	0.636	0.364	0.558	0.352	8.0	12.0
Blue	0.144	0.030	0.244	0.202	0.190	0.247	0.066	0.280	1.0	4.0
Green	0.030	0.380	0.166	0.346	0.286	0.428	0.201	0.776	3.5	9.0
Brown	0.445	0.353	0.604	0.396	0.556	0.443	0.445	0.386	4.0	9.0

1931 CIE Colour Chart