What Does RAL Stand For?

Q: My question is for example – the full or expanded form of ASTM is American Standards for Testing Materials and BS is British Standards what is the expanded form of RAL?

A: Thanks to your question, I discovered a very valuable web site, http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/outreach/faq.php?catnum=5#539. Here is the answer you are looking for, which I have cut and pasted from their web site.

According to their website:

"In 1925, the private sector and the German government of that time founded the "Reichs-Ausschuss für Lieferbedingungen" - RAL - (Committee of the German Reich for Terms and Conditions of Sale)."

Regards,

Ron Joseph