standard setting organizations such as the International Code Council, International Fire Code, National Fire Protection Association, and International Society of Explosives Engineers. Legal & Legislative SAAMI's Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee is responsible for tracking changes to product liability law and legislation that would impact firearm, ammunition, and component manufacturers. The committee also provides technical information to public policy makers. International Affairs Committee SAAMI's International Affairs Committee is responsible for tracking international developments that would impact firearm, ammunition, and component manufactures. SAAMI is an accredited Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). SAAMI serves as a resource to various committee members for technical information on firearms, ammunition, and components. SAAMI is also a member of the World Forum on Shooting Activities. Member Companies A current list of member companies can be found at https://saami.org/membership/member-companies/. SAAMI vs. C.I.P. Standards There are two internationally recognized sporting arms and ammunition standard setting organizations, SAAMI and Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives (French for "Permanent international commission for testing portable firearms") commonly abbreviated and referred to simply as “C.I.P.” SAAMI and C.I.P. have had a long-term working relationship to harmonize standards between the two organizations. Prior to the establishment of this relationship, standards were developed independently which, in some cases, resulted in minor differences between the organizations’ standards. Pressure Measurement Differences For sporting arms centerfire cartridges there are three principal pressure measurement protocols, conformal piezoelectric transducer (SAAMI), drilled case piezoelectric transducer (C.I.P.), and copper crusher (SAAMI & C.I.P.). The copper crusher is in limited use due to the increased efficiency of measuring pressure with a piezoelectric transducer-based data acquisition system. The two different piezoelectric pressure measurement protocols used by SAAMI and C.I.P. yield slightly different numerical values of pressure for any given cartridge. Current practices instituted in both organizations have been undertaken to ensure that pressure limits initially introduced by either SAAMI or C.I.P. are equivalent the other organization's standard. See also List of modern armament manufacturers Small arms ammunition pressure testing Overpressure ammunition CIP, a European standardization organization for firearm cartridges NATO EPVAT testing DEVA, a German firearms test institute Wildcat cartridge References External links SAAMI Website Commission Internationale Permanente pour l'Epreuve des Armes à Feu Portatives Website American National Standards Institute Website Pressure and accuracy test barrels for ammunition testing to SAAMI, CIP or NATO standard Standards organizations in the