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European Standards- preparation, approval and role of CEN

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Ashok GaneshDeputy Director - Standards

European Standarization – why?

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• enhance the safety of products

• allow economies of scale

• help manufacturers comply with European legislation

• promote the interoperability of products and services

• encourage greater competition

• facilitate trade by removing trade barriers

• promote ecological safety and sustainability

• help safeguard the environment

• aid the transfer of research

• promote common understanding

What standards do


Why European Standards?

To build the Single Market• Larger markets create wealth

Free trade throughout the European Economic Area • More than 500 million customers

To help competitiveness and technical innovation• State of the Art• Transfer of European Research results

To strengthen the regional influence in global economy• Export European know-how

To enable access to the Single European Market• Accession of new Members to the EU

To provide an alternative for better regulation• ‘Self regulation’ by the market• A co-regulation approach in Europe since 1985

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A fact to remember

1 European standard

• Replaces 31 different national standards in Europe

• Creates access to a market of 500 million

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Standardization – Where are we?



ResponsibilitySocial

European Standardization – Who are we?



European Standards Organizations

European Committee for Electrotechnical

Standardization

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

European CommitteeFor Standardization


offer a platform

for stakeholders

to come to a consensus

that they commit to implement

at national level

CEN and CENELEC


The standardization world

International

Regional(Europe)

NationalNational Standards Bodies (CEN/CENELEC)

CEN & CENELEC Members


CEN and CENELEC members

Represent all national stakeholders: industry, authorities, social partners, consumers, SME

Ensure consensus building at national level

Appoint national experts to participate in standardization work

Commit to implement European standards identically at national level

Withdraw conflicting national standards

European Standardization – How?



Participation in the standardization process

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National Standardization

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CEN Technical or Project Committee

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DELEGATION

Experts in a specific field representing: industry, trade associations, government, consumer, academia, customers, etc


Main principles of European standardization

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Voluntarystandards are voluntary in application

Openness and transparency open to participation of all interested parties and broad consultation

Consensuswe build European consensus among all stakeholders

National commitmentimplement European Standards as identical national standards and withdraw conflicting national standards

Market relevancereflect market needs

Integration with international work cooperation with ISO (Vienna agreement)


CEN-CENELEC product range

Standards

European Standard – EN

Pre-Standards

Technical Specification – TS

Informative

Technical Report – TR

Workshop Agreement

CEN-CLC Workshop Agreement (CWA)


The standardization process (EN)

Technical or Project Committee

Enquiry(circulation for Comments )

consolidation of comments

Formal vote (weighted vote)

TIMEFRAME: 3 YEARS

DraftStandard

EuropeanStandard

National Standards Bodies

National Standards Bodies, Associates…

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Technical or Project Committee


Developing a CEN Workshop Agreement

Business Plan Kick-off meeting Drafting and adoption of CWA

CWAPublication

TIMEFRAME : 6 – 18 MONTHS

Describing Confirming Consensus building Announcement

ScopeObjectivesFinancingSchedule

WS rulesFinancingChairSecretariat

WS participantsPublic consultation(as appropriate)

by National Members


European Standard (EN) (1/2)

You submit a proposal

Together, we evaluatespecific needfeasibilityresources

and decide on a precise development route

The work is allocated to a technical body

Draft elaborated by experts is discussed by member delegations


European Standard (EN) (2/2)

Draft issued to CEN members for public enquiry (5 months)

National comments considered by TC and agreement reached on improved draft

Final draft submitted to CEN members for formal vote (2 months)

71 % of weighted votes positive EN approved

Published as identical national standard by all 31 members


CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) (1/2)

The CEN Workshop is

a flexible working platform

open for direct participation by any company or organisation

within Europe or outside

allowing rapid elaboration of consensus documents


CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) (2/2)

Business Plan: project description (background, initiators, targeted audience, scope, objectives, planning of work, resources) CEN website for comments

Kick-off meeting: interested stakeholders toexamine business plan in detailSpecial needs, secure financial resources confirm chair and (CEN member) secretariat

Work mainly by electronic means

Optional public enquiry

CWA approved by consensus

Standardization - prospects



Smart, sustainable and inclusive

- Innovation

- Research

- Interoperability

- Digital Agenda (eHealth, eBusiness, eGovernment)

- Skills (knowledge management, qualification)

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STAIR and Innovation


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Standardization is a tool for boosting innovation

Starting standards activity early provides better chances for being successful

Still too many barriers for projects to participate in standardization

Standards organizations should market the benefits

Research programmes - funding for standards resources?


Fast, flexible arrangements linked to research projects

Just a few recent examples:

• Industrial wastewater – membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology

• Best Practice approach for electromagnetic induction measurements

• Electronic health insurance cards


How to improve matters further?

CEN-CENELEC STAIR - STAndards, Innovation and Research

A strategic approach to the standards/research interface

Group of national CEN-CENELEC Members with other participation

Chair Prof. Knut Blind

Links to the European Commission (DG Enterprise, DG Research)

Observership of ETSI


STAIR tasks

Integrate research and innovation with standardization:

Raise awareness and ensure communication of benefits

Review, adapt and monitor the infrastructure and operational environment

Links to the forthcoming Innovation Action Plan

We will have a conference early 2011


Other actions under way

Training for EU and COST project officers

Improve links between standards and ETPs and JTIs, EIT, EUREKA, EU Agencies etc

Education about Standardization - teaching the added-value in technical/business curricula

Generation of standards activities linked to research and technology, e.g.:

Electric vehicles, Smart grids, Nanotechnologies, Measuring instruments (smart meters)

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