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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
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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?
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ResponsibilitySocial
European Standardization – Who are we?
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European Standards Organizations
European Committee for Electrotechnical
Standardization
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
European CommitteeFor Standardization
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offer a platform
for stakeholders
to come to a consensus
that they commit to implement
at national level
CEN and CENELEC
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The standardization world
International
Regional(Europe)
NationalNational Standards Bodies (CEN/CENELEC)
CEN & CENELEC Members
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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?
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Participation in the standardization process
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National Standardization
Body
National Standardization
Body
National Standardization
Body
CEN Technical or Project Committee
DELEGATION
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Experts in a specific field representing: industry, trade associations, government, consumer, academia, customers, etc
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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)
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CEN-CENELEC product range
Standards
European Standard – EN
Pre-Standards
Technical Specification – TS
Informative
Technical Report – TR
Workshop Agreement
CEN-CLC Workshop Agreement (CWA)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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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Thank you!
www.cen.eu
www.cenelec.eu
Ashok [email protected]
+32.2550.0804
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