B MERTENS

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Puerto Vallarta 9 March 2006
CENELEC UPDATE
B MERTENS Directorate Corporate
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CONTENTS

• 0. Introduction
• 1. Who is CENELEC ?
• Corporate update
• 3. The global perspective

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Who is CENELEC? (1/3)

• CENELEC, the European Committee for
  Electrotechnical Standardisation, is a non-profit
  making, international association founded in 1973
  
• It develops electrotechnical standards as a basis
  for the European market without internal barriers
  for electrotechnical goods, services and
  associated technologies.

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Who is CENELEC? (2/3)

• All CENELEC standards are implemented
  identically as national standards in the 29
  member countries.
• All conflicting national standards must be
  withdrawn.

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Who is CENELEC? (3/3)

• 29 full Members All 25 members of the European
  Union and Norway, Iceland, Switzerland Romania.
  One member per country.
• 8 Affiliates Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina
  Bulgaria, Croatia, FYROM, Serbia Montenegro,
  Turkey, Ukraine
• 36 Co-operating Partners, i.e. Industrial and
  social federations which contribute to and advise
  on standardisation matters in their respective
  field of expertise

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CENELEC corporate update (1/4)

• In four years the membership of CENELEC grew from
  19 to 29 !
• Priority is the integration of the young Members
  in CENELECs corporate technical activities

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CENELEC corporate update (2/4)

• Revision of the concept of Affiliation with
  CENELEC (ref CLC Guide 27)
• Affiliate status open to wider Europe

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CENELEC corporate update (3/4)

• Review of the concept of Cooperating Partnership
  (new edition of CLC Guide 14)
• Better cooperation communication in European
  electrotrechnical standardisation.

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CENELEC corporate update (4/4)

• Update of the CENELEC Masterplan for the period
  2006 - 2010
• 1 Vision 3 Missions 5 Strategic Goals

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Standards as a Global Reference

• In the context of the ever increasing
  international trade volume, standards
• are a reference point for all interested parties
• have greatly helped to overcome trade barriers
• facilitate market access and economic
  integration.

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Standards as a Global Reference

• WTO members are invited to use International
  Standards as a basis for their technical
  regulations.
• IEC standards are the main source of reference
  for developing CENELEC European Standards.

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Standards as a Global Reference

• CENELEC cooperates with IEC through the
• Dresden Agreement
• i.e.
• Common planning of new work.
• Parallel procedures on draft International
  Standards.
• Conversion of European Standards and drafts
  into International Standards.

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Results of cooperation with IEC
1190
403
3534
Total number of active Standards 5127 (situation
end 2005)
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