DEVELOPMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN

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DEVELOPMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION POLI
CY
Norbert ANSELMANN(norbert.anselmann_at_cec.eu.int) H
ead of Unit, ENTR G2, Standardisation Directorate
General Enterprise European Commission
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OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMISSIONS STANDARDISATION
POLICY
To promote European standardisation as a tool
to support various policy areas in the EU To
fully integrate the new Member States into the
European standardisation system To improve
the efficiency, quality and market relevance of
the standardisation system To improve access
to world markets through a systematic use of
international and European standardisation

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BETTER USE OF STANDARDISATION IN POLICY AREAS (1)
Further extension of the area of application of
the New Approach e.g future Directive on
measuring instruments Inclusion of
standardisation in the Directive 2001/95/EC on
General Product Safety Examples in the
transportation area Directive 2001/16/EG on
the interoperability of trans- European
railways system Proposal for a Directive on
intermodal loading units (COM(2003)155) Pr
oposal for a Directive on the introduction and
interoperability of electronic road toll
systems (COM(2003) 132)
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BETTER USE OF STANDARDISATION IN POLICY AREAS (2)
Reference to European standards in the
forthcoming revised EU-legislation on
fertilisers Examples in the Information and
Communication Technology area Directive
2002/21/EC on the regulatory framework for
electronic communications networks and services
For the first time, CWAs (CEN/CENELEC
Workshops Agreements) were referenced in the
context of Directive 1999/93/EC on electronic
signatures (OJ L 175 of 15.7.2003)
Improvement of the EU Internal Market for
services Mandate to CEN/CENELEC/ETSI to set up
a work programme to elaborate standards in the
service sector
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STANDARDISATION AND ENVIRONMENT (1)
CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION TO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Standardisers are
being encouraged to take up environmental
aspects into their standards Preparation of a
Commission Communication on the integration of
environmental aspects into standardisation
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STANDARDISATION AND ENVIRONMENT
GOALS OF THE COMMUNICATION (1)
Member States, standardisers and interested
parties should give high priority to the
protection of the environment when drafting
standards Environmental awareness amongst
standardisers should be sharpened Use of
existing instruments (e.g. helpdesk, consulting
committees, databases) should be used and
where necessary extended Participation at
national level of all stakeholders
(non- governmental organisations included) must
be ensured
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STANDARDISATION AND ENVIRONMENT
GOALS OF THE COMMUNICATION (2)
INCENTIVES Voluntary standards can
contribute to reduce legislative solutions to a
minimum or even to avoid legislation Standard
s used in non-regulated areas should
contribute to the marketing of environmental
friendly products Further information
europa.eu.int/comm/environment/standardisation/co
mmunication_questionnaire.en.pdf
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STANDARDISATION AND ENVIRONMENT
Proposal for a framework directive on eco-design
requirements for energy useing products
(COM(2003) 453) Follows the concept of the
New Approach To be implemented by means of
particular application directives Involves
the elaboration of a broad standardisation work
programme in support of the Directive
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INTEGRATION OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES
Full membership of the national standards
organisations of all 10 new Member States
should be achieved by 01.05.2004 Active
contribution from national standards
organisations to European standardisation needs
to be encouraged Use of European standards
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Improvement of efficiency, quality and market
relevance of European standardisation
All stakeholders of the enlarged EU should be
fully committed to European standardisation S
tandardisation should become or remain a
strategic priority for senior management of
enterprises Continuous improvement of the
efficiency of European standardisation A
Commission Communication on the future
orientations of the European standardisation
policy Preparation of a modification of
Directive 98/34/EC Need for the inclusion of
the standardisation principles in this Directive
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Standardisation and better access to world markets
The EU supports the development and use of
International standards (ISO, IEC, ITU) as well
as their transposition by means of European
standards. European standardisation must be the
foundation for our international
engagement The UN/ECE regulatory model for the
reference to standards in legislation should be
further implemented by our trade
partners www.unece.org/trade/tips/stdpol
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Standardisation and better access to the world
markets
International standardisation represents an
important element of EU co-operation with third
countries Concrete projects of co-operation
with third countries EU-Mercosur EU-Russia
, EU-MED The EU can share its experience
and know-how with its trading partners
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IMPORTANT INTERNET-ADDRESSES
http//europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/regulation/in
dex.htm
DG Enterprise ..
List of harmonised ... standards
http//europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/
standardization/harmstds/index.html
New Approach ...http//www.newapproach.org
www.cenorm.be
www.cenelec.org
www.etsi.org