2020 - annual report - CEN AND CENELEC ANNUAL REPORT CEN ANNUAL REPORT

was set up in 2019 to advise on the strategic evolution of the CEN and CENELEC Members' financing models in light of the challenges and PROJECT 2: STANDARDS OF THE FUTURE opportunities brought by digitalisation, and to ensure the resilience and The objective of Project 2 ‘Standards of the Future’ is to put CEN and continued viability of the system. [...] The purpose of the CAFG FiMo therefore CENELEC in a position to deliver machine-readable and interpretable is to facilitate an exchange of best practices and ideas between the CEN standards content, secure the legal and physical protection of the and CENELEC Members, to provide them with a good overview of the standards and define the rules for a business model based on the options for future-proo. [...] The increase of technical alignment and the reduction of barriers to trade for industry through the adoption of international and European standards, with more access The December 2020 edition includes adoptions of to, and cooperation and sharing of approaches on, standards and standardization. [...] Additionally, in 2020, CEN, CENELEC, the European Commission and In response to Mandate M/350, CEN/TC 350 started the revision of two the Germany presidency held two meetings to discuss solutions to standards: increase the citation in the OJEU of harmonised standards in support E N 15978-1 'Sustainability of construction works - Methodology for of the CPR and the participation of CEN and CENELEC i. [...] CEN and CENELEC are working with the European Commission and other stakeholders to develop and adopt European Standards to support European legislation, with a particular focus on the successful integration of the European energy market and the implementation of the EU’s climate and energy targets.