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Access the document: CEN and CENELEC’s governance review in support of inclusiveness – Proposal of t

12 Dec 2022

CEN and CENELEC’s governance review in support of inclusiveness Proposal of the Annex III organisations December 2022 The European Strategy on Standardisation, published in February 2022, “calls on the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to make proposals by the end of 2022 to modernise their governance to fully represent the public interest and interests of SMEs, civil society and users. [...] The lack of systematic and active facilitation of the participation of the constituencies of the Annex III organisations – ANEC, ECOS, ETUC and SBS - within NSBs has a knock-on effect on adequate representation, particularly in national, European, and international standardisation. [...] The NSBs, the members of CEN and CENELEC, are an integral and fundamental part of the ESS, holding the voting rights in the CEN and CENELEC technical committees, designating experts to the European and international working groups and committees, and defining national positions. [...] Actions needed • As Regulation 1025/2012 requires the Annex III organisations (ANEC, ECOS, ETUC and SBS) to have effective participation in the development or revision of European standards in support of European policies and legislation – implicitly regardless of origin – for their participation at the international level to be supported by CEN and CENELEC, and for access to be granted to IEC and. [...] Raise awareness and ensure implementation of the role of Annex III Issue identified Within some standardisation groups there is still lack of awareness on the role & rights of Annex III organisations, and even the requirements of the CEN and CENELEC Internal Regulations.

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NRF ECOS

Pages
7
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Belgium