About European Standards

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1 About European Standards Aquaculture workshop Brussels, Centre Borschette Andrea NAM 1

2 Actors in standardization

3 The European Standardization Organizations (ESOs) The Regional Standardization Organizations for EUROPE - recognized by regulation 1025/2012/ EU Deliver as sole parties European Standards (EN) Are Associations based on membership of the National Standardization Bodies of EU/EFTA member states (ETSI also companies). Founded on the WTO principles: coherence, transparency, openness, consensus, voluntary application

4 The European Standardization Organizations (ESOs) CEN... (European Committee for Standardization) CENELEC... (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) ETSI... (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)

5 European Standardization Organizations (ESOs) European Standardization actors Electricity Electrotechnical European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Electronic Communications European Telecommunications Standards Institute Chemistry Material European Committee for Standardization Food Energy Services Transport Metrology Healthcare Construction Environment Security & defense Information society Mechanical engineering Heating, cooling, ventilation 2005 CEN all rights reserved 2009 CEN all rights reserved CEN and CENELEC

6 CEN and CENELEC Members Austria Estonia Hungary Malta Slovakia Belgium Finland Netherlands Slovenia Bulgaria France Iceland Ireland Norway Spain Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic FYROM Germany Italy Latvia Lithuania Poland Portugal Romania United Kingdom Sweden Switzerland Turkey Denmark Greece Luxembourg Serbia

7 CEN & CENELEC World 34 Members (NSB-NC of 28 EU Members +3 EFTA countries + Turkey, Serbia and FYROM) Affiliates- new Affiliation concept formally recognized as a potential candidate or a candidate country for EU membership (11 CEN, 9 CLC under modification) Companion Standardization Bodies (CSBs) Partner organizations Liaison organizations

8 The NETWORK of CEN & CENELEC More than experts are connected participants from European industry federations and societal stakeholders delegates / experts in CEN and CENELEC delegates / experts in ISO and IEC participants through the national members of CEN and CENELEC

9 Societal Stakeholders and SMEs (Annex III Organisations) SBS Small Business Standards SME TOOLBOX ETUC - European Trade Union Confederation ANEC - the European consumer voice in standardization ECOS - the European Environmental Citizens Organization for Standardization Societal Stakeholders TOOLBOX

10 CEN and CENELEC: development of standards Experts 486 Technical Committees Working Groups Standards (nearly HS) 479 CWAs 595 Technical Specifications 564 Technical Reports Statistical pack on

11 The international dimension Vienna Agreement Frankfurt Agreement National Standardization Bodies and National Committees Principal aim: Identical European and international standards CEN: 31% of portfolio identical to ISO NATIONAL LEVEL CENELEC: 72% of portfolio identical to (+ another 6% based on) IEC standards

12 Vienna & Frankfurt Agreements: principles» Primacy of International Standards» Avoid duplication of work at International and European levels» Aim at identical worldwide and European standards» Ensure rational use of available resources» Common Drafting Rules

13 About the standards

14 A European Standard is A document for a common and repeated use Produced by all interested parties through a transparent, open and consensus based process Voluntary in use Reflects market needs A tool to support legislation Highly aligned with ISO/IEC standards

15 You re living it! CEN and CENELEC

16 Removing trade barriers

17 The added value of standards Reduces business transaction costs Facilitate access to market Guarantee environmental and consumers protection Increase of products safety Promote technical connectivity, interoperability and sustainability of products and services Facilitate trade by removing trade barriers and enhance competition Help manufacturers comply with legislation & market expectations

18 Harmonization effect What s special about European Standards? The ESOs 1 European Standard 33 identical national standards All conflicting standards removed Access to a market of 600 Million consumers CEN and CENELEC

19 Uniqueness Commitment of the Members to implement the EN conflicting national standards are automatically withdrawn dow * National standard * Date of withdrawal of national conflicting standards CEN and CENELEC

20 Two production lines European Standard (EN) Highest level of consensus All relevant stakeholders Mandatory implementation by all Members CWA (Workshop Agreement) Workshop is consortium Agreement of those participating Take it or leave it No implementation Can be basis for a future EN CEN and CENELEC

21 other deliverables Technical Specification (TS) Limited level of consensus No immediate need for national implementation All relevant stakeholders No mandatory implementation by Members Can be transformed into a EN Technical Report (TR) Providing information on the technical content of standardization work, data etc. Relevant stakeholders No mandatory implementation CEN and CENELEC

22 Standards and legislation Standards 1. Voluntary 2. Consensual 3. Developed by independent organizations 4. Revised every 5 years 5. Provide specifications and test methods (interoperability, safety, quality, etc.) Legislation 1. Mandatory 2. Imposed by Law 3. Established by public authorities 4. Revised when legislators decide 5. Sets requirements to protect public interests

23 EU legislation making reference to standards: HOW? Direct reference: mandatory - for specific use NA - Indirect reference legal text refers to publication of standards, standard references are published in the OJEU

24 Harmonised standards Developed by a recognised ESO and created following a request from the European Commission Harmonised standards cited in the OJEU confer presumption of conformity Manufacturers, other economic operators, or conformity assessment bodies can use harmonised standards to demonstrate that products, services, or processes comply with relevant EU legislation Their use remain voluntary Alternative sources of information DG GROW's European Standards website National information channels (standards bodies, trade organisations...)

25 New Approach Standardization request Presumption of conformity Harmonized Standard European Standard (EN) harmonized standards listed in the OJEU CEN and CENELEC

26 Regulation and the standards Regulation 1025/2012 reconfirms ESO (+ NSB- NC) system in support of European Union policies and strategic objectives CEN & CENELEC support 39 European Directives/Regulations With a total of more than 4000 standards referenced in the OJ (19% of portfolio) CEN and CENELEC

27 Development of standards

28 Initiation of standard development Output (European Standard) is implemented by all CEN/CLC Members Work is performed with participation of all interested stakeholders (inclusiveness) Evaluation of needs and feasibility with all relevant stakeholders at Technical Board level CEN and CENELEC

29 National delegation principle NSB/NC NSB/NC NSB/NC CEN CENELEC Technical Bodies

30 Technical Committee - main actors Technical Committee officers Chairperson Secretary (NSB/NC) National delegations National position Voting Right Observers European Partners (CEN CENELEC Guide 25) Annex III Organisations Affiliates Representatives of other technical bodies No voting right

31 Standards development process Step by step 1 6 Proposal - evaluation and decision Drafting and consensus building Public enquiry Consideration of comments Approval of the standard Publication

32 Registration NWI TC analyses comments & voting result-8m Publication Development of European Standards New procedure Skip Formal Vote (2m) TC CCMC, NSBs/NCs NSBs/NCs Drafting 8-12 months i Editing, translation & enquiry preparation 3,5 months Enquiry (associated weighted vote) 3 months (12 weeks) Resolution of comments received & Formal Vote (4,5m) i A first working draft should be circulated 4 months after registration of the NWI

33 Detailed Timeframe - Technical Specifications (TS) Registration of a NWI Start of Vote on TS Definitive text available 12 months* months weeks 3 months Final draft to CCMC End of Vote on TS Technical work Processing and translation Total max 21,5 months Voting via e-balloting *An extension of 9 months may be requested Andrea NAM _

34 Detailed Timeframe - Technical Reports (TR) Registration of a NWI Start of Vote on TR Definitive text available 12 months* 1,5** months 12 weeks 2 months Technical work Final draft to CCMC Editing and finalisation by CCMC since 1 Sept 2016 End of Vote on TR Max total 19 months Vote on TR via e-balloting since 1 Sept 2016 *An extension of 9 months may be requested **TRs are only processed and published in English Andrea NAM _

35 Maintenance of a standard Mandatory systematic review (at the latest) every 5 years (Launched by CCMC) Objective: Ensure that standards are still valid and up-to-date Voting Options confirmation withdrawal revision

36 Standards relevant to fish and fish products

37 Standards on fish products CEN workshop agreements WS CWA 16960: Batch-based Calculation of Sustainability Impact for Captured Fish Products - To facilitate and prepare the basis for batch based calculations of sustainability impact for wild caught fish products WSFIS001 - CWA 16597: FishBizz Business Case - For monitoring of quality and sales of fish products WS CWA 14660:2003 (withdrawn) - Traceability of fishery products - Specification on the information to be recorded in captured fish distribution chains CEN and CENELEC

38 Standards related to fish and fish products Fishing nets Fish-meal - Vocabulary - (ISO 7088:1981) EN ISO 7088:2005 Household and similar electrical appliances - Particular requirements for electric fishing machines Water quality (Determination of the acute lethal toxicity, fish sampling methods) Food processing machinery Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics Foodstuffs analytical standards Animal feeding stuffs CEN and CENELEC

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