ESSnet Stanprep The CEN Standardisation Process The CEN

ESSnet Stanprep The CEN Standardisation Process

The CEN Standardisation Process CEN Overview: • A standard (French: Norme, German: Norm) is a technical publication that is used as a rule, guideline or definition. • It is a repeatable way of doing something, developed through consensus. • Standards are created by bringing together all interested parties including manufacturers, consumers and regulators of a particular material, product, process or service. • Everyone benefits from standardisation through increased product safety and quality as well as lower transactions costs and prices.

The CEN Standardisation Process • • Proposal Acceptance Drafting CEN Enquiry Adoption by Weighted Vote Publication of the European Standard (EN) Review of the EN

The CEN Standardisation Process Proposal – Starting the Work • In principle, any interested party is able to introduce a proposal for new work in CEN. Most standardisation work is proposed through the National Standards Bodies.

The CEN Standardisation Process Acceptance • The appropriate CEN Technical Committee makes a decision on the adoption of the proposal. An accepted standardisation project is allocated to one of its working groups for the drafting of a standard.

The CEN Standardisation Process Drafting • The standard is then developed by experts appointed in a working group of the Technical Committee.

The CEN Standardisation Process CEN Enquiry • Once prepared draft of a European Standard is released for public comment – the 'CEN Enquiry'. • Everyone who has an interest (e. g. manufacturers, public authorities, consumers, etc. ) may comment. • Views are collated by the 30 National Standards Bodies and analysed by the CEN Technical Committee.

The CEN Standardisation Process Adoption by Weighted Vote • Taking into account the comments resulting from the CEN Enquiry, a final version is drafted which is then submitted to the 30 CEN Members for a weighted Formal Vote.

The CEN Standardisation Process Publication of the European Standard (EN) A European Standard (EN) is a document that has been adopted by one of the three recognized European Standardization Organizations: CEN, CENELEC or ETSI. An EN is available, in principle, in the three official languages of CEN (English, French and German). • After its adoption, each of the 30 National Standards Bodies publishes the new EN as an identical national standard and withdraws any national standards that conflict with it. • Hence, one EN becomes a national standard in the 30 member countries of CEN.

The CEN Standardisation Process Review of the European Standard (EN) • To ensure that a European Standard is still current, it is reviewed at least once every five years. • A review is initiated by the Secretary of the Technical Committee (TC) after 4 years. ).