European Standardization Faster for better Elena Santiago Cid

European Standardization Faster for better? Elena Santiago Cid, CENELEC Director General

Highlights: Faster for better? • Speed is directly related to: • Sectors’ needs • Readiness of stakeholders to build consensus • Do not sacrifice quality and internationalisation over speed • Need to keep market relevance • Our proposal: Simplification and Education of processes and procedures Elena Santiago Cid , EP Public Hearing on Standardization (2011 -11 -23) © CEN-CENELEC 2011 2/10

≠ sectors, ≠ needs Speed is often a business choice

EN/HD time to publication CEN-CENELEC 6 5 Not VA/DA Total Time in years 4 3 2 2005 2011

Quality and speed • Global market access: Request competitiveness • ENs to reflect interest of every Request category of stakeholder • Participation of all stakeholders Request (SMEs, societal partners, etc. ) Response • Strong international commitment Response • National consultation and national delegation Response • Consensus and Education about standardization Representativeness, inclusiveness, international = time Elena Santiago Cid , EP Public Hearing on Standardization (2011 -11 -23) © CEN-CENELEC 2011 5/10

Market relevance • To guarantee state of the art deliverables, we have to remain attractive to market operators • ENs are developed and used by the private sector • The private sector: • bears 95% of the costs of the system. • brings 99% of the up-to-date expertise. • Speed depends on knowledge available, commercial issues, industry’s needs, etc. Elena Santiago Cid , EP Public Hearing on Standardization (2011 -11 -23) © CEN-CENELEC 2011 6/10

Our proposal: Simplification of processes and Education • Improved ESOs and SDOs coordination and cooperation (also at international level) • Further Development of e-communication and eplatforms (new and improved IT tools – IT strategy) • EC co-finance rules should be simplified • Integration of research- standards and innovation • Education about standardisation (National programs) Joint effort for simplification = increase in speed Elena Santiago Cid , EP Public Hearing on Standardization (2011 -11 -23) © CEN-CENELEC 2011 7/10

Conclusions: Faster for better? • Speed is directly related to: • Sectors’ needs • Readiness of stakeholders to build consensus • • • Do not sacrifice quality and internationalisation Need to keep market relevance Simplification and Education of processes. EC co-finance rules should be simplified Let’s simplify together! Elena Santiago Cid , EP Public Hearing on Standardization (2011 -11 -23) © CEN-CENELEC 2011 8/10

EN 12758 - Glass in building EN 771 - Specification for masonry units EN 60601 -2 -41: 2009/A 11: 2011 Medical electrical equipment EN 455 - Medical gloves for single use EN 50128 - Railway applications Communication, signalling and processing systems - Software for railway control and protection systems EN 14961: 2011 - Solid biofuels - Fuel specifications and classes EN 13749 - Railway applications - Wheelsets and bogies

THANK YOU! Looking forward to your questions! Elena Santiago Cid CENELEC Director General esantiago@cencenelec. eu Elena Santiago Cid , EP Public Hearing on Standardization (2011 -11 -23) © CEN-CENELEC 2011 10/10