The CEN range of deliverables CEN Avenue Marnix

The CEN range of deliverables CEN, Avenue Marnix 17 1000 Brussels, Belgium info@cen-cenelec. eu www. cen. eu

Range of deliverables European Standard (EN) Technical Specification (CEN/TS) Technical Report (CEN/TR) CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) CEN Guide 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 2 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

European Standard - EN

European Standard - EN Normative document Available in the 3 official CEN languages (English, French, German) Does not conflict with the content of any other CEN/CENELEC standard Value of EN derives from characteristics of its development 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 4 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Characteristics of development Consensus Drafting of the EN in TC Openness and or TC/WG transparency CEN Enquiry National commitment Formal Vote Technical coherence at Standstill national and European level Implementation (dop and dow) 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 5 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

EN Process What do I want? Proposal Can I do it? Planning I’ll put it on paper Drafting Suitable for everybody? Consensus Any comments? CEN Enquiry Accepted by everybody? Formal Vote Make it available Is it still valid? Adoption Review 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 6 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

CEN Enquiry To assess possible agreement to adopt a draft document as an EN by: Circulation of a draft document for public comments at national level (public enquiry) Consolidation of national views on the draft document 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 7 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Standstill - Working together towards one goal No national individual action, during the preparation or after the approval of an EN, that would prejudice the European work No publication or revision of national standard not in line with an existing EN 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 8 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Implementation CEN National Members implement an EN by: Giving it the status of national standard i. e. publication of an identical text endorsement Withdrawing any conflicting national standards 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 9 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Technical Specification - TS

Technical Specification – CEN/TS Normative document produced and approved by TC No standstill No public Enquiry Technical Committee Approval (TCA) Produced at least in one CEN official language Review: at least every 3 years 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 11 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Purpose A CEN/TS is established with the purpose of: publication of aspects in support of the European market guidance specifications in evolving technologies and experimental circumstances But also when a WI that is to become an EN has: insufficient support at CEN Enquiry no consensus before Formal Vote 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 12 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Reminder CEN/TSs may compete with each other CEN/TSs do not conflict with the content of any CEN/CENELEC standards The CEN/TS must be withdrawn if the publication of a subsequent EN brings the CEN/TS into conflict with that EN 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 13 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Process Planning Proposal Drafting Consensus Vote Available Review 2005 CEN – all rights reserved

Technical Report - TR 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Technical Report – CEN/TR Informative document Information on the technical content of standardization work To be produced in at least one of the CEN official languages Technical Committee Approval (TCA) Lifetime: no limit 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 16 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

Process Proposal Planning Drafting Consensus Vote Avaibable 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 17

CEN Workshop Agreement - CWA

CEN Workshop Agreement - CWA Agreement developed and approved by a CEN Workshop Consensus amongst identified individuals and organisations At least in one of the official languages Revision is possible 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 19 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

CEN Products – Status and openness Openness of the process U t/delay s o c o t it due pper lim Not publicly available TS company standards TR EN CWA alues ulting mit res Publicly available specifications informative regulations recommendation only from ore v CEN c Li Status of the document strong pressure to apply the document mandatory 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 20 2009 CEN – all rights reserved

CEN vs. ISO CEN deliverables: ISO deliverables: EN IS CEN/TS ISO/TS CEN/TR ISO/TR CEN

CEN Guide

CEN Guide Informative and ‘internal to the CEN System’ document information about standardization principles and policies and guidance to standards writers Approval by CA – BT Ratification by AG – CA Lifetime: no limit 2005 CEN – all rights reserved 23 2009 CEN – all rights reserved