Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC Eric Marchand Programme Manager – International Cooperation CEN-CENELEC Management Centre

Overview CEN and CENELEC CCMC External relations activities Concept of Affiliation Activities with Affiliates Notifications of adoptions Participation in Technical Committees Planned activities 2013 Conclusion © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

CEN and CENELEC CEN = European Committee for Standardization CENELEC = European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization 2 separate private companies (Non-for-profit) Common management centre (Brussels) © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

General overview CENCENELEC 33 Members (27 EU + 3 EFTA + Croatia, FYROM and Turkey) 17 Affiliates (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia) 3 PSBs (Partner Standardization Body) 8 Associate Members 307 Active Technical Committees 56 Technical Subcommittees 23 Active CEN workshops 1430 Working Groups Valid publications 33 Members ((27 EU + 3 EFTA + Croatia, FYROM and Turkey) 13 Affiliates (Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia) 48 Cooperating Partners 75 Technical Committees / Subcommittees 268 Working Groups 16 BT Working Group / Task Forces 6529 Valid publications 15 CEN-CENELEC Working Groups 5 CEN-CENELEC Technical Committees Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Meeting with UNIDO © CEN-CENELEC Participation in European standardization as an affiliate member of CEN and CENELEC

External Relations Activities  Promotion of close link with ISO and IEC  Promotion of the use of International Standards  HOW ?  Agreements (Affiliates, MoUs,...)  Projects (Visibility and Technical Assistance) © CEN-CENELEC LINKED Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Agreements © CEN-CENELEC CEN and CENELEC have harmonized their formal relations with third countries  Affiliate status for the Standardization Organizations of countries listed in the European Neighbourhood Policy  Partner Standardization Bodies for all other Standardization Organizations.  Memoranda of Understanding for regional level  Other Agreements with third countries Moreover, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI are increasingly joining forces for international visibility actions Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Affiliation with CEN and CENELEC Closest cooperation model allowing EU integration in the standardization field Guide 12 (Affiliation) et Guide 10 (distribution & sales) » Only European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries Direct access to catalogue of standards + sales Automatic observership to TCs Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Affiliation with CEN and CENELEC (2) Participation in AG (no voting right) Rights and obligations Other types of cooperation (TAIEX, other events for Affiliates, TA projects, survey, helpdesk,...) Helpdesk –  Access to European Market  Easy access to Global Market! Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

TAIEX workshop on January 2012 on participation of SMEs in the standardization process – High participation rate – Based on survey results and other sources (SMEST,...) – Speakers from EC, CEN-CLC Members, Industry associations,... – Very successful and useful – Need for Follow-up... Activities with Affiliates in 2012 (1) Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Follow-up workshop on 6 June 2012 during the CEN and CENELEC CAs and AGs in Bulgaria – Low participation rate (Israel) – few Affiliates attended the CAs and AGs – But intensive discussions – Confirmed need to break up Affiliates into 3 groups » CIS » Balkans & Turkey » MEDA In 2013 – 3 sub-Regional TAIEX events Activities with Affiliates in 2012 (2) Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Answering different requests – technical, informative,... Mainly through Meetings through TA projects Meetings in the context of Regulatory Dialogues meetings and other events (Euromed WG on Standards) Participation in national TAIEX events (e.g. Morocco 5 December – LVD & EMC) Activities with Affiliates in 2012 (3) Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Notifications of adoption Efforts undertaken by CCMC -Two TAIEX events for all Affiliates on IT tools (2009 and 2010) -Numerous meetings with NSBs -In TA projects -In bilateral meetings -TAIEX events Assistance offered to use IT tools -Official letter sent by CCMC in May 2012 © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Results from official letter after 7 months Only a few Affiliates active Few responses to CCMC letter of April 2012 Few efforts undertaken No reason given for not notifying © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Stronger message sent in January 2013 Information on adoptions of ENs Notifications of adoptions Good response/progress in some countries Error messages (old versions of ENs) © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Latest version of ENs Important to notify the latest versions of ENs Notification in i-Projex in two steps : Check Upload Identification of latest version can be made in Projex-Online © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Affiliates Agreement Notifications are an obligation Agreement on the conditions to be respected by an Affiliate when implementing a European Standard (EN) stipulates : Article 1 - To inform CEN and/or CENELEC of the implementation [of the EN] Article 3 - In the event that an Affiliate defaults in the performance of the obligations in this Agreement and fails to remedy the default within 30 days of being notified, the Affiliate shall be referred to the CEN Administrative Board and/or to the CENELEC Administrative Board for appropriate disciplinary action. BUT ABOVE ALL... © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Notifications ARE important for ALL For the Affiliates – show good tangible signs of approximation of their standardization system to ESS  also helps in negotiations of agreements with EU (ACAA, FTA, DCFTA, MoUs,...) and EU accession process For EC/EFTA – good tangible sign of approximation to EU legislation, thus facilitating agreements’ negotiations For CEN-CENELEC – inform the EC, their Members and other European stakeholders on the level penetration of ENs in different sectors in third countries © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Participation in Technical Commitees Automatic access – no need for approval – only request to CCMC Access to all documents and meetings Comments taken into account No voting right Obligation to adopt all standards of the TC and withdraw any conflicting national standards © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Advantages of participation in Technical Committees Active participation in the standards-making process Allows to anticipates the changes Allows to have an influence on the contents of the standards © CEN-CENELEC Better integration Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

Planned activities with Affiliates for 2013 Pursuing efforts to encourage notifications Organisation of three regional TAIEX events Bilateral meetings whenever possible Continuous communication with Affiliates in cooperation with the European Commission Potential SMEST (SME Standardization Toolkit) project for Affiliates, starting with a pilot phase including several Affiliates Potential opportunities for regional technical assistance projects in cooperation with CEn and CENELEC members © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

CONCLUSION All tools available for full integration in the CEN and CENELEC systems CEN-CENELEC Management Centre committed to assist in the integration process, in line with the European Commission’s policy Notifications are important for ALL AND... © CEN-CENELEC Eric Marchand - Participation in European standardization as an Affiliate of CEN and CENELEC ( – Madrid)

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