European Standardization Enabling market innovation Vincent Laflèche CEN President-Elect

Standardization enables market innovation Does it?

Example 1 – bio-based contents in products Europe’s ambition: bio-based polymers X10 by 2030 EN 16785-1:2015 method of determining bio-based content basis for certification scheme for assessment of claim of bio-based content supports transparency and market penetration

Example 2: Vehicles with hydrogen as fuel (FCEVs) Hydrogen: carbon neutral when based on renewables Possible applications: FCEVs – competition with eVehicles - refuelling stations Also Hydrogen combustion engine vehicles, HCNG, etc Planned FCEVs on the road (2020) Europe 350 000 Japan 100 000 Korea 50 000 USA 20 000 ISO/TC 197 and CEN/TC268/WG5: EN ISO 19880 series on fuelling stations; 19881 and 19882 on vehicle fuel tanks CEN/CLC/TC 6 on Hydrogen

Example 3: electrical vehicles Market take up of eVehicles and batteries Standards enable necessary infrastructure: Connection to the grid, Charging stations, Battery swaps, … A broad variety of standards needed

YES! Standardization enables market innovation? Bio-based polymers FCEVs Electrical Vehicles YES!

How does this work?

Fundamentals – CEN and CENELEC standards … Consensus among all interested parties Voluntary Developed by independent organizations clearly distinct from authorities Open and transparent process National delegation principle

European Standards - Evolution 1960/1980 Industrialization Product standards Test Methods 1980/2000 Single market Machinery safety Pressure equipment Lifts Construction Toy safety 2000/2010 Processes & consumers ICT convergence eBusiness Management Systems Environment 2010 – 2020 New (green) Technologies Eco-design Renewable energy Smart grids Smart Cities IoT 2020 - Services? System of systems? Everything connected? Digital economy? European Standards - Evolution …meeting stakeholder needs

The Eco-system Industry (incl. SMEs) Market Innovation

The Eco-system Industry (incl. SMEs) Market Innovation Standardization

The ECO-system: Standardization CEN and CENELEC provide standards infrastructure … … European and international

The Vienna Agreement in figures

The Dresden Agreement in figures

The Eco-system Industry (incl SMEs) Market Innovation Standardization Policy

The Eco-system Industry (incl SMEs) Market Innovation Standardization Research/ Innovation Policy

The Eco-system Industry (incl SMEs) Market Innovation Quality Assurance Market Innovation Standardization Research/ Innovation Policy

What is next?

Ever faster technology cycles

Ever faster technology cycles

An increasingly connected world

Our future world …

Will standards still be needed?

Yes, more than ever! Bringing innovations to the market place through: Common language Certainty and trust Agreed safety levels Economies of scale Enabling interoperability Ensuring compatibility …

Innovation through the European Standardization system The CEN and CENELEC Standardization System supports innovation: flexible and timely - new technologies and emerging needs Inclusive process Coherent standards portfolio Aligned International and European Standards Support legislation, where relevant

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