Raising the awareness and use of harmonized European Standards Workshop on the Implementation of the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) Bucharest, 27 February - 1 March 2007 Cinzia Missiroli - Programme Manager February 27th 2007 1 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

 European standardization and CEN  New Approach  Raising the awareness and use of harmonized European Standards 2 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

European Standards Organizations (ESO) CEN.............................................. (Comité Européen de Normalisation/ European Committee for standardization) CENELEC ............................. (Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique/ European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) ETSI .................................... (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 3 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

voluntary in application established by all interested parties What is a standard? It is a document: voluntary in application established by all interested parties reflects consensus approved by a recognized body meant for common and repeated use  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 4 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

What standards do enhance the safety of products allow economies of scale help manufacturers comply with European legislation promote the interoperability of products and services encourage greater competition facilitate trade by removing trade barriers promote ecological safety and sustainability help safeguard the environment aid the transfer of research Promote common understanding  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 5 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Why European Standards? Complete the Single Market Larger markets create wealth Competitiveness and technical innovation State of the Art Regional influence in global economy Export European know-how Access to the Single Market Self-development‘ for Accession countries Alternative to formal regulation Self-regulation‘ by the user and best  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 6 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Strengths of European Standardization Consensus Address the needs of the European economy Openness and transparency National commitment Technical coherence at the national and European level Correct integration with other international work Market relevance WTO code  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 7 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

The geography of CEN Member Affiliate 8 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Standardization world WTO ISO/IEC/ITU International PSB PSB PSB PSB EC Associates CEN/CENELEC/ETSI Europe EFTA Affiliates Affiliates Affiliates Affiliates Affiliates National NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB Industry NGO Industry NGO Industry NGO Industry  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

CEN World 30 National Members, and the representative expertise they assemble from each country 7 Associates; 2 Counsellors (EC, EFTA) 4 Affiliates 8 Partner Standardization Bodies (PSB) CEN Management Centre (CMC), Brussels  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 10 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

CEN Technical Bodies 275 active CEN/TCs and ECISS/TCs > 1 500 subcommittees and working groups ± 300 European professional organizations in liaison > 60 000 experts contributing Over 10.000 European Standards CEN Affiliates can participate as observers 23 active CEN Workshops (CWA) a faster and more flexible alternative no geographical limitation on participation over 250 CWAs  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 11 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Drafting European Standards National Standards Body Technical Committee Working Group Technical Committee TIMEFRAME: 3 YEARS circulation for comments weighted vote national implementation Project Proposal Draft Standard European Standard USER  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 12 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

European standardization and CEN  New Approach  Raising the awareness and use of harmonized European Standards 13 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Before: Trade barriers hindered the European economy  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Trading within the European Union Four basic freedoms: Free movement of goods Free movement of persons Free movement of capital Freedom of establishment and free movement of services Barriers to trade: Traditional barriers such as tariffs or quotas Technical barriers such as differences in standards and conformity assessment  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 15 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

New Approach – Basic principles Essential requirements desired outcome which must be achieved WITHOUT specifying how it should be achieved Reference to standards Standards organizations develop or approve harmonized standards EN’s set out technical specifications to meet directives essential requirements Conformity assessment policy Standards are voluntary Manufacturers do not have to follow EN IF they follow = presumption of conformity (CE marking)  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 16 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Strengths of the New Approach The New Approach ensures a balance between the need for regulation and voluntary industry regulation The New Approach facilitates the optimization and updating of standards The New Approach standards have been exported to many third countries E.g. escalators and lifts  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Creating a single market European Directives under the New Approach regime organize some of the most important industrial sectors Over 16% of industry production in the 25 European Union countries relates to the New Approach Machinery Lifts Construction products Low voltage equipment Pressure equipment Packaging and packaging waste  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Harmonized Standards CEN, CENELEC or ETSI receive a mandate from the European Commission A European Standard is developed by CEN, CENELEC or ETSI Publication by European Commission and EFTA as a harmonized European Standard in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

CEN – Available Harmonized Standards 27% of ENs are identical to ISO Standards  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

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Lifecycle of awareness of a Standard  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Target audience for harmonized European Standards Multiplier Ministries Standardization Bodies Research institutes Chamber of Commerce SMEs Organization EuroInfo Point End user Industry Non governmental organizations SMEs  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 23 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

How to raise awareness with multipliers Training Website Conference/Workshop Information material Twinning Newsletter PSBs  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

How to raise awareness with end users Conference Workshop; Information session; Training targeted to end users and their needs; Leaflets, flyers, fact sheets;  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

What are the major hENs sales pitch? Guaranteed compliance with the European legislation; No notification procedure required; Less bureaucracy; State of the art; Always up to date; Recognised in 30 European Countries; EN/ISO standards  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

What is NSBs role? Make the CEN publications available (by publication or endorsement); Have the right to distribute, sub-distribute, adjust, translate, rent, lend, derive revenue from duplication and loan… Approach customers through marketing activities (web sites) or customer relation management; Treat requests from a third party to reproduce parts of a publication in conformity with its own policy and national law. Handle requests from third Countries NSBs according to CEN policy  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Promotion of PE Harmonized European Standards About 30 Technical Committees are developing hENs in the PE sector > than 200 European Standards providing presumption of conformity to essential requirements of the directive on pressure equipment (97/23/EC) are available (± 70 in dev.) Currently discussing a series of visibility projects (newsletter, fact sheet, workshops) 3 Help Desks Partner Standardization Bodies EU-China Regulatory Talks (Group 2: Standardization)  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

EN 81: Lifts - Example of a success story A17/B44 JIS EN81 EN81 Taken over by many non-European countries De facto global application Technical specifications providing means of satisfying the Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSRs) are available in Harmonized European Standards developed by the European Standardization Organisation, CEN. Application of the harmonized standards is voluntary, but when the references of these standards are published in the Official Journal of the European Union, their application confers a presumption of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements they cover. Nine European Standards are supporting the Directive like some of the ‘EN 81’ series. And on this map of the world you can see how the European Standards of the EN 81 covering many aspects of elevators such as Electric and hydraulic lifts, remote alarm systems, fire resistance of door, access for persons with disabilities is very well spread and widely adapted throughout the world! EN81 EN81 EN81 EN A JIS  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 29 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Additional information www.cen.eu  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018 30 2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018

Thank you for your attention Merci de votre attention Danke für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit Va multumesc pentru atentie  2007 CEN – all rights reserved 19/11/2018