 Expectations of the European Standards Organisations Gaston Michaud Secretary General CEN ANEC, General Assembly – Brussels,

 2005 CEN – all rights reserved ESOs Expectations  ANEC is the European Consumer Voice in Standardization  Consumers represented in two complementary ways:  Through national delegations  Directly at European level  Through which ANEC can promote a common European position  2008 CEN – all rights reserved 04/12/2015 2

 2005 CEN – all rights reserved  ANEC is a key stakeholder in the European Standardization system:  Associate - CEN  Cooperating Partner – CENELEC  User category - ETSI → Different status → Different rights  2008 CEN – all rights reserved 04/12/2015 3

 2005 CEN – all rights reserved  ANEC :  To respect and defend the basic principles on which European Standardization is based  While respecting its independency, to debate with ESO before exposing ideas publicly  2008 CEN – all rights reserved 04/12/2015 4

 2005 CEN – all rights reserved ESOs and ANEC – Future  YOUR stakeholders are OUR stakeholders  Strengthen the cooperation for mutual topics:  Common actions;  Common perceptions;  Common political, technical Objectives  2008 CEN – all rights reserved 04/12/2015 5

 2005 CEN – all rights reserved Future Landscape of the European Standardization  Starting in June 2006 between CEN/CENELEC  Harmonisation of internal regulations  Arbitration Mechanism  External Relations  European Conformity Assessment  CEN/CENELEC back office  Common DG  Presidential Committee  CEN/CLC Management Center  Financial resources  Branding and Marketing  2008 CEN – all rights reserved 04/12/2015 6

 2005 CEN – all rights reserved  Thank you for your attention  Questions???  2008 CEN – all rights reserved 04/12/2015 7