1. 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
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3. 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)
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. The geography of CEN Member Affiliate 8 2007 CEN – all rights reserved
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9. 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
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10. 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
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11. CEN Technical Bodies 275 active CEN/TCs and ECISS/TCs
> subcommittees and working groups
± 300 European professional organizations in liaison
> experts contributing
Over 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
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12. 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
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14. Before: Trade barriers hindered the European economy
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15. 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
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16. 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)
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17. 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
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18. 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
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19. 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)
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20. CEN – Available Harmonized Standards
27% of ENs are identical to ISO Standards
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22. Lifecycle of awareness of a Standard
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23. 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
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24. How to raise awareness with multipliers
Training
Website
Conference/Workshop
Information material
Twinning
Newsletter
PSBs
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25. How to raise awareness with end users
Conference Workshop;
Information session;
Training targeted to end users and their needs;
Leaflets, flyers, fact sheets;
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26. 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
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27. 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
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28. 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)
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29. 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
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30. Additional information
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31. Thank you for your attention Merci de votre attention
Danke für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit
Va multumesc pentru atentie
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