Online Standards Development
Please note that all CEN-OSD-related information has moved to CEN-BOSS: Drafting in OSD
What is it?
The Online Standards Development (OSD) platform is a Word-like tool based on a product called FontoXML that technical bodies can use to draft their project deliverables. It will then flow through to following steps of the production chain.
Scope of supported deliverables for Pilots
CENELEC Homegrown EN, TR, TS
New or a revision (not an amendment or corrigendum)
Not an Harmonized standard
In stage 00.60 or 10.99
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📢How to get started ?
 Call for CENELEC Pilots - Drafting stage
If your project falls within the scope of supported deliverables, fill-in this evaluation form and the OSD Project Team will reach out.
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If your project is not supported yet (e.g. amendments, harmonized,...), then don't worry - we're working on getting the tool ready for you to use in the future.
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Already on board ? If you need help :
- How to use the tool: Check out the IEC Community Knowledge Base
- For issues at production@cencenelec.eu
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CENELEC info sessions:
Agenda: How to get started, Tool demo and Q&A
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Target audience: Existing or prospective projects (NCs members), other interested people
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Date & time |
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2026-05-12: Pilot kick-off session |
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Info session |
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Should there be less than 10 registrations, the session will be cancelled
IEC & ISO collaboration
The project is being led by IEC & ISO, and we are making sure that CEN and CENELEC requirements are incorporated (eg: EU Directives Annexes ZZ and ZA). You can also take a look at the counterpart at IEC project page and ISO project page .
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âť“ Frequently Asked Questions
We haven't experienced any issues with content being lost for any reason.
There is occasional scheduled maintenance, but we notify all pilot users in advance.
Yes, an export is available to HTML and Word. But these exports have limited formatting, etc.
There is an import feature that exists in OSD, which is not yet enabled for CENELEC.
This feature consists in importing an existing (and valid) XML previously generated by CCMC.
This importing feature will be enabled in 2027, once system integrations are completed.
No, since the tool is browser-based it requires an internet connection to access the document.
Mostly, yes.
It's the same customized software platform built on FontoXML, but there are a couple of differences:
- Templates - eg: coverpages, annexes for EU directives, etc
- Integrations - eg: Submission interface, Word and PDF exportÂ
Please contact the IEC project team at authoring@iec.ch to discuss the possibilities.