European Standards are at the core of the Single Market. Over the last 30 years, the European Standardization System has delivered more than 3600 harmonized standards, allowing industry and SMEs to demonstrate compliance with EU law in a resource and cost-efficient way. European standards and technical specifications promote inter-operability, the safety of EU citizens and the protection of the environment, increasing consumer confidence. To contribute to improving the quality of European standards, CEN and CENELEC, with the support of the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), are organizing seminars dedicated to supporting standards drafters.
The seminars offer:
· A description of the European legal framework;
· a complete background on the development of harmonized standards, including highlight on critical elements from CEN and CENELEC’s Internal Regulations Part 3;
· an explanation of regional (Single Market) and international (ISO/IEC) interwork and challenges;
· the possibility for HAS Consultants and EC representatives to share knowledge and best practices, and to engage with experts.
The seminars will focus on four sectors with the highest volume of harmonized standards, therefore the highest impact on industry and SMEs: Machinery, Health, Low Voltage, Electromagnetic Compatibility.
Key contributors from the identified sectors are invited to attend the seminars: working group convenors, Technical Committee chairpersons, Technical Committee secretaries and National Standardization Bodies and National Committees representatives.
These seminars are expected to improve the understanding of those involved in the CEN and CENELEC Technical work on the requirements to be fulfilled when drafting harmonized European Standards, thus increasing the quality of the documents and improving the timely delivery of compliant harmonized standards.
In-person attendance is limited and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Once full capacity is reached at the venue, only the online registrations will remain open until 17 May.
Stay tuned for more programme updates and speakers’ line-up.
Should you have any questions about this event in the meanwhile, do not hesitate to get in touch.
