1. CEN & CENELEC partnering ISO & IEC
David Dossett
CENELEC President

2. Cooperation agreements
Vienna
Dresden
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3. Vienna & Dresden Agreements: principles
Avoid duplication of work on standards at global and European level
Aim at identical worldwide and European standards
Establish agreement on repartition of work
Apply simultaneous commenting and acceptance procedures on single drafts
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4. Vienna Agreement: result
30% of the CEN standards portfolio is identical to ISO
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5. Dresden Agreement: result
68% of the CENELEC standards portfolio is identical to IEC 7% is based on IEC
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6. Vienna & Dresden Agreements: New Approach context
20% of CEN harmonized standards are identical to ISO
60% of the CENELEC harmonized standards are identical to IEC
15% is based on IEC
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7. Vienna & Dresden Agreements: assets
Stakeholders determine which standards are needed at international and European levels
Harmonization of European and global standards portfolio facilitates European export to other regions
Requirements of European regulatory context are inherently induced at global level, hence contributing to the import of state of the art products
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8. Partnerships for global harmonisation
Opening up the global market
Removing TBT
Sharing of expertise
Cooperation on the international platforms
Supporting set up and improvement of Quality Infrastructure
Affiliation, PSB
Cooperation agreements and MoUs
Regulatory dialogue standardization component
Technical Assistance
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9. CEN-CENELEC networking
19 Affiliates (ENP countries), 1 PSB
Visibility projects together with ETSI: China (SESEC), India
Exchange with US (ANSI)
MoUs & Cooperation agreements
America (AMN, COPANT)
Russia (Rosstandart)
Africa (AFSEC, ARSO)
China (SAC)
Commonwealth of Independence States (EASC)
Korea (KATS)
Gulf (GSO)
Canada (SCC)
Japan (JISC)
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10. Partnerships for global harmonisation
Distribution of European Standards (EN) outside Europe
Example:
Coverage of EN standards for lifts and escalators
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11. Thank you for your attention
David Dossett
CENELEC President