1. European Standardization Enabling market innovation
Vincent Laflèche
CEN President-Elect

2. Standardization
enables
market
innovation
Does it?

3. Example 1 – bio-based contents in products
Europe’s ambition:
bio-based polymers X10 by 2030
EN :2015
method of determining bio-based content
basis for certification scheme for assessment of claim of bio-based content
supports transparency and market penetration

4. Example 2: Vehicles with hydrogen as fuel (FCEVs)
Hydrogen: carbon neutral when based on renewables
Possible applications:
FCEVs – competition with eVehicles - refuelling stations
Also Hydrogen combustion engine vehicles, HCNG, etc
Planned FCEVs on the road (2020)
Europe
Japan
Korea
50 000
USA
20 000
ISO/TC 197 and CEN/TC268/WG5: EN ISO series on fuelling stations; and on vehicle fuel tanks
CEN/CLC/TC 6 on Hydrogen

5. Example 3: electrical vehicles
Market take up of eVehicles and batteries
Standards enable necessary infrastructure:
Connection to the grid,
Charging stations,
Battery swaps, …
A broad variety of standards needed

6. YES! Standardization enables market innovation? Bio-based polymers
FCEVs
Electrical Vehicles
YES!

7. How does this work?

8. Fundamentals – CEN and CENELEC standards …
Consensus among all interested parties
Voluntary
Developed by independent organizations clearly distinct from authorities
Open and transparent process
National delegation principle

9. European Standards - Evolution
1960/1980 Industrialization
Product standards
Test Methods
1980/2000 Single market
Machinery safety
Pressure equipment
Lifts
Construction
Toy safety
2000/2010 Processes & consumers
ICT convergence
eBusiness
Management Systems
Environment
2010 – 2020 New (green) Technologies
Eco-design
Renewable energy
Smart grids
Smart Cities
IoT
2020 -
Services?
System of systems?
Everything connected?
Digital economy?
European Standards - Evolution
…meeting stakeholder needs

10. The Eco-system
Industry (incl. SMEs)
Market Innovation

11. The Eco-system
Industry (incl. SMEs)
Market Innovation
Standardization

12. The ECO-system: Standardization
CEN and CENELEC provide standards infrastructure … … European and international

13. The Vienna Agreement in figures

14. The Dresden Agreement in figures

15. The Eco-system Industry (incl SMEs) Market Innovation Standardization
Policy

16. The Eco-system Industry (incl SMEs) Market Innovation Standardization
Research/ Innovation
Policy

17. The Eco-system Industry (incl SMEs) Market Innovation
Quality Assurance
Market Innovation
Standardization
Research/ Innovation
Policy

18. What is next?

19. Ever faster technology cycles

20. Ever faster technology cycles

21. An increasingly connected world

22. Our future world …

23. Will standards still be needed?

24. Yes, more than ever! Bringing innovations to the market place through:
Common language
Certainty and trust
Agreed safety levels
Economies of scale
Enabling interoperability
Ensuring compatibility …

25. Innovation through the European Standardization system
The CEN and CENELEC Standardization System supports innovation:
flexible and timely - new technologies and emerging needs
Inclusive process
Coherent standards portfolio
Aligned International and European Standards
Support legislation, where relevant

26. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION