1. CEN Members vote en bloc
CEN is an EU agent
CEN dominates ISO
CEN is working
In Brazil
CEN Members vote en bloc

2. David Woolliscroft Director Standards Management, CEN
Stephen Russell
Head of Technical Policy, BSI
Vice-Chairman CEN Technical Board
BSI Member ISO Technical Management Board
Presentations to ANSI and CPSC
June 2003

3. European Standardisation
CEN - CENELEC - ETSI

4. The European standardization system and its partners
ISO / IEC / ITU-T
EU and EFTA
(Counsellors)
WTO
CEN
CENELEC ETSI
Corresponding
organizations
Organizations
In liaison
National Members as
an integral part of the
European standardization
system
Affiliates
Associates

5. The European Structure CEN - CENELEC - ETSI
CEN is a multi-sector organization and is active in all fields except:
Electro-technical (CENELEC)
Telecommunications (ETSI)
CEN/CENELEC/ETSI have coordination structures for general policy (JPG), information technology (ICTSB) and technical liaison (JCG)

6. Aims of European standardization
Elimination of technical barriers to trade in Europe
Ensuring the competitiveness of European industry, both within the internal market and beyond its borders

7. CEN CEN is an international association
set up to manage the cooperation
among the national standards bodies
of the countries of Europe, with the
objective to adopt voluntary standards through
consensus and transparency

8. CEN: status/members/partners
International non-profit organization under Belgium law
Founded in 1961, legal entity since 1976
CEN Management Centre: Brussels
National members
Associate members
Affiliates
Corresponding Organizations
Associated Bodies
300 trade and professional organizations in liaison

9. CEN System Members and Affiliates
22 National Members
National standards organizations of the 18 EU and EFTA countries, Malta, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia
7 Associates
European sector organizations: ANEC, CECIMO, CEFIC, FIEC, TUTB, EUCOMED NORMAPME
11 Affiliates
Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Romania, Turkey

10. CEN General Structure CEN AG CEN CA CACC CACC BT General Assembly
Administrative Board
CACC
External Policy
CACC
Financial Affairs BT
Technical Board

11. Objectives of CEN
… the implementation of standardization throughout Europe …
… in conjunction with ISO and any other private or public organization representing European and worldwide interests.
… this aim may be attained by all means.

12. Principles are applied through:
Drafting EN
CEN Enquiry
Formal vote/Standstill
Implementation (dop and dow)
CEN/ISO technical cooperation
Consensus
Openness and transparency
National commitment
Technical coherence at national and European level
Correct integration with other international work (Vienna Agreement)

13. Need for European Standards (1)
European Standards are instruments
designed:
- to meet the needs of stakeholders
- to harmonize common requirements
- to reduce uncertainty and levels of risk in the market place

14. Need for European Standards (2)
European Standards may be needed:
- to support European Directives (laws)
- to aid public procurement

15. Links to EC Directives 1985 New Approach Essential requirements
Areas concerned
c. 30% of programme

16. CEN Funding
2% EC/EFTA
5% NSBs
90%Industry
3% Other

17. Vienna Agreement (1) ENs and ENVs identical to ISO 2002: ISO lead 696
CEN lead
Other (PQ+FV or UAP)
Total EN/ENV

18. Vienna Agreement (2) Projects under development 2002: ISO lead 414
CEN lead 322
Other (PQ, FV or UAP) 187

19. Issues CEN and Europe Bloc voting (ISO Council study)
117/3563 (3.1%) failed DIS
7/2883 (0.24%) failed FDIS
CEN members voted with other ISO members
Or were split when voting against an ISO draft
Common view in TCs
Similar (but not identical) national practices
Understandable and not wrong
European legal requirements
Distorts global relevance
Is WRONG!
BUT only 30% of CEN programme is mandated!
CEN/BT WG 152 ‘Global Relevance’
I would like to add some notes

20. Thank you www.cenorm.be david.woolliscroft@cenorm.be