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EC Initiative
« Standardisation Package »
latest news
Cyrill DIRSCHERL
EC – DG ENTR /C.5
Standardisation Unit
Your announcement anticipated the
major issues
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Raising awareness of standardisation at all levels:
decision-makers, experts …..
communicate the benefits from standardisation
standardisation and innovation
My proposal :
1) European Standardisation System (public/private partnership)
2) Development before the «Standardisation Package »
3) Analysis of the «Standardisation Package »
European Standardisation System – at present
(1982/1985) - 1998/2003 …..
Directive 1998/34
EC selects and formally recognises 3 “European Standardisation
Organisations” (national delegation / direct participation)
notification of national standard-projects, standstill, transfer of
national to European standardisation
EC empowered to request ESOs to develop EN ("Mandate")
2006 Financing Decision
2008 New Legal Framework for marketing of products
Co-operation Agreement ESOs and EC/EFTA (2003)
International
IT/
ICT
European Standardisation Organisations
Mandate
27 + 3 National
Standard Bodies
27 + 3 National
Standard Committees
COMPANIES
direct membership
Mandate process
2 filters !
EC Mandate
EC’s request to develop a standard
3 ESOs
decentralised EN development
ESO: launch adoption process
of candidate standard
identical
national standards
Most standards industry-initiated
CEN-CENELEC standards (2010 estimation):
market-initiated
80%
16 744
mandated by EC
20%
4 027
20 771
Policy & legal environment of European
Standardisation
Over some 30 years: only minor adaptations
2006 Financing Decision
2008 NLF
2009 Modernising ICT Standardisation in the EU (COM 2009) 324
2009 EXPRESS - Think tank
EC 2020 Strategy for growth & Flagship initiatives
Europe 2020 Strategy
For smart – sustainable – inclusive growth
EC Flagship Initiatives
Innovation Union
Industrial Policy
Digital Agenda
Single Market Act
Trade, Growth
Disability Strategy
Standardisation
EC Policy initiative:
“Standardisation Package” - 2 parts
Commission Communication
A strategic vision for European Standards:
Moving forward to enhance & accelerate the sustainable growth of the
European economy by 2020
COM (2011) 311
Legislative Proposal
Regulation on European Standardisation and
amending directives ….
COM (2011) 315
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The Communication
the new challenges for standardisation
EC industrial policy
innovation
link to research
EU competitiveness – SM / global
Services
ICT
Societal challenges
integrative standard setting process
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The Regulation
impact – focus
rules for
cooperation of ESOs, NSBs, MS and
EC
establishment of EN & EStD for products & services in
support of
legislation/ policies
stakeholder participation in E standardisation
identification of ICT technical specifications (
procurement)
financing
standardisation
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The Regulation
structure
1. Provisions …. subject matter & definitons
2. Transparency & stakeholder participation
3. EN & E’standardisation deliverables in support of EU
legislation/ policies
4. Standards in the field of ICT (already presented)
5. Financing of European standardisation
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Delegated acts, committees & reporting
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Final provisions
application: 1.1.2013
Annex I : List of ESOs,
Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications
Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations
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The Regulation
on European Standardisation"
General Provisions
…. definitions
European Standard (EN): a standard adopted by ESO
European Standardisation Deliverable:
any other technical specification other than EN adopted by ESO
« harmonised standard »: EN adopted on the basis of a request by
the Commission for the application of
Union harmonised legislation
Annex I : List of ESOs,
Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications
Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations
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The Regulation
on European Standardisation"
Transparency &
Stakeholder participation :
• Notification/publication of standardisation projects …
• Information about draft standards / standards
• EU-standardisation (Annex III - Organisations, NSBs SME (6 actions)
Annex I : List of ESOs,
Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications
Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations
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The Regulation
on European Standardisation"
European Standardisation:
EN/ EStd-deliverables supporting EU legislation / policy:
• Annual EC Programme for EU Standardisation
• Mandates - « comitology »
• harmonised standards: processing / formal objection
Annex I : List of ESOs,
Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications
Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations
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Regulation: ESOs’ access to know-how where available –
less restrictive
funding of
ESO
NSB */
ESO
Bodies
contributing
to ESOs’ work
a)
EN & EStd-deliverables
b)
Verification of standard/legal
c)
Preliminary / ancillary works
d)
ESOs' Central Secretariats
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e)
Translation
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f)
Information
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g)
Technical Assistance &
Promotion of ESS
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NSB undertaking tasks jointly with ESO
ESO: European Standardisation Organisations
ESS: European Standardisation System
+ Funding of Annex III – Organisation / overall funding modalities
CONCLUSION
• EC Communication : new mind-set
• EC Regulation
: new tools
+++ Transparency
inclusive ESS
sources of knowlegde
speed
ICT common reference
E-link to the documents
of the standardisation package :
http://ec.europa.eu/
enterprise/policies/european-standards/
standardisation-policy/index_en.htm
REGULATION EP IMCO /Council agreement:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201206/20120607ATT46429/20120607ATT46429EN.pdf
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