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Workshop on New Approach Directives for the Engineering Industry
Standardisation and the role of associations
Haimo Huhle ORGALIME / ZVEI Technical Legislation and Standardisation Workshop New Approach – Sofia, Bulgaria – 19/20 April 2006 - 1
Relevance for (electro)industry European electrical and electronic industry requests international standards of IEC:
to sell their products according to one standard in as many countries as possible
“One standard – one test – accepted everywhere”
Dresden Agreement between between IEC and CLC has high importance.
Prerequisites: Global relevance of standards but no essential differents in requirements.
Common regulatory objectives of the states is the goal.
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Relevance for (electro)industry
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International cooperation of the standardisation bodies
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Participation in standardisation
New standard is required by the market Request to National Committee (in Germany: DKE)
in Germany for the EE industry: International work item in IEC
TC elaborates draft Parallel enquiry comments Examinatio n by DKE
European work item in CENELEC
TC elaborates draft Parallel enquiry comments
National work item in DKE
National committee elaborates draft Public consultation Parallel voting Parallel voting International IEC standard Adoption European CENELEC Standard Adoption Workshop New Approach – Sofia, Bulgaria – 19/20 April 2006 - 5 German DIN Standard
Participation in electrotechnical standardisation Example: Germany
DKE has 3.500 experts in 130 committees and 160 subcommittees.
Ca. 0,075 % of a company’s turnover is invested in standardisation.
This sums up to an amount of ca. 120 million Euros per year in DE.
Standardisation is regarded as an economic factor.
ZVEI has the mandate to nominate technical experts for electroindustry to the DKE.
DKE nominates out of their committee members the experts for IEC and CLC TCs.
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Participation in electrotechnical standardisation Example: ORGALIME
ORGALIME sends an observer to CENELEC BT meetings
The industry view on “hot issues” in CENELEC BT meetings is prepared in ORGALIME’s Technical Coordinating Committee
ORGALIME has signed a MoU with CENELEC in order to enhance cooperation
Regular policy talks started this year in April
Issues: Future Landscape of European standardisation, the role of the new deliverables, ORGALIME position on standardisation, …
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Industry participates in two ways
Industry participation in standardisation is necessary to defend the interests.
In most cases industry cooperates contructively to find the best solutions.
In some cases it is necessary to articulate strong opposition.
Typical example: Management System Standards.
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Management system standards
They usually end up in a certification system which costs lots of money while the value of these certificates is often more than low and restricts the freedom to find solutions appropriate for the very company.
In contrast, product standards help companies to cooperate and save costs while keeping the competition for the best product, management system standards bring competition to a field which does not help the customer and raise the costs.
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Thank you ... … for listening and asking questions.
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