European Committee for Standardization

2014ANNUAL REPORT

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TABLE OF CONTENTSThis report presents the main outcomes of activities carried out by CEN in 2014.

Please note that the outcomes of joint activities carried out by CEN in cooperation with CENELEC are presented in a separate report on CEN-CENELEC activities in 2014.

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Core business highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Facts and figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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services, security services and pest management services (among others). I am pleased to see that our stakeholders are becoming more aware of the vital role that European Standards have to play in supporting a Single Market for services in Europe.

We continue to develop and deepen our collaboration with CENELEC and also with ETSI across an ever-expanding range of topics including Accessibility, Ecodesign, Environment, e-Mobility, Health and safety, Machinery, Measuring instruments, Security and Space. We also cooperate with ETSI on topics such as e-Accessibility, Cybersecurity, Railways, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Smart Grid and Smart Metering, as well as ‘Smart and sustainable cities and communities’.

CEN and its members are committed to promoting the international alignment of standards, and through our ongoing cooperation with ISO we are constantly looking for opportunities to adopt European Standards that are identical to international standards. In certain sectors – such as environment, food, healthcare and materials – the majority of CEN deliverables are identical to ISO

2014 was also a productive year for CEN in terms of our ‘core business’ – developing and adopting standards. Thanks to the excellent work of many thousands of experts from all across Europe who participate in our Technical Committees and Working Groups, we were able to adopt 904 European Standards and 164 other deliverables, which makes a total of 1068 publications during the year. The total number of European Standards in the CEN portfolio reached 13 736 at the end of 2014.

CEN covers a wide range of different standardization sectors and topics, which are being addressed by more than 1900 Technical Bodies at European level. At any point in time there may be thousands of standards and other deliverables either in preparation, under development or pending approval.

While we continue to make standards for products, processes and materials, the development of standards for services represents a growing area of activity for CEN. In 2014 we enabled the development of horizontal standards that can be applied to various kinds of services, as well as standards for specific types of services – such as healthcare

Looking back at 2014, which was another very busy year for CEN, I am pleased to report that we succeeded in making progress towards our strategic ambitions, whilst also continuing to adapt ourselves to a challenging and fast-changing environment.

We have reinforced our links with industry and other stakeholders across a wide range of different sectors by inviting more European organizations to join the CEN system. Between March 2014 and May 2015, we approved 81 applications from organizations wishing to establish continuing cooperation with one or more of our Technical Committees. This means that the number of CEN Liaison Organizations has increased by 67% – from 120 to 201!

Working in close partnership with our CENELEC colleagues, we continued our joint efforts to adapt to the legislative framework for European Standardization (EU Regulation 1025/2012), which entered into force at the start of 2013. In particular, we provided CEN members with advice and tools to help them comply with the reporting requirements that have been introduced by the European Commission in the framework of this Regulation.

Letter from the President

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and organizations that need and use our standards on a daily basis.

Whether we are looking at standardization in specific sectors or more horizontal strategic initiatives, the active engagement of the whole CEN community is an essential requirement for our activities to be successful. Therefore, on behalf of the CEN Administrative Board, I must convey our gratitude to our Members and Affiliates, Partner and Liaison organizations, all of the experts who participate in our technical bodies and everyone who contributes to our activities. We thank you for your contributions in 2014, and hope that we can count on your continued involvement!

launched a completely new CEN website in February 2014. It provides access to a comprehensive database of standards and deliverables that have been adopted by CEN, as well as information on all our Technical Bodies and ongoing work items.

As for the governance of CEN, in 2014 we implemented a series of changes to our Statutes and Internal Regulations. The strategic role of the CEN General Assembly has been reinforced, the roles of the President and three Vice-Presidents have been clarified, and the size of the CEN Administrative Board has been reduced – thereby helping to streamline the decision-making process.

In the CEN Administrative Board, we continue to look for ways to improve our system, and especially to increase the involvement of industry and other stakeholders in our standardization activities across the full range of sectors that CEN is addressing. This means taking action at European level, for example by supporting our partner and liaison organizations to participate in our Technical Bodies, and also at national level, where CEN members are in continuous contact with businesses

publications. This brings significant advantages to European companies that want to sell their products and services to customers around the world.

We also remain committed to making European standardization more transparent and helping all our stakeholders to find the information they need. In the beginning of 2014, together with CENELEC we published our Work Programme containing information about the most significant standardization activities to be developed during the year, and I was satisfied to see that this publication was very well received by our members and partners.

Many of the standardization activities described in the CEN and CENELEC Work Programme reflect the needs identified by the European Commission in the ‘Annual Union work programme for European standardisation’. This document lists the standardization activities that the European Standardization Organizations will be requested to undertake, in accordance with the provisions of EU Regulation 1025/2012.

In the same spirit of making our system more open and accessible, we also

Friedrich SmaxwilCEN President

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The CEN Administrative Board (CEN/CA) manages and administers CEN’s business by directing the work and coordinating the actions of all CEN bodies with the aim of executing the decisions taken by the General Assembly (AG). The CA also takes all the steps that it considers necessary for achieving CEN’s corporate goals in its dealings with various partners and interlocutors including national, European or international authorities and other organizations.

The CEN/CA, which normally meets three times per year, comprises the CEN President, three Vice-Presidents (Finance, Policy and Technical) and up to nine ordinary Board Members - all of whom are appointed by the whole CEN membership (AG). The Director General of CEN and CENELEC also participates in CA meetings and acts as secretary.

CEN ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD 2015

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Friedrich Smaxwil President

Dipl. Ing. Friedrich Smaxwil studied engineering at the School of Engineering in Esslingen and business administration at the Pforzheim University of Applied Science. He has extensive professional experience of working in industry, notably in the transport sector. In 2000, Mr Smaxwil joined the Executive Board of the Association of the German Railway Industry (VDB), where he served as President from 2004 until 2009. He also served as a Board Member of the Transportation Systems Group in Siemens from 2002 until 2007, and then spent two years as Senior Vice-President of the Mobility Division of Siemens AG. In 2010, Mr Smaxwil was elected to serve a three-year term as CEN President starting in January 2012. In 2013, the CEN AG decided to extend his term of office for an additional two years (until the end of 2016).

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PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS 2015

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Piet-Hein Daverveldt Vice-President Finance

Mr Piet-Hein Daverveldt holds a Doctorate (PhD) in physics from Leiden University. He spent 25 years working for the energy company Royal Dutch Shell, where he held a number of operational, commercial and general management roles, and led the global standardization of supply chain management in Shell Downstream. Mr Daverveldt is currently (since 2012) the Managing Director of the Standardization Institute of the Netherlands (NEN). He also serves on the Presidential Council of Austrian Standards and on the advisory panel of the Dutch Accreditation Council.

Scott Steedman Vice-President Policy

Dr Scott Steedman is Director of Standards at BSI, the National Standards Body of the United Kingdom. Formerly an academic at Cambridge University, Dr Steedman spent twenty years in industry working for major consulting and contracting companies in the construction sector. Dr Steedman is an Executive Director on the Group Board of BSI and a non-executive director of the Port of London Authority. He was elected President of the European Council for Construction Research, Development and Innovation in 1997, holding this position for 11 years. Dr Steedman has been a Vice-President of both the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Royal Academy of Engineering and in 2010 he was awarded a CBE for his services to engineering. In 2012, Dr Steedman was elected to serve as CEN Vice-President Policy, starting on 1 January 2013.

Guðrún Rögnvaldardóttir Vice-President Technical

Dipl. Ing. Guðrún Rögnvaldardóttir studied electrical engineering in Iceland and Germany (Technical University of Karlsruhe), and also has a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the University of Iceland. She joined the secretariat of Icelandic Standards (IS) in 1991 and was appointed as Managing Director in 1998. She also spent a year working at the CEN Central Secretariat in Brussels. Mrs Rögnvaldardóttir has served as a member of the CEN Technical Board (1991-2001), the CENELEC Technical Board (1996-1999), the CEN Administrative Board (since 1998), the ISO Council (2005-2006 and 2011-2012), and as Vice-President and Administrative Board member of CENELEC (2007-2010). In 2012, she was elected to serve as CEN Vice-President Technical, starting on 1 January 2013.

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Jesper Jerlang

Mr Jesper Jerlang has been the Director of Standardization at Danish Standards (DS) since 2006. He has held various positions in Danish Standards since joining the organization in 1998. He was a member of the IEC Standardization Management Board (from 2004 to 2006) and a member of the CENELEC Board (from 2008 to 2012). Mr Jerlang has served as a member of CEN Administrative Board since 2008 and as member of the ISO Council since 2014. He holds a Master’s degree in technical and socio-economic planning from the University of Roskilde and an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School.

Javier García Díaz

Mr Javier García Díaz is Standards Director (since 2012) of AENOR, the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification. He has completed studies in Chemical Engineering, Business Administration and Marketing Management, and also followed Diplomatic Studies at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr García Díaz has served on the Technical Boards (BTs) of CEN and CENELEC, and as Chairman of the Technical Committee Management Group of the CEN/BT. He currently chairs the CEN Strategic Advisory Group on Services and the CEN-CENELEC Working Group on IT Strategy. He is also a member of the IEC Standardization Management Board.

Pekka Järvinen

Mr Pekka Järvinen has served as Managing Director of the Finnish Standards Association (SFS) since 2002. During these years he has also contributed to the work of the CEN Administrative Board (2002-2013) and the ISO Council (2009-2010). Prior to joining SFS he has held several management positions in Finnish companies in the paper and chemical industries. Mr Järvinen holds a Master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in economics from the Helsinki School of Economics.

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BOARD MEMBERS 2015

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Pambos Kammas

Mr Pambos Kammas, MBA, is the Director of Standardization at the Cyprus Organization for Standardization (CYS). From 2004 until 2006, he was the Director of Certification at the Cyprus Certification Company, which is a subsidiary of CYS. Since 2006, Mr Kammas has represented CYS in the Administrative and Technical Boards of CEN and CENELEC, and he also served as a member of the CENELEC Administrative Board (CA) from 2010 to 2012.

Priit Kikas

Mr Priit Kikas has been Managing Director of the Estonian Centre for Standardization (EVS) since 2006. His experiences in standardization date back to 2001, when he was responsible for coordinating quality infrastructure activities in Estonia while working in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication. Mr Kikas holds a degree in Economics from the University of Tartu in Estonia. He has also served as a member of the CENELEC Administrative Board (CA) since 2011.

Ruggero Lensi

Mr Ruggero Lensi is the Director of External Relations, New Business and Innovation in the Italian Standardization Organization (UNI). He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University in Milan. Mr Lensi joined UNI in 1995, became Head of the Standardization Department (from 2000 until 2003) and then Technical Director (until 2010). He represented UNI for 10 years in the CEN Technical Board (BT), where he served as Convenor of several Working Groups and also chaired the CEN/BT Technical Committee Management Group (from 2004 to 2007).

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Olivier Peyrat

Mr Olivier Peyrat is, since 2003, Director General of the French Association for Standardization (AFNOR). He has completed studies at the Ecole Polytechnique, the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications (ENST), Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (Executive MBA) and INSEAD Business School. Mr Peyrat has many years or professional experience in the fields of certification and standardization, and has chaired numerous standardization committees and groups at national, European and international levels. He became Vice-President (Finance) of ISO in January 2013.

Lars-Gunnar Lundh

Mr Lars-Gunnar Lundh has been the Director of International Affairs and Strategy at the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) since 2012. He previously served as SIS’ Director of Technical Policy between 2008 and 2011, and also represented SIS in the CEN Administrative Board (CA), CEN Technical Board (BT), ISO Council and ISO Technical Management Board (TMB). Mr Lundh studied law at the University of Stockholm and has previously worked as a judge at the Swedish general courts and the Ministry of Justice. From 2004 until 2007, he was deputy director of the Swedish Migration Board.

Ernst-Peter Ziethen

Mr Ernst-Peter Ziethen studied biological engineering at the Technical Academy of Hamburg and joined in 1974 the secretariat of DIN (German Institute for Standardization). From 1983 to 1992, he was responsible for the overall technical coordination of DIN’s standardization activities, and in 1993 he became Director for International Cooperation. Mr Ziethen was elected as CEN Vice-President Technical in 2007 (re-elected in 2010) and has also served as Chairman of the CEN Technical Board. He is currently a member of the ISO Technical Management Board.

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PRESIDENTS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS ELECTED FOR 2014

President: Friedrich Smaxwil

Vice-President Finance: Jorge Marques dos Santos

Vice-President Policy: Scott Steedman

Vice-President Technical: Guðrún Rögnvaldardóttir

MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD 2014 (JULY)

Piet-Hein Daverveldt (NEN, Netherlands)

Javier García Díaz (AENOR, Spain)

Jesper Jerlang (DS, Denmark)

Pambos Kammas (CYS, Cyprus)

Priit Kikas (EVS, Estonia)

Ruggero Lensi (UNI, Italy)

Lars-Gunnar Lundh (SIS, Sweden)

Olivier Peyrat (AFNOR, France)

Ernst-Peter Ziethen (DIN, Germany)

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standards and withdraw any conflicting national standards. CEN currently counts 17 Affiliates in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Serbia, Tunisia and Ukraine.

CEN Partner Organizations are European umbrella organizations with an interest in contributing to standardization activities at European level in more than one sector. CEN currently has 8 Partner Organizations (as of 1 May 2015). These include the 4 European stakeholder organizations recognized by the European Commission in the framework of EU Regulation 1025/2012 (ANEC, ECOS, ETUC/ETUI and SBS), as well as 4 pan-European industry organizations (Aqua Europa, EUCOMED, FIEC and ORGALIME).

CEN Liaison Organizations are European organizations, including fora and consortia, with an interest in contributing to the work of one or more technical bodies at European level. CEN currently has 201 Liaison Organizations (as of 5 May 2015).

Detailed lists of CEN National Members, Affiliates, Partner Standardization Bodies and European Partners are provided in an annex to this report (CEN network, starting on page 34).

CEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly (CEN/AG) is the supreme decision-making body of CEN, and brings together representatives of all 33 National Members. The 41st CEN General Assembly was held in Istanbul (Turkey) on 12 June 2014, hosted by Turkish Standards Institution (TSE). The 42nd CEN General Assembly was held in Brussels on 27 November 2014.

In Istanbul, the CEN/AG elected Piet-Hein Daverveldt to take over from Jorge Marques dos Santos as CEN Vice-President Finance (as from 1 January 2015).

THE CEN COMMUNITY

CEN offers an inclusive platform that is accessible to all interested stakeholders: companies of all sizes - including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), consumer groups, societal and environmental interests, public sector organizations, academics and researchers.

The various stakeholders are represented in the decision-making structures of CEN through the 33 National Members in accordance with the national delegation principle. CEN’s National Members include the National Standardization Bodies of 28 European Union Member States and three Member States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) plus two EU candidate countries (Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).

CEN Af f i l iates are National Standardization Bodies (NSBs) in countries that are recognized as candidates or potential candidates for membership of the European Union, and other countries that are covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy of the EU. Affiliates may choose to participate in any CEN Technical Committee (TC) with observer status, on condition that they implement any European Standards (ENs) that are developed by the TC as national

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CEN supports the development, adoption and publication of European Standards and other standardization deliverables that meet the needs of European industry and society as a whole. This important work brings significant benefits to businesses (including SMEs), consumers, public authorities and other stakeholders. These benefits include: improving the quality, reliability and safety of products and services; strengthening the Single Market and fostering economic growth; protecting the environment; enhancing health and safety; enabling innovation and disseminating new technologies.

In order to develop and produce standards that meet market needs and address the concerns of all interested stakeholders, CEN relies on the commitment and contributions of many thousands of experts who participate in its standardization activities, either directly or through its members: the National Standardization Bodies of 33 European countries. These experts include representatives of various interested parties including business and industry associations, companies of all sizes, public sector bodies, consumer groups, trade unions, environmental organizations and other stakeholders.

Certain standards, which are developed in response to specific requests from the European Commission, may also support the implementation of European legislation and policies (in

Within the framework of ‘CEN and CENELEC’s ambitions to 2020’ (as approved by the CEN General Assembly on 20 June 2013), CEN/BT has started to implement a new Action Plan, which will help CEN and its members to achieve these ambitions.

One of the major decisions of the CEN Technical Board in 2014 was to agree on a new approval procedure for European Standards, in order to speed-up the process and reduce the amount of time needed to complete the development and approval process for each standard. The new CEN Enquiry process for new standards was introduced on 1 January 2015. The time allowed for the ‘Enquiry Vote’ has been reduced from 5 months to 3 months, and depending on the result of this vote, the responsible Technical Committee may decide to skip the ‘Formal Vote’ and proceed with publication of the standard.

STANDARDS PUBLICATIONS

Within the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC), the Standards Publications Unit is responsible for processing and editing the texts of all CEN deliverables. The careful and systematic editing of documents, according to a consistent set of rules and guidelines, ensures that high quality publications are delivered to CEN’s National Members and their customers.

accordance with the provisions of EU Regulation 1025/2012). Out of the 904 European Standards published by CEN in 2014, some 220 (24%) are ‘harmonized’ standards that can be used by manufacturers to ensure that their products comply with ‘essential requirements’ that are laid down in the relevant EU Directives.

CEN TECHNICAL BOARD

The CEN Technical Board (CEN/BT) coordinates and manages the standardization activities that are being developed by more than 1900 technical bodies at European level (including Technical Committees, Sub-Committees, Working Groups and Workshops). In addition to overseeing these activities and related processes, CEN/BT is also responsible for evaluating and addressing requests to launch standardization activities on new subjects.

In 2014, following requests from CEN members, CEN/BT approved the creation of one new Technical Committee in the field of ‘Entertainment Technology - Machinery, equipment and installations’ (CEN/TC 433) and three new Project Committees, tasked with the development of European Standards for ‘Electronic invoicing’ (CEN/TC 434), ‘Tattooing services’ (CEN/TC 435) and ‘Cabin Air Quality on commercial aircraft - Chemical Agents’ (CEN/TC 436).

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Standardization activities in 2014CEN provides a European platform for the standardization of products, services, processes and systems across a wide range of different fields and sectors. Here we present a selection of the main outcomes of standardization activities that were developed in the framework of CEN during 2014.

Please note that the outcomes of joint activities carried out by CEN in cooperation with CENELEC are presented in a separate report on CEN-CENELEC activities in 2014.

AIR AND SPACE

■ Aerospace

Under a specific agreement between CEN and the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe - Standardization (ASD-STAN), standards and specifications required by the European aerospace industry are developed by ASD-STAN and then submitted to CEN for formal adoption and publication as European Standards. In the framework of this agreement, CEN published 64 standards in 2014.

In 2014, following a proposal from AFNOR (CEN’s National Member in France), CEN decided to launch a new standardization activity on ‘Cabin air quality’. The new CEN Project Committee ‘Air Quality on commercial aircraft – Chemical Agents’ (CEN/TC 436) has been tasked with developing a European Standard (or a set of standards) dealing with the quality of air on civil aircraft. This topic is especially relevant to the health and comfort of cabin crew and air passengers.

and CEN (the Vienna Agreement)’ was published in January 2014. This document covers various aspects of the cooperation between CEN and ISO including: mutual representation at meetings of Technical Committees and Working Groups; the allocation of work leading to parallel approval of standards; and procedures regarding the maintenance and revision of identical standards.

At the request of the CEN Technical Board, a mechanism has been put in place to streamline the procedure for ISO Technical Committees to appoint experts to participate as observers in CEN technical bodies. This will enable CEN to have a clearer overview of which experts from outside Europe are participating in European technical bodies.

TRAINING SESSIONS

Each year, the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC) organizes a training session for the Officers of new Technical Bodies that have been set up during the previous 12 months.

On 11 December 2014, the newly appointed Officers of CEN Technical Bodies attended a one-day training session which covered various concepts related to the European Standardization System, as well as IT tools and other practical aspects. This event was also an opportunity for the participants to provide feedback regarding their first experiences and future expectations.

CEN also organized a one-day training event for environmental experts on 30 October 2014. Participants learned about European and international standardization processes, and the ways in which stakeholders can contribute to the development of standards.

In 2014, CEN published a total of 1069 new and revised publications. These publications included: 904 European Standards (ENs), 62 Technical Specifications, 60 Technical Reports, 36 Workshop Agreements and 6 Guides. At the end of the year, the total number of valid (or ‘living’) CEN documents was 15615, which represents a growth in the size of the CEN portfolio of 2,56% (390 documents) since the end of 2013.

Following the upgrading of the entire production line for European Standards and other technical documents, including the introduction of new IT tools, almost all of the new and revised publications issued by CEN since January 2014 are available in XML (Extensible Mark-up Language) format. This will allow CEN’s National Members to develop new services and products that provide added value in line with their customers’ needs.

COOPERATION WITH ISO

The ‘Vienna Agreement’ (first published in 1991) provides a framework for continuous technical cooperation between CEN and ISO, including regular exchanges of information, mutual representation at meetings, and the parallel adoption of standards at European and international levels. As a result of this collaboration, some 31% of all the publications in the CEN portfolio at the end of 2014 (not including corrigenda and guides) were identical to ISO publications. The alignment of European and international standards is especially advanced in certain sectors, namely: chemicals, environment, food, healthcare, materials and mechanical engineering.

The 6th edition of ‘Guidelines for the implementation of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between ISO

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in charge of standardization work regarding methods for the analysis of fertilizers, as requested by the European Commission (M/335, M/418 and M/454) in the framework of Regulation (EC) 2003/2003. In 2014, CEN/TC 260 continued working on the development of several standards, and approved for publication new editions of two European Standards. These standards specify methods for determining the neutralizing value (NV) of liming materials (EN 12945) and a method using chromatography to determine amounts of chelating agents in fertilizers (EN 13368-1).

CONSTRUCTION

CEN has more than 100 Technical Committees (TCs) developing standards that are used in the construction sector. Many of these TCs develop European Standards that enable the manufacturers and suppliers of construction products to prepare declarations of performance (DoP) in accordance with provisions of the EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR - 305/2011). CEN also develops standards in relation to the design of buildings, such as the Structural Eurocodes and European Standards relating to the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB), which provide tools for calculating the integrated energy performance of buildings as defined in Directive 2010/31/EU.

■ Eurocodes

Eurocodes are a set of harmonized standards that relate to the structural design of building and civil engineering works. The European Commission has asked CEN (standardization request M/515, issued in 2012) to revise existing Eurocodes and extend the scope of structural Eurocodes, in line with the

CEN/TC 411 also developed a Technical Specification that sets requirements for bio-based solvents in terms of properties, limits, application classes and test methods (CEN/TS 16766), which responds to EC request M/491. Meanwhile, a draft European Standard setting out criteria and requirements of bio-lubricants and bio-based lubricants (prEN 16807) was developed by CEN/TC 19 in response to EC request M/430.

CEN also published a brochure presenting standardization activities at European level in relation to bio-based products, with information on how interested parties can contribute to the development of standards in this area.

■ Explosives and pyrotechnics

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Pyrotechnic articles’ (CEN/TC 212) is responsible for developing standards in relation to fireworks and other pyrotechnic articles. Much of this work is covered by requests issued by the European Commission in connection with EU Directive 2007/23/EC, which has been recast as Directive 2013/29/EU.

In 2014, CEN approved a new European Standard (EN 16264) that sets out procedures for classifying, testing and labelling cartridges for powder actuated tools (PAT cartridges), developed in the framework of standardization request M/416. Meanwhile, CEN/TC 212 has also continued with work to develop (draft) standards in relation to fireworks (EN 15947 series), other pyrotechnic articles (EN 16263 series) and ignition devices (prEN 16265).

■ Fertilizers

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Fertilizers and liming materials’ (CEN/TC 260) is

■ Air Traffic Management

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Air Traffic Management’ (CEN/TC 377) is responsible for carrying out stan-dardization work in this field. In 2014, CEN published a new European Standard (EN 16495) ‘Air Traffic Management - Information security for organisations supporting civil aviation operations’. This standard defines guidelines and general principles for implementing an information security management system in any organization that supports civil aviation operations.

CHEMICAL

■ Bio-based products

CEN is developing European Standards and other deliverables covering horizontal aspects common to bio-based products, as well as standards for specific product groups such as bio-based solvents, surfactants, lubricants and plastics. Much of this work relates to standardization requests from the European Commission (M/430, M/491 and M/492).

In 2014, the CEN Technical Committee ‘Bio-based products’ (CEN/TC 411) finalized a number of deliverables covering horizontal aspects of bio-based products (associated with standardization request M/492). These include: a new European Standard on terminology related to bio-based products (EN 16575); a Technical Specification on how to determine the bio-based carbon content of products using the radiocarbon method (CEN/TS 16640); and a Technical Report that gives an overview of methods to determine the bio-based content of solid, liquid and gaseous products (CEN/TR 16721).

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work is associated with a specific standardization request issued by the European Commission (M/480), and supports the implementation of Directive 2010/31/EU. In 2014, CEN published Technical Specifications setting out basic principles (CEN/TS 16628) and providing detailed technical rules (CEN/TS 16629) for EPB standards.

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

The development of European Standards in relation to various types of consumer products is a major area of activity for CEN, which has more than 20 Technical Committees working in this field. Standardization work is being carried out in the framework of the relevant EU legislation, notably the General Product Safety Directive (2001/95/EC) and the Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC).

■ Child safety

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Safety of toys’ (CEN/TC 52) has proceeded to work on the revision of toy-related standards in line with the Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC), as requested by the European Commission (M/445). In 2014, CEN published new editions of European Standards relating to the mechanical and physical properties of toys (EN 71-1) and requirements and test methods for finger paints (EN 71-7), as well as amendments to standards dealing with flammability of toys (EN 71-2) and the migration of certain elements (EN 71-3). CEN also published new European Standards on ‘Olfactory board games, cosmetic kits and gustative games’ (EN 71-13) and ‘Trampolines for domestic use’ (EN 71-14).

In February 2014, CEN published an amendment to EN 13120 ‘Internal blinds - Performance requirements

Several CEN TCs worked in collaboration with CEN/TC 350 ‘Sustainability of construction works’ in order to incorporate sustainability aspects into European Standards – including standards relating to thermal insulation products (under the responsibility of CEN/TC 88), round and sawn timber (CEN/TC 175), and precast concrete products (CEN/TC 104).

In March 2014, CEN published a completely new European Standard (EN 16485) providing Product Category Rules (PCR) for wood and wood-based products for use in construction. This standard, which was developed by CEN/TC 175, can be used (in conjunction with EN 15804) to prepare Type III environmental declarations for such products.

In August 2014, CEN published two Technical Specifications that relate to leaching tests to assess the release of dangerous substances from construction products (TS 16637-1/2). It is foreseen that these Technical Specifications, which were developed by CEN/TC 351 in the framework of EC standardization request M/366, will eventually be adopted as European Standards.

Furthermore, the CEN BT Working Group ‘Building Information Modelling’ (CEN BT/WG 215) has prepared a detailed proposal for setting up a new CEN TC that would undertake standardization activities in this area.

■ Energy performance

The CEN Project Committee ‘Energy Performance of Buildings’ (CEN/TC 371) coordinates the development of standards to promote the energy efficiency of buildings, including a methodology for calculating the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB). This

basic requirements for construction works of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR – 305/2011).

In 2014, CEN undertook preparatory work that will lead to the development of a new generation of Eurocodes in the framework of M/515. The new Eurocodes should be more user-friendly and offer less scope for variation between different countries (by reducing the number of nationally-determined parameters). CEN also contributed to the preparation of a workshop on the Design of Steel Buildings, which was organized by the European Commission (together with the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork) in Brussels in October 2014.

Also concerning standards for the Construction sector, CEN and CENELEC approved and published a new Guide 28 ‘Guidelines for the public access of Eurocodes and their National Annexes and Harmonized European Standards under the Construction Products Regulation’. This Guide was developed by CEN and CENELEC, following discussions with several Member State representatives.

■ Construction products

Within CEN, various Technical Committees (TCs) are involved in revising European Standards in line with the EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR - 305/2011). In 2014, more than 30 harmonized standards, prepared under several mandates, have been finalized and submitted to the European Commission services for citation in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). CEN has also provided the EC with information regarding the extent to which harmonized standards relevant to the CPR are available in the official languages of the EU Member States.

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to prepare new standards on seats for children – covering products such as high chairs, chair-mounted seats, table-mounted chairs and children chairs (in the framework of EC request M/527).

Additionally, CEN launched a new project to support the collection and analysis of anthropometric data regarding the physical characteristics of children across Europe, thereby providing a common basis for the definition of requirements and test methods in the area of child safety.

■ Cosmetics

Standardization activities in the field of cosmetic products are carried out in the framework of EU Regulation EC/1223/2009. CEN’s Technical Committee on ‘Cosmetics’ (CEN/TC 392) has continued to develop and revise standards on analytical methods, cosmetic microbiology and good manufacturing practices. In 2014, CEN published 2 new European Standards on specific issues relevant to the analysis and safety of cosmetic products (EN 16521 and EN ISO 17516).

■ Household goods, sports and leisure

In 2014, CEN published 10 new European Standards in relation to bicycles, including 9 parts of the EN ISO 4210 series on ‘Safety requirements for bicycles’, and a separate standard on ‘Safety requirements for bicycles for young children’ (EN ISO 8098). These standards were developed through close collaboration between the European and international Technical Committees responsible for Cycles (CEN/TC 333 and ISO/TC 149), in accordance with a specific request from the European Commission M/508. The same TCs are

including safety’, plus two new European Standards addressing risks to children posed by internal window blinds (EN 16433 regarding test methods, and EN 16434 regarding safety devices). These standards were developed by the CEN Working Group ‘Blinds and shutters’ (CEN/TC 33/WG 3) in the framework of EC request M/505.

In December 2014, CEN published a revised edition of the European Standard relating to cords and drawstrings on children’s clothing (EN 14682 - developed in response to EC request M/309), as well as a new Technical Report setting out recommendations for the design and manufacture of safe children’s clothing in relation to mechanical hazards (CEN/TR 16792). Both of these publications were developed by the CEN Working Group ‘Safety of children’s clothing’ (CEN/TC 248/WG 20).

Also in 2014, CEN published an amended version of the European Standard on ‘Soothers for babies and young children’ (EN 1400) and a revised European Standard relating to ‘Carry cots and stands’ (EN 1466), which were both developed by the Technical Committee ‘Child use and care articles’ CEN/TC 252 in line with EC request M/264. Meanwhile, the Project Committee ‘Lighters’ (CEN/TC 355) proceeded with revising the European Standard ‘Child-resistance for lighters - Safety requirements and test methods’ (EN 13869) in response to EC request M/427.

Furthermore, CEN proceeded with the development of standards relating to cot bumpers, children’s duvets, children’s sleep bags, mattresses for cots and suspended baby beds (in response to EC request M/497). Work was also started

also cooperating on the development of a new standard in relation to ‘Luggage carriers for bicycles’ (EN ISO 11243, which will supersede the European Standard EN 14872:2006).

CEN’s Technical Committee on ‘Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment’ (CEN/TC 136) has collaborated with its international counterpart (ISO/TC 83) regarding the revision of European Standards relating to Stationary training equipment (EN 957 series). CEN and ISO have agreed that the revised standards (developed in accordance with EC standardization request M/506) should be adopted at European and international levels in parallel as the EN ISO 20957 series.

CEN’s Technical Committee on ‘Fireplaces for liquid fuels’ (CEN/TC 46) has developed a draft European Standard ‘Decorative appliances producing a flame using alcohol based or gelatinous fuel - Use in private households’ (FprEN 16647).

Furthermore, CEN has continued to support the development and revision of European Standards relating to various types of consumer products such as candles, furniture, appliances for water treatment, domestic pools and spas, footwear and leather products (among others).

■ Textile products

Standardization activities with regard to textile products are carried out by the Technical Committee ‘Textiles’ (CEN/TC 248) in the framework of relevant EU legislation including Regulation EU/1007/2011 (Textile fibre names and labelling), as well as the GPSD and REACH Regulation. These activities relate to specific aspects including:

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ENVIRONMENT

The CEN Strategic Advisory Body on Environment (SABE) advises the CEN Technical Board on strategic issues related to the environment such as environmental monitoring, the economic benefits associated with environmental improvement, as well as the integration of research results and innovation in standardization.

■ Air Quality

CEN is engaged in a range of standardization activities that support the European Union’s policies in relation to air quality and climate. Much of this work is done by the Technical Committee ‘Air quality’ (CEN/TC 264) in response to formal requests from the European Commission to develop standards in the field of greenhouse gas emissions (M/478) and to support the implementation of EU legislation on ambient air quality legislation (M/503).

In 2014, CEN published several European Standards developed by CEN/TC 264 including: a standard method for determining concentrations of particulate matter in ambient air (EN 12341); new standards for biomonitoring with lichens and mosses (EN 16413 and EN 16414); a new edition of the European Standard that specifies procedures for establishing quality assurance levels for automated measuring systems used to monitor flue gas emissions from industrial plants (EN 14181 developed under EC request M/248).

Meanwhile, CEN/TC 264 has continued to work on the development of European Standards and other standardization deliverables in relation to (among other topics): measurement of benzene concentrations (FprEN 14662-3);

Furthermore, CEN and CENELEC have continued to cooperate with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG). The main purpose of this cooperation is to ensure compatibility and complementarity during the development of European Standards and Network Codes that relate to the European gas market.

■ Fuels and bio-fuels

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Gaseous and liquid fuels, lubricants and related products of petroleum, synthetic and biological origin’ (CEN/TC 19) is responsible for developing standards relating to various aspects of petroleum related products and fuels derived from mineral oils and bio-mass.

In 2014, CEN published a new edition of the European Standard setting out requirements and test methods in relation to ethanol as a blending component for petrol (EN 15376, developed under EC request M/344). CEN/TC 19 also made progress on the development of European Standards in relation to Automotive B10 diesel fuel (prEN 16734), High FAME diesel fuel (FprEN 16709) and Paraffinic diesel fuel (prEN 15940).

The Project Committee ‘Natural gas and biomethane for use in transport and biomethane for injection in the natural gas grid’ (CEN/TC 408) has proceeded with work (under EC request M/475) to develop new European Standards containing specifications for biomethane for injection in the natural gas network and automotive fuel specifications (prEN 16723-1/2).

Meanwhile, the Working Group ‘Pyrolysis oil’ (CEN/TC 19/WG 41) has started work on developing standards for pyrolysis oils produced from biomass feedstocks, under EC request M/525.

coated fabrics, flammability, size system for clothing, smart textiles and quantitative analysis of fibre mixtures.

In 2014, CEN published numerous new or revised European Standards in the area of textiles, many of which have also been adopted by ISO at international level. These include standards concerning tests in relation to cotton fibres (EN ISO 10306), dyestuffs (EN ISO 16373-2/3), colour fastness (EN ISO 105 - B01 & B02), thermal and water-vapour resistance (EN ISO 11092), fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting (EN ISO 12945-3), tensile properties of fabrics (EN ISO 13934-2), seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles (EN ISO 13935-1/2), determination of phthalate content (EN ISO 14389), coated fabrics intended for tents and related structures (EN 15619), and silk woven fabrics (EN 16315).

CEN has also provided the European Commission with advice and comments regarding the development of an anticipated standardization request in relation to the fibre composition of textiles and textile products.

ENERGY

■ Gas

Standardization work in relation to gas appliances is being carried out in the framework of relevant EU legislation, notably the Gas Appliances Directive (2009/142/EC). In 2014, the Technical Committee ‘Gas infrastructure’ (CEN/TC 234) produced a draft European Standard (prEN 16726) specifying quality characteristics, parameters and limits for high-calorific gas (H-gas), in the framework of EC request M/400.

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were published by CEN as European Standards in 2014. Additionally, CEN adopted two ISO Technical Specifications regarding methods for the determination of soil microbial diversity (CEN ISO/TS 29843-1/2).

FOOD AND FEED

■ Food and feed safety

CEN’s activities in relation to food safety are in line with the European Union’s objective to achieve the highest possible level of health protection for consumers, and many European Standards and other deliverables are developed in response to standardization requests from the European Commission.

CEN collaborates with ISO in order to ensure that international standards in the field of food can be adopted and published as European Standards. Examples of new standards published in 2014 include: 2 standards relating to milk and milk products (approved by CEN/TC 302); 9 standards relating to vegetable and animal fats and oils (approved by CEN/TC 307) and 4 standards relating to wheat flour (approved by CEN/TC 338).

CEN also published several standardization deliverables developed by CEN/TC 275 ‘Food analysis - Horizontal methods’ including: 5 European Standards on methods for determining the presence of vitamins in foodstuffs using high performance liquid chromatography; and a fully revised edition of the European Standard EN 13805, which specifies a method for the pressure digestion of foodstuffs intended for the determination of trace elements.

CEN launched new standardization activities to develop standardized and validated methods of detection and

■ Waste

In 2014, CEN published three new standardization deliverables developed by CEN/TC 292 in relation to ‘Characterization of waste’: European Standards relating to the preparation and application of a testing programme (EN 16457) and screening methods using portable X-ray fluorescence instruments (EN 16424); and a Technical Specification setting out test methods for determining of the monolithic status of waste (CEN/TS 16675).

CEN/TC 292 also made significant progress regarding the development of new European Standards in relation to leaching behaviour tests (EN 14429, EN 14997 and EN 15863), and the preparation of test portions from a laboratory sample (EN 15002).

■ Soil and sludge

In 2014, CEN published two new stan-dardization deliverables developed by CEN/TC 308 in relation to ‘Characterization of sludges’. These Technical Reports contain a ‘Protocol for preparing synthetic suspensions’ (CEN/TR 16394) and a ‘Guideline of good practice for thermal processes’ (CEN/TR 16788). CEN/TC 308 also made progress on the development of European Standards relating to ‘Laboratory chemical conditioning procedure’ (EN 14742) and the physical consistency of sludges (prEN 16720-1/2).

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Characterization of soils’ (CEN/TC 345) has continued to cooperate with ISO, enabling international standards in the field of ‘soil quality’ to be adopted by CEN and published as European Standards. In this framework, 11 ISO standards

stationary source emissions (prEN 14793 and prEN 15058); automated measuring systems (prEN 15267-4 and prEN 16450) and biomonitoring (prEN 16789); as well as standard methods to determine oxygen concentration (prEN 14789), water vapour in ducts (prEN 14790), odour in ambient air (prEN 16841-1/2), sulphur oxides (prEN 14791) and nitrogen oxides (prEN 14792).

Additionally, CEN/TC 264 has also continued working on the preparation of a series of draft European standards for assessing and measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of energy-intensive industries (in the framework of EC request M/478).

■ Water Quality

CEN’s Technical Committee ‘Water analysis’ (CEN/TC 230) has finalized a series of standards for monitoring water quality which will help national laboratories to measure the chemical and ecological status of surface and ground waters in a comparable way. These standards (developed under EC request M/424) will enable the responsible authorities in the EU Member States to effectively implement the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC.

In 2014, CEN published several European Standards developed by CEN/TC 230 including standards providing guidance in relation to the sampling of benthic diatoms from rivers and lakes (EN 13946 and EN 14407), the surveying of aquatic macrophytes in running waters (EN 14184), the estimation of fish abundance with mobile hydroacoustic methods (EN 15910) and assessing the hydromorphological features of transitional and coastal waters (EN 16503); as well as standards relating to automated sampling devices for water and waste water (EN 16479) and nomenclatural requirements (EN 16493).

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determination of Mycotoxins in food (under EC request M/520). CEN has also continued to develop standardization activities in the areas of Microbiology (EC request M/381), Food Contaminants (EC request M/463) and Heavy Metals in food (EC request M/422). Meanwhile, in the area of feed safety, CEN began work on developing new standards in relation to ‘Methods of analysis in the field of animal nutrition’ in the framework of EC requests M/521 and M/522.

■ Halal Food

CEN’s Project Committee on ‘Halal Food’ (CEN/TC 425) has made progress towards the development of a European Standard defining general principles and requirements of Halal Food in the food chain.

■ Sustainable food

The former CEN Project Committee on ‘Traceable and Sustainable Cocoa’ has been transformed into a Technical Committee (CEN/TC 415). During 2014, this TC continued working in parallel with ISO towards the development of standards specifying requirements and criteria for determining the traceability and sustainability of cocoa, taking environmental, economic and social aspects into account (prEN ISO 19381 parts 1-3).

ICT

■ e-Business

Standardization has an important role to play in facilitating the increasing use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for business applications, including electronic systems to support the efficient and transparent procurement of goods and services by public authorities (or ‘e-Procurement’).

Following a proposal from two of CEN’s National Members (NEN and UNI), CEN decided to set up a new Project Committee ‘Electronic Invoicing’ (CEN/TC 434), with 8 Working Groups. This new body has started to prepare a European Standard on a semantic data model for e-invoicing in public procurement, which will support the implementation of the EU Directive on electronic invoicing in public procurement (2014/55/EU).

Meanwhile, the CEN Workshop on ‘Business Interoperability Interfaces for public procurement in Europe’ Phase 3 (BII3) has continued to develop its work in relation to various stages of the pre-award process (e-notification, e-tendering and pre-award e-catalogue) as well as the completion of the post-award process.

■ e-Health

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Health informatics’ (CEN/TC 251) collaborates with its international counterpart, ISO/TC 215, to develop standards in relation to information and communication technology (ICT) products and systems used in the delivery of healthcare services. These standards, which are adopted by CEN as European Standards and by ISO as international standards, ensure compatibility and interoperability between products and systems and also address aspects such as safety and security.

In 2014, CEN published 10 European Standards in the field of ‘Health informatics’ including 3 parts of the EN ISO 11073 series on ‘Personal health device communication’, 3 parts of the EN ISO 21549 series on ‘Patient healthcard data’, and 3 parts of the EN ISO 22600 series on ‘Privilege management and access control’. CEN also published

a Technical Report with ‘Guidance on patient identification and cross-referencing of identities’ (CEN/TR 15872).

CEN participates in the European e-Health Multi-stakeholder Platform, which enables representatives of relevant stakeholders to help shape the future of e-health programmes and policies in the European Union. The Chair of CEN/TC 251 is a member of this Platform, which was set up under the auspices of the European Commission.

■ e-Learning

In 2014, CEN published a new European Standard called ‘Simple Publishing Interface’ (EN 16425), which was developed by CEN/TC 353 ‘Information and Communication Technologies for Learning, Education and Training’. This standard provides an abstract protocol for publishing digital content and/or metadata in order to facilitate the transfer of learning materials from tools to applications.

■ ICT Skills

CEN has established a new Project Committee ‘e-competences and ICT Professionalism’ (CEN/TC 428), which includes representatives from a wide range of relevant stakeholders. This new body will facilitate the adoption of a European Standard (prEN 16879) based on the ‘European e-Competence Framework Version 3.0’, which has already been published as a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA 16234-1:2014).

■ RFID

CEN’s Technical Committee ‘Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) Technologies and Applications’ (CEN/TC 225) develops standards for information and communication technologies (ICT)

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applied to radio frequency identification (RFID) and systems. Much of this work is related to EC request M/436.

In 2014, CEN published 3 European Standards developed by CEN/TC 225 in relation to RFID. These standards cover the information to be provided by operators of RFID application systems (EN 16570), the privacy impact assessment process (EN 16571) and the RFID Emblem (EN 16656, based on ISO/IEC 29160). CEN also published a Technical Specification and 7 Technical Reports addressing various issues and aspects of RFID.

INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

CEN’s Technical Committee ‘Innovation Management’ (CEN/TC 389) has continued to develop standardization deliverables addressing different aspects of the ‘Innovation Management System’ described in CEN/TS 16555-1:2013. In 2014, CEN adopted and published another 5 Technical Specifications in this series, focusing on: strategic intelligence management, innovation thinking, intellectual property management, collaboration management and creativity management. The deliverables developed by CEN/TC 389 are also being considered for possible adoption at international level by the members of ISO/TC 279.

MATERIALS

■ Nanotechnologies

CEN is cooperating closely with ISO on the development of standards in relation to nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. In particular, CEN is developing a series of European Standards and other deliverables in the framework of EC

request M/461, which covers a range of topics related to the characterization of nanomaterials, measuring and simulating exposure to nanomaterials, as well as aspects related to health, safety and the environment (HS&E). Some 14 European and international TCs are involved in standardization activities related to this request.

The Technical Committee on ‘Nanotechnologies’ (CEN/TC 352) worked during 2014 on the development of several Technical Specifications addressing various issues and aspects related to nano-objects and nanomaterials. CEN also adopted 3 Technical Specifications (parts of the ISO/TS 80004 series) developed at international level by ISO/TC 229, so that they could also be published at European level.

The Technical Committee ‘Assessment of workplace exposure to chemical and biological agents’ (CEN/TC 137) has continued working on the development of European Standards and other deliverables addressing issues relating to ultrafine aerosols and nano-aerosols, inhalation exposure to nano-objects, dustiness of bulk nanomaterials and dermal exposure to manufactured nanoparticles. Meanwhile, CEN/TC 195 ‘Air filters for general air cleaning’ worked on the development of deliverables setting out test methods to measure the efficiency of air filtration media against spherical nanomaterials.

In order to facilitate dialogue with a wide range of stakeholders, CEN and CENELEC in partnership with the European Commission and EFTA organized a European Conference on ‘Standardization for Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials: opportunities and challenges’ in Brussels on 16 December 2014. This successful conference

gathered more than 90 participants including: standardization experts from Technical Committees of CEN, ISO and IEC; representatives of the European Commission, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); and researchers from various European research projects in this field.

MEASURING EQUIPMENT

CEN produces European Standards and other standardization deliverables that are used to ensure the accurate measurement of gas, heat and water consumption. European Standards developed in compliance with the Measuring Instruments Directive (MID - 2004/22/EC) are recognized as ‘harmonized’ standards and cited in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

■ Communication systems

CEN/TC 294 develops standards in relation to ‘Communication systems for meters and remote reading of meters’. In 2014, CEN adopted and published a revised European Standard on ‘Communication systems for meters - Part 1: Data exchange’ (EN 13757-1), which was developed in the framework of EC standardization requests M/441 and M/490. This standard specifies data exchange and communications for meters and remote reading of meters in a generic way, but it does not cover electricity meters (which are the responsibility of CENELEC).

■ Gas meters

The Technical Committee ‘Gas meters’ (CEN/TC 237) has prepared a new edition of the European Standard for ‘Rotary displacement gas meters’ (EN 12480),

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in the framework of EC requests M/071 and M/374. This TC has also been working on a new edition of the European Standard for ‘Diaphragm gas meters’ (EN 1359), and a new standard that specifies requirements and tests for the construction, performance, safety and conformity of flow computers (FprEN 12405-3).

■ Heat meters

The Technical Committee ‘Heat meters’ (CEN/TC 176) has continued with work to revise the EN 1434 series of European Standards for heat meters, in the framework of EC standardization requests M/374 and M/441. These standards relate to general requirements, constructional requirements, pattern approval tests, tests for conformity assessments and verification, installation, commissioning, operational monitoring and maintenance.

■ Water meters

CEN has published a new European Standard regarding additional function-alities of water meters (EN 14154-4), which was developed by CEN/TC 92 ‘Water meters’ in the framework of EC request M/441. This standard specifies definitions, requirements and testing of additional functionalities for water meters, without metrological impact, in combination with Additional Functionality Devices (AFD). CEN has also worked with ISO to finalize, approve and publish a set of revised standards in relation to ‘Water meters for cold potable water and hot water’ (EN ISO 4064 parts 1-5).

PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

Within CEN, some 26 Technical Committees (TCs) are involved in developing standards for various types of pressure equipment. These include

harmonized standards that support the implementation of the EU Directives relating to Pressure Equipment and Simple Pressure Vessels, in the framework of EC standardization request M/071. During 2014, CEN has continued to develop standardization activities with a particular focus on supporting the transition from the ‘old’ Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC) towards the ‘new’ one (2014/68/EC).

CEN’s Pressure Equipment Advisory Nucleus has identified that there is a need to make concerted efforts in order to inform and educate the manufacturers and operators of pressure equipment and other stakeholders regarding the importance and value of applying European Standards. In this regard, CEN organized a workshop on ‘Unfired Pressure Vessels and the Pressure Equipment - Standards for the future’ in Brussels on 13 November 2014, and has also published a new CEN brochure ‘European Standards in relation to pressure equipment’.

SERVICES

Standardization has a key role to play in supporting the development of a single market for services in Europe. The EU Directive on Services (2006/123/EC) highlights the need for European standards to facilitate compatibility between services, enhance the quality of service delivery and ensure the provision of relevant information to service users. Within CEN, the Strategic Advisory Group on Services (CEN/BT/WG 214 - ‘SAGS’) acts as an advisory and coordination body on policy and strategic matters in relation to the standardization of services.

CEN and CENELEC have contributed to the work of the High Level Group on Business Services, which was set up by

the European Commission in March 2013. In this context, CEN’s Vice-President Policy chaired a working group focusing on the role of standards and related instruments. The Final Report of the High Level Group (published in April 2014) calls for an integrated European Single Market with “a supportive regulatory and standards framework”, in order to ensure a thriving business services sector in Europe.

In 2014, CEN published a series of 3 new European Standards relating to the provision of professional indoor UV (ultraviolet) exposure services (EN 16489 parts 1-3), developed by the CEN Project Committee ‘Indoor sun exposure services’ (CEN/TC 412). These new standards should contribute to improving safety and strengthening consumer protection with regard to professionally offered indoor tanning services.

Following a proposal from DIN (CEN’s National Member in Germany), CEN established a new Project Committee on ‘Tattooing services’ (CEN/TC 435). This Committee has started work on developing a standard regarding requirements for the hygienic performance of tattooing services (including aspects related to job specification, training, facilities, personal hygiene and aftercare, cleaning and disinfection of equipment, etc.).

■ Horizontal standards

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developed by CEN/TC 278, within the framework of the relevant standardization requests from the European Commission (M/338 and M/453). These standards cover aspects including: cooperative systems, travel and traffic information, route guidance and navigation, public transport, emergency vehicles and electronic fee collection. CEN cooperates closely with CENELEC, ETSI and ISO in order to ensure a coherent approach to standardization in this area.

In 2014, CEN published 2 European Standards developed by CEN/TC 278, including: a new edition of EN ISO 15007-1 regarding ‘measurement of driver visual behaviour with respect to transport information and control systems’ (adopted in parallel with ISO); and a new edition of EN 15509 ‘Electronic fee collection - Interoperability application profile for DSRC’ (under EC request M/338). In addition, CEN approved and published 8 Technical Specifications (including 3 adopted in parallel with ISO) and 2 Technical Reports in relation to ITS.

Furthermore, CEN/TC 278 worked on the development of European Standards for the ‘eCall’ system, which allows the emergency services to be notified automatically in the event of a traffic accident (revised editions of EN 15722, EN 16062 and EN 16072). CEN also participated in discussions and exchanges with the European Commission and various stakeholders regarding potential standardization needs in relation to ITS in the urban environment.

■ Road transport

Most standards related to road transport are defined at international level, and therefore CEN coordinates its activities in this field with those of

■ Security services

CEN has established a new Technical Committee on ‘Private security services’ (CEN/TC 439), which has been tasked with revising the European Standard ‘Security Services Providers - Terminology’ (EN 15602). Meanwhile, the Project Committee ‘Maritime and port security services’ (CEN/TC 417) has finalized the preparation of a draft standard for professionals in this field (FprEN 16747). In addition, the Project Committee ‘Forensic Science processes’ (CEN/TC 419) has planned new standardization work in relation to forensic science examinations and analysis of various types of physical materials.

TRANSPORT

CEN develops standards for various transport modes (road, rail and maritime), as well as in relation to horizontal topics such as interoperability, intermodal transport, intelligent transport systems (ITS) and the transport of dangerous goods.

■ Cableways

The CEN Technical Committee ‘Safety requirements for passenger transportation by rope’ (CEN/TC 242) has finalized and approved new editions of 4 European Standards relating to ‘Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons’ (EN 12929-1/2, EN 12930 and EN 13243). These standards support the implementation of the European Directive on cableway installations designed to carry passengers (2000/9/EC).

■ ITS

European Standards and Technical Specifications in the domain of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are being

standards, in order to facilitate the cross-border provision and purchasing of services. This work is being coordinated by an ad-hoc group on generic service standards (under the auspices of SAGS).

In 2014, CEN completed the programming phase (Phase 1) of the work requested under M/517, and identified a series of priorities for the future development of horizontal service standards at European level. These priorities are based on a mapping of existing service standards, the results of an online survey of stakeholders, and interviews with different economic operators (among other elements). CEN organized a seminar for European stakeholders in May 2014, and a final event in November 2014 to present the results of the first phase of the work under EC request M/517.

■ Healthcare services

In 2014, the CEN Strategic Advisory Group on Services (SAGS) and the CEN-CENELEC Advisory Board for Healthcare Standards (ABHS) set up a joint ad-hoc group on healthcare services. This group has started working on the preparation of a common strategy for standardization in relation to healthcare services.

CEN also adopted a published a new European Standard on Aesthetic Surgery services (EN 16372), which was developed by the Project Committee ‘Aesthetic Surgery and Aesthetic Non-surgical Medical services’ (CEN/TC 403). This new standard addresses various aspects of services provided by aesthetic surgery practitioners, such as: ethics and marketing, information provided to patients, competencies of the surgeons, the consultation procedure, requirements for clinical facilities and post-operative follow-up.

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activities in order to expand the use of the Keymark across a wide range of fields and sectors.

Regarding the chairmanship of the CCB, David Bell (BSI) finished his term of office at the end of 2014. Following a recommendation from the CCB, the CEN General Assembly has appointed Pambos Kammas (CYS) as CCB Chair from 2015 to 2017.

stages and floating bridges on inland waters’ (EN 14504). CEN/TC 15 has also launched new standardization activities in relation to ‘Electrical shore connection’ (prEN 16840) and ‘Connections and assembled hoses for the transfer of potable water’ (prEN 16865).

Conformity assessment and KeymarkThe Keymark is a voluntary European certification mark, owned by CEN and CENELEC, which shows that a product or service conforms to the relevant European Standards. Keymark certification schemes for different product groups are operated by professional certification bodies, which are accredited by Members of the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA), on the basis of EN ISO/IEC 17065*. The rules regarding the use of the Keymark are set out in the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations ‘Part 4: Certification’ (revised edition published in January 2014).

The CEN Certification Board (CCB) has managed the process of outsourcing the day-to-day administrative management of the Keymark (in the domain of CEN), in line with the decision taken by the CEN General Assembly in 2013. An open call for tender was launched in February 2014, and a selection panel evaluated the offers received in response to this call. The selection panel submitted its recommendation to the CEN Administrative Board, which decided to award the contract to DIN CERTCO.

DIN CERTCO will be responsible for monitoring and supporting those certification bodies which have been given permission to grant Keymark licences, and also for developing a programme of marketing and promotional

* EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 is the international standard for ‘Conformity assessment. Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services’ and it has also been adopted as a European Standard by CEN and CENELEC in the framework of EC standardization request M/417

ISO. Nevertheless, a number of specific standardization activities are being carried out at European level by CEN’s Technical Committee ‘Road Vehicles’ (CEN/TC 301). Some of these activities are associated with requests issued by the European Commission (including M/421, M/457, M/468 and M/502).

In 2014, CEN published 4 new European Standards which were developed in the framework of EC request M/421 and adopted in parallel with ISO, including: 3 standards relating to ‘Road vehicles - Standardized access to automotive repair and maintenance information (RMI)’ (EN ISO 18541 parts 1-3); and one related to ‘Road vehicles - Standardized RMI terminology’ (EN ISO 18542-2).

In the framework of EC request M/457, CEN adopted and published a new edition of the European Standard that defines metrological and technical requirements and tests of tyre pressure measuring instruments (EN 12645), while CEN/TC 301 proceeded with work to develop a new European Standard ensuring interoperability between Tyre Information Systems and Tyre Pressure Gauges (EN 16661).

■ Waterborne transport

CEN has continued to cooperate with the European Commission in order to identify standardization needs in support of the new Directive on recreational craft and personal watercraft (2013/53/EU), which replaces the previous Directive 94/25/EC.

The Technical Committee ‘Inland navigation vessels’ (CEN/TC 15) has initiated work to revise and update the existing European Standards in relation to ‘Railings for decks and side decks’ (EN 711), ‘Work boats, ship’s boats and lifeboats’ (EN 1914) and ‘Floating landing

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As a PSB, KAZMEMST has the right to nominate observers to participate in the work of specific technical bodies within CEN (subject to the agreement of those technical bodies), in accordance with the provisions of CEN-CENELEC Guide 13.

COOPERATION WITH ARSO

CEN has continued to support the development of its African counterpart, the African Regional Standardization Organization (ARSO). In 2014, CEN participated in the 20th ARSO General Assembly, held in Kigali (Rwanda) from 23 to 27 August, and contributed to the African Standardization Day, for which the theme was: ‘Standardization as a driver for improving Africa’s competitiveness’. CEN’s representative conveyed a positive message from the CEN community, calling for an intensification of the cooperation between ARSO and CEN in the framework of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The CEN and ARSO secretariats used this occasion to discuss the content of a roadmap regarding the implementation of specific actions to strengthen their cooperation.

The ARSO General Assembly was also an opportunity for CEN to meet representatives from the national standardization bodies (NSBs) of several African countries. From these meetings and subsequent correspondence, it is clear that many African NSBs are interested in learning more about the benefits and practicalities of cooperating with CEN, with a view to adopting national standards that are identical to European Standards.

level. Mrs Santiago Cid outlined the strengths of CEN as a regional standardization organization, and re-affirmed CEN’s commitment to give primacy to international standards and standardization work in ISO, relying on the successful framework of the Vienna Agreement.

NEW PARTNER STANDARDIZATION BODY (PSB)

Alongside Belarus and Russia, Kazakhstan is one of three founding Member States of the Eurasian Customs Union (EACU), which was established in 2010. In May 2014, these three countries signed the Treaty creating the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which entered into force on 1 January 2015 (also including Armenia and Kyrgyzstan). In the interests of facilitating economic cooperation and trade between Eurasia and Europe, the EACU has embarked on a process of aligning its technical regulations with those of the EU (and EFTA), and adopting standards that are identical to European Standards.

In this context, the national standardization body of Kazakhstan, KAZMEMST (Committee of Technical Regulation and Metrology of the Republic of Kazakhstan), has sought to develop its cooperation with CEN and has become very active in adopting European Standards as identical national standards. Following a visit to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC) in Brussels in February 2014, KAZMEMST decided to apply for the status of Partner Standardization Body (PSB) of CEN. This application was accepted and so KAZMEMST was officially welcomed as a PSB on 1 June 2014.

International CooperationIn addition to its joint activities with CENELEC, and their common activities with ETSI (which are covered in the CEN-CENELEC Annual Report), CEN also develops its own international cooperation activities. These include cooperating with numerous national and regional standardization organizations around the world with which CEN has agreements in place. The goal of these agreements is to contribute to the removal of technical barriers to trade (TBT), thereby facilitating access to new markets for European businesses. In this context, CEN gives priority to promoting the acceptance of international standards and working within the ISO framework whenever relevant.

ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY

A CEN delegation attended the 37th ISO General Assembly (GA) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from 8 to 12 September 2014. On this occasion, the Director General of CEN and CENELEC, Elena Santiago Cid, contributed to the panel discussion on ‘ideas for the future’, which focused on the role of regional standardization organizations. The panel members included representatives of several regional standardization bodies including the African Regional Standardization Organization (ARSO), the Pan-American Standards Commission (COPANT), the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (EASC) and the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC). The discussion focused on relations between the regional organizations and ISO, and how the regional organizations can support their members’ participation in standardization activities at international

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Facts and figuresDELIVERABLES* 2012 2013 2014

European Standards (EN)** 1 014 942 904

Technical Specifications (TS) 66 62 62

Technical Reports (TR) 46 38 60

Workshop Agreements (CWA) 17 19 36

Guides (CG) 5 8 6

TOTAL 1 148 1 069 1 068

DELIVERABLES* 2012 2013 2014

Standards (ENs)** 13 131 13 424 13 736

EN Amendments 456 440 427

Workshop Agreements (CWA) 387 404 426

Technical Specifications (TS) 412 435 466

Technical Reports (TR) 317 345 393

Guides (CG) 26 31 33

Pre-Standards (ENV) 58 49 41

Reports (CR) 98 97 93

TOTAL 14 885 15 225 15 615

TECHNICAL BODIES 2012 2013 2014

Active CEN Technical Committees (CEN/TC) 307 310 313

CEN TC/Sub-Committees (CEN/TC/SC) 52 49 45

CEN TC/SC Working Groups 1 434 1 461 1 521

Active Workshops 27 25 26

TOTAL number of Technical Bodies 1 820 1 845 1 905

CEN and CENELEC Joint Technical bodies 20 23 31

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DELIVERABLES* Number Percentage

Identical to ISO 4 839 31,06%

Based on ISO 27 0,17%

Homegrown 10 716 68,77%

TOTAL 15 582 100,00%

Healthcare: 77%

Food: 56%

Environment: 51%

Materials: 50%

Mechanical engineering: 46%

Chemistry: 42%

Packaging: 29%

ICT: 25%

Health and safety: 23%

Household goods, sports and leisure: 14%

Utilities and energy: 12%

Building and civil engineering: 11%

HVAC: 8%

Services: 7%

Transport: 5%

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Total number of harmonized standards and other deliverables cited or intended for citation in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) (including Amendments)

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REFERENCEIn 2014 End 2014

Accreditation and Market Surveillance 765/2008 33

Active implantable medical devices 90/385/EEC 4 46

Cableways 2000/9/EC 23

Construction Products 305/2011 30 498

Cosmetic Products 1223/2009 1

Ecodesign of energy using products 206/2012 6

Eco-design of energy using products 641/2009 3

Electromagnetic compatibility 2004/108/EC 1 13

Explosive atmospheres 94/9/EC 2 64

Explosives for civil use 93/15/EEC 57

Gas appliances 2009/142/EC 8 102

General product safety 2001/95/EC 17 71

In vitro diagnostic medical devices 98/79/EC 38

Lifts 95/16/EC 3 17

Low Voltage 2006/95/EC 1

Machinery 2006/42/EC 69 716

Measuring instruments 2004/22/EC 2 14

Medical devices 93/42/EEC 27 213

Non-automatic weighing instruments 2009/23/EC 1

Packaging 94/62/EC 6

Personal protective equipment 89/686/EEC 11 300

Postal Services 97/67/EC 8

Pressure equipment 97/23/EC 22 214

Pyrotechnic articles 2007/23/EC 1 25

Railways 2008/57/EC 10 110

REACH 1907/2006 5

Recreational craft 94/25/EC 6 73

Safety of Toys 2009/48/EC 7 10

Simple pressure vessels 2009/105/EC 11

GRAND TOTAL 220 2 679 Note: a deliverable may be counted more than once if cited or intended for citation under more than one Directive

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DELIVERABLES* Number Percentage

Identical to ISO 585 22,87%

Based on ISO 7 0,27%

Homegrown 1 966 76,86%

TOTAL 2 558 100,00%

Environment: 100%

Quality, Measurement: 76%

Healthcare: 71%

Transport: 34%

Mechanical engineering: 23%

Health and safety: 14%

Household goods, sports and leisure: 12%

Chemistry: 3%

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Environment: 100%

Quality, Measurement: 76%

Healthcare: 71%

Transport: 34%

Mechanical engineering: 23%

Health and safety: 14%

Household goods, sports and leisure: 12%

Chemistry: 3%

Annual accounts

* Figures are given in thousands of euro.

EXPENDITURE (€ X 1000)* 2012 2013 2014

Staff costs 6 839 6 809 6 745

Other operating costs 2 422 2 510 2 769

Contractual payments 7 485 10 225 10 914

Reserve for investment - - 675

TOTAL 16 746 19 544 21 103

INCOME (€ X 1000)* 2012 2013 2014

Contributions 5 462 5 441 5 604

Interest 70 44 45

Contractual income 11 007 13 945 14 613

Miscellaneous 207 114 841

TOTAL 16 746 19 544 21 103

FINANCING OF THE CEN-CENELEC MANAGEMENT CENTRE (CEN PART)

2012 2013 2014

Membership fees 59% 60% 56%

EC/EFTA support to standardization 38% 38% 35%

Other support 3% 2% 9%

TOTAL 100% 100% 100%

ASSETS (€ X 1000)* 2012 2013 2014

Fixed assets 509 501 365

Current assets 4 072 3 766 5 186

Liquid assets 6 338 7 170 8 044

Prepaid expenses and accrued income 247 218 211

TOTAL 11 166 11 655 13 806

LIABILITIES (€ X 1000)* 2012 2013 2014

Reserves 1 962 2 042 3 177

Provisions for liabilities and charges 1 852 1 543 1 512

Payables 6 415 5 932 4 268

Accrued expenses and deferred income 937 2 138 4 849

TOTAL 11 166 11 655 13 806

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National Members

Estonia

EVS - Estonian Centre for Standardisationinfo@evs.eewww.evs.ee

Finland

SFS - Finnish Standards Associationsfs@sfs.fiwww.sfs.fi

France

AFNOR - Association Française de Normalisationnorminfo@afnor.orgwww.afnor.org

Germany

DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.postmaster@din.dewww.din.de

Greece

NQIS/ELOT - Hellenic Organization for Standardizationinfo@elot.grwww.elot.gr

Hungary

MSZT - Hungarian Standards Institutionoktatas@mszt.huwww.mszt.hu

Iceland

IST - Icelandic Standardsstadlar@stadlar.iswww.stadlar.is

Ireland

NSAI - National Standards Authority of Irelandinfo@nsai.iewww.nsai.ie

Italy

UNI - Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazioneuni@uni.comwww.uni.com

Latvia

LVS - Latvian Standardlvs@lvs.lvhttps://www.lvs.lv

Lithuania

LST - Lithuanian Standards Boardlstboard@lsd.ltwww.lsd.lt

Luxembourg

ILNAS - Institut Luxembourgeois de la Normalisation, de l’Accréditation, de la Sécurité et qualité des produits et servicesinfo@ilnas.public.luwww.ilnas.lu

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

ISRM - Standardization Institute of the Republic of Macedoniaisrm@isrm.gov.mkwww.isrm.gov.mk

Malta

MCCAA - Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authorityinfo@mccaa.org.mtwww.mccaa.org.mt

The Netherlands

NEN - Nederlands Normalisatie-instituutinfo@nen.nlwww.nen.nl

Austria

AS - Austrian Standardsoffice@austrian-standards.atwww.austrian-standards.at

AS+ - Austrian Standards Pluswww.as-plus.at

Belgium

NBN - Bureau de Normalisation/ Bureau voor Normalisatieinfo@nbn.bewww.nbn.be

Bulgaria

BDS - Bulgarian Institute for Standardizationinfo@bds-bg.orgwww.bds-bg.org

Croatia

HZN - Croatian Standards Institutehzn@hzn.hrwww.hzn.hr

Cyprus

CYS - Cyprus Organisation for Standardisationcystandards@cys.org.cywww.cys.org.cy

Czech Republic

UNMZ - Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testingunmz@unmz.czwww.unmz.cz

Denmark

DS - Danish Standardsdansk.standard@ds.dkwww.ds.dk

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SIS - Swedish Standards Instituteinfo@sis.sewww.sis.se

Switzerland

SNV - Swiss Association for Standardization info@snv.chwww.snv.ch

Turkey

TSE - Turkish Standards Institutioninfo@tse.org.trwww.tse.org.tr

United Kingdom

BSI - British Standards Institutioncservices@bsigroup.comwww.bsigroup.com

AffiliatesAlbania

DPS - General Directorate of Standardizationinfo@dps.gov.alwww.dps.gov.al

Armenia

SARM - National Institute of Standardssarm@sarm.amwww.sarm.am

Azerbaijan

SCSMP - State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Patent of the Republic of Azerbaijanazs@azstand.gov.azwww.azstand.gov.az

Belarus

BELST - State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarusbelst@gosstandart.gov.bywww.gosstandart.gov.by

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BAS - Institute for Standardisation of Bosnia and Herzegovinastand@bas.gov.bawww.bas.gov.ba

Egypt

EOS - Egyptian Organization for Standardization & Qualityeositc@eos.org.egwww.eos.org.eg

Georgia

GEOSTM - Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrologygeostm@geostm.gewww.geostm.ge

Israel

SII - Standards Institution of Israeltkina@sii.org.ilwww.sii.org.il

Jordan

JSMO - Jordan Standards and Metrology Organizationjsmo@jsmo.gov.jowww.jsmo.gov.jo

Lebanon

LIBNOR - Lebanese Standards Institutioninfo@libnor.orgwww.libnor.org

Norway

SN - Standards Norwayinfo@standard.nowww.standard.no

Poland

PKN - Polish Committee for Standardizationinfo@pkn.plwww.pkn.pl

Portugal

IPQ - Instituto Português da Qualidadeipq@ipq.ptwww.ipq.pt

Romania

ASRO - Romanian Standards Associationinternational@asro.rowww.asro.ro

Slovakia

SUTN - Slovak Standards Instituteinfo@sutn.gov.skwww.sutn.sk

Slovenia

SIST - Slovenian Institute for Standardizationinfo@sist.siwww.sist.si

Spain

AENOR - Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificacióninfo@aenor.eswww.aenor.es

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Libya

LNCSM - Libyan National Centre for Standardization and Metrologyinfo@lncsm.org.lywww.lncsm.org.ly

Republic of Moldova

INS - National Institute for Standardization Moldovainfo@standard.mdwww.standard.md

Montenegro

ISME - Institute for Standardization of Montenegroisme@t-com.mewww.isme.me

Morocco

IMANOR - Institut Marocain de Normalisationimanor@imanor.mawww.imanor.ma

Serbia

ISS - Institute for Standardization of Serbiainfocentar@iss.rswww.iss.rs

Tunisia

INNORPI - National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property innorpi@planet.tnwww.innorpi.tn

Ukraine

DSSU - State Service of Technical Regulation of Ukraine dssu@dssu.gov.uawww.me.gov.ua

LIAISON ORGANIZATIONS

ACE - Alliance for Beverages Cartons and Environment www.beveragecarton.eu

ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association www.acea.be

AECC - Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst www.aecc.eu

AEDT - European Association of National Organisations of Textile Retailers www.aedt.org

AEGPL - European Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association www.aegpl.be

AFECOR - European Control Manufacturers Association www.afecor.org

AIB - Association of Issuing Bodies www.aib-net.org

AISE - International Association for Soap, Detergents and Maintenance Products www.aise.eu

APEAL - Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging www.apeal.org

AQUA - Association Européenne des Fabricants de Compteurs d’Eau et de Compteurs d’Energie Thermique www.aqua-metering.org

ARGE - The European Federation of Associations of Lock & Builders Hardware Manufacturers www.arge.org

ASERCOM - Association of European Refrigeration Compressor Manufacturers www.asercom.org

ASIS International www.asisonline.eu

ATVEA - All Terrain Vehicles Industry European Association www.atvea.org

BIBM - International Bureau for Precast Concrete www.bibm.eu

BWA - Bitumen Waterproofing Association www.bwa-europe.com

CAOBISCO - Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of Europe www.caobisco.eu

CECE - Committee for European Construction Equipment www.cece.eu

CECED - European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers www.ceced.eu

CEN networkPartner Standardization BodiesAustralia

SA - Standards Australia Limitedmail@standards.org.auwww.standards.org.au

Kazakhstan

KAZMEMST - Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certificationkazmemst@rambler.ruwww.memst.kz

Mongolia

MASM - Mongolian Agency for Standardization and Metrologymasm@mongol.netwww.memst.kz

European PartnersAs of 30 April 2015 in accordance with the CEN policy of Partnership as defined in CEN-CENELEC Guide 25 ‘The concept of Partnership with European Organizations and other stakeholders’

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

ANEC - The European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation www.anec.eu

AQUA Europa www.aqua-europa.eu

ECOS - European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation www.ecostandard.org

ETUI - European Trade Union Institute www.etui.org

EUCOMED - The European Medical Technology Industry Association www.eucomed.be

FIEC - European Construction Industry Federation www.fiec.eu

ORGALIME - The European Engineering Industries Association www.orgalime.org

SBS - Small Business Standards www.sbs-sme.eu

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CECRA - European Council for Motor Trades & Repairs www.CECRA.eu

CED - Council of European Dentists www.eudental.eu

CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council www.cefic.org

CEFS -European Committee for Sugar Manufacturers www.comitesucre.org

CEI-Bois - European Confederation of Woodworking Industries www.cei-bois.org

CEIR - Comité Européen de l’Industrie de la Robinetterie www.ceir-online.org

CEMA - European Committee of Associations of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery www.cema-agri.org

CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association www.cembureau.be

CEOC – International Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organisations www.ceoc.com

CEPA - Confederation European Pest management Associations www.cepa-europe.org

CEPE - European Confederation of Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry www.cepe.org

CEPI - Confederation of European Paper Industries www.cepi.org

CEPIS - Council of European Professional Informatics Societies www.cepis.org

CERAME-UNIE - The European Ceramic Industry Association www.cerameunie.eu

CIRFS - European Man-made Fibres Association www.cirfs.org

CLECAT - European association for forwarding, transport, logistic and customs services www.clecat.org

CLEPA - European Association of Automotive Suppliers www.clepa.com

CoESS - Confederation of European Security Services www.coess.eu

CONCAWE - The Oil Companies’ European Organisation for Environment, Health & Safety www.concawe.org

Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association www.cosmeticseurope.eu

CPE - Construction Products Europe www.construction-products.eu

DigitalEurope - The Voice of the European Digital Technology Industry www.digitaleurope.org

EAA - European Aluminium Association www.alueurope.eu

EAACA - European Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Association www.eaaca.org

EAE - European Association for External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems www.ea-etics.com

EAPA - European Asphalt Pavement Association www.eapa.org

EAPFP - European Association for Passive Fire Protection www.eapfp.com

EASEE-gas - European Association for the Streamlining of Energy Exchange-gas www.easee-gas.eu

EBA - European Biogas Association www.european-biogas.eu

EBB - European Biodiesel Board www.ebb-eu.org

EBPC - European Balloon & Party Council www.europeanballooncouncil.eu

EBSO - European Bitumen Shingle Organisation bardeau-bitume.org

EBU - European Blind Union www.euroblind.org

ECA - European Cocoa Association www.eurococoa.com

ECA - European Chimneys Association www.eca-europe.org

ECAP - European Consortium of Anchors Producers www.ecap-sme.org

ECCA - European Coil Coating Association www.prepaintedmetal.eu

ECCH - European Central Council of Homeopaths www.homeopathy-ecch.eu

ECF - European Cyclists’ Federation www.ecf.com

ECFA - European Children’s Fashion Association https://cfeurope.wordpress.com

ECH - European Committee for Homeopathy www.homeopathyeurope.org

ECI - European Copper Institute www.eurocopper.org

ECOBA - European Coal Combustion Products Association www.ecoba.org

ECSPA - European Calcium Silicate Producers Association www.ecspa.org

EDANA - International Association Serving the Nonwovens and Related Industries www.edana.org

EDEN Project - End-User Driven Demo for CBRNe www.edenproject.com

EDIFICE -The Global Network for B2B Integration in High Tech Industries www.edifice.org

EeSA - The European eSkills Association www.eskillsassociation.eu

EESPA - European e-Invoicing Service Providers Association www.eespa.eu

EFBA - European Fertiliser Blenders Association www.european-blenders.org

EFCA - European Federation of Concrete Admixtures Associations Limited www.efca.info

EFCO&HPA - European Federation of Campingsite Organisations & Holiday Park Associations www.efcohpa.eu

EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions www.effat.org

EFfCI - The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients www.effci.com

EFIEES - The European Federation in Intelligent Energy Efficiency Services www.efiees.eu

EFLM - European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine www.efcclm.eu

EFNDT - European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing www.efndt.org

EFRTC - European Federation of Railway Trackworks Contractors www.efrtc.org

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EFSN - European Fire Sprinklers Network www.eurosprinkler.org

EGEA - European Garage Equipment Association www.egea-association.eu

EGGA - European General Galvanizers Association www.egga.com

EGMF - European Garden Machinery Federation www.egmf.org

EGOLF - European Group of Organisations for Fire Testing, Inspection and Certification www.egolf.org.uk

EHFA - The European Health and Fitness Association www.ehfa.eu

EHI - European Heating Industry Association www.ehi.eu

EHP - Euroheat & Power www.euroheat.org

EIFP - European Institute for Fire Protection www.eifp.eu

EIGA - European Industrial Gases Association www.eiga.eu

EIHA -European Industrial Hemp Association www.eiha.org

ELA - European Lift Association www.ela-aisbl.org

ELCA - European Lift & Lift Components Association www.elca-europe.org

EMFEMA - European Manufacturers of Feed Minerals Association www.emfema.org

EMO - European Mortar Industry Organisation www.euromortar.com

EN13606 - Vereniging EN 13606 Consortium www.en13606.org

ENFSI - European Network of Forensic Science Institutes www.enfsi.eu

ENPC - European Nursery Products Confederation www.enpc.eu

EOQ - European Organization for Quality www.eoq.org

EORNA - European Operating Room Nurses Association www.eorna.eu

EPEE - European Partnership for Energy and the Environment www.epeeglobal.org

EPFA - European Phenolic Foam Association www.epfa.org

ePURE - European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol www.epure.org

ERF - European Racking Federation www.erfed.org

ERMCO - European Ready-Mixed Concrete Organisation www.ermco.eu

ERPA - European Recovered Paper Association www.erpa.info

ESSA - European Security Systems Association www.ecb-s.com

ESTIF - European Solar Thermal Industry Federation www.estif.org

ETRMA - European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association www.etrma.org

ETSA - European Textile Services Association www.etsa-europe.org

EUBA - European Bentonite Association www.ima-europe.eu/about-ima-europe/associations/eu

EuLA - European Lime Association AISBL www.eula.eu

EUMABOIS - European Committee of Woodworking Machine Manufacturers www.eumabois.com

EUMEPS - European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene www.eumeps.org

EuPC - European Plastics Converters www.plasticsconverters.eu

EURALARM - Association of the European Fire and Security Industry www.euralarm.org

EURIMA - European Insulation Manufacturers Association www.eurima.org

EUROBITUME - European Bitumen Association www.eurobitume.eu

EUROFER - The European Steel Association www.eurofer.eu

EUROFEU - European Committee of the Manufacturers of Fire Engines and Apparatus www.eurofeu.org

Eurogroup for animals www.eurogroupforanimals.org

EUROGYPSUM - Association of European Gypsum Industries www.eurogypsum.org

EUROLUX - European Group for Rooflights and Smoke Ventilation www.eurolux-sv.de

EUROMINES - European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals www.euromines.org

EUROPABio - European Association for BioIndustries www.europabio.org

European Bioplastics www.european-bioplastics.org

EUROPEN - European Organization for Packaging and the Environment www.europen-packaging.eu

EUROPUMP - European Committee of Pump Manufacturers www.europump.org

EUROSLAG - The European Slag Association www.euroslag.org

EuroWindoor - European window, door and curtain wall manufacturers www.eurowindoor.eu

EuSalt - European Salt Producers’ Association www.eusalt.com

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EVA - European Vending Association www.vending-europe.eu

EWA - European Water Association www.ewaonline.de

eWall Project - eWall Project for Active Long Living ewallproject.eu

EWF -European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting www.ewf.be

EWIMA - European Writing Instruments Manufacturer’s Association www.ewima.org

EWPM - European Wood Preservative Manufacturers Group www.ewpm.org

EWTA - European Water Treatment Association www.ewta.eu

EXCA - European Expanded Clay Association www.exca.eu

FEA - European Federation of Aerosol www.aerosol.org

FEDIAF - Fédération Européenne de l’Industrie des Aliments pour Animaux Familiers www.fediaf.org

FEDMA - Federation of European Direct and Interactive Marketing www.fedma.org

FEFANA - EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures www.fefana.org

FEG - European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations www.feg-touristguides.com

FEIC - The European Federation of the Plywood Industry www.europlywood.org

FEICA - The Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry www.feica.eu

FEM - European Federation of Materials Handling and Storage Equipment www.fem-eur.com

FIDE - European Dental Industry www.fide-online.org

FIGIEFA - International Federation of Automotive Aftermarket Distributors www.figiefa.eu

FoodDrinkEurope - Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries in the EU www.fooddrinkeurope.eu

FORE - Forum for Osteopathic Regulation in Europe www.forewards.eu

GIE - Gas Infrastructure Europe www.gie.eu

Glass for Europe www.glassforeurope.com

GlobalPlatform www.globalplatform.org

GS1 www.gs1.org

GS1 in Europe www.gs1.eu

HOTREC - Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe www.hotrec.eu

ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites www.icomos.org

IDF - International Dairy Federation www.fil-idf.org

IFCC - International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine www.ifcc.org

IGI - The Global Wallcoverings Association www.igiwallcoverings.org

IMA-Europe - Industrial Minerals Association – Europe www.ima-europe.eu

IOGP - International Association of Oil & Gas Producers www.ogp.org.uk

ISCC - International Sustainability and Carbon Certification www.iscc-system.org

ISHRS - International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery www.ishrs.org

iSTRESS Project - Pre-standardization of incremental FIB micro-milling for intrinsic stress evaluation at the sub-micron scale www.stm.uniroma3.it/iSTRESS/

ITF - International Tennis Federation www.itftennis.com

IWMA - International Water Mist Association www.iwma.net

IWTO - International Wool Textile Organisation www.iwto.org

LightingEurope www.elcfed.org

MARCOGAZ - Technical Association of the European Natural Gas Industry www.marcogaz.org

MI - Methanol Institute www.methanol.org

NaNoREG Project - A common European approach to the regulatory testing of nano-materials nanoreg.eu

NanoValid Project - Research and development of reference methods for hazard identification LCA and risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials www.nanovalid.eu

NATRUE - International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association www.natrue.org

NGVA Europe - Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association www.ngvaeurope.eu

NI - Nickel Institute www.nickelinstitute.org

NIA - Nanotechnology Industries Association www.nanotechia.org

OSEAN - Osteopathic European Academic Network www.osean.com

PlasticsEurope wwww.plasticseurope.org

PPA Europe - European Association for Panels and Profiles www.ppa-europe.eu

PRIME Project - Plug and PRoduce Intelligent Multi-agent Environment based on Standard Technology www.prime-eu.com

PU Europe - Federation of European Polyurethane Rigid Foam Associations www.pu-europe.eu

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EA - European co-operation for Accreditation www.european-accreditation.org

ECSS - European Cooperation for Space Standardization www.ecss.nl

ENTSO-E - European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity www.entsoe.eu

EURAMET - European Association of National Metrology Institutes www.euramet.org

EUROCAE - European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment www.eurocae.net

IFAN - International Federation of Standards Users www.ifan.org

NSO - NATO Standardization Office nso.nato.int

OIML - International Organization of Legal Metrology www.oiml.org

UIC - International Union of Railways www.uic.org

ZigBee Alliance www.zigbee.org

VGB - VGB PowerTech www.vgb.org

VISA EUROPE - Visa Europe Services INC www.visa.com

VTCT - Vocational Training Charitable Trust www.vtct.org.uk

WEI-IEO - European Institute for Wood Preservation www.wei-ieo.org

WFSGI - World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry www.wfsgi.or

WQA - Water Quality Association www.wqa.org

ASSOCIATED BODIES

ASD-STAN - The Standardization association of the European Associations of Aerospace Industries www.asd-stand.org

ECISS - European Committee for Iron and Steel Standardisation www.cen.eu/work/areas/Materials/Pages/ECISSInformation.aspx

EUROPEAN COUNSELLORS

EC - European Commission www.ec.europa.eu

EFTA - European Free Trade Association www.efta.int

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONAL STAKEHOLDERS

European Commission Agencies:

EC-JRC - European Commission - Joint Research Centre ec.europa.eu/jrc

EDA - European Defence Agency www.eda.europe.eu

ENISA - European Union Agency for Network and Information Security www.enisa.europa.eu

ERA - European Railway Agency www.era.europa.eu

FRONTEX - European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union www.frontex.europa.eu

REHVA - Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations www.rehva.eu

RSB - Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials www.rsb.org

SCAFFOLD Project - Innovative strategies, methods and tools for occupational risks management of manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) in the construction industry www.tecnalia.com

SETNanoMetro Project - Shape-engineered TiO2 nanoparticles for metrology of functional properties: setting design rules from material synthesis to nanostructured devices www.setnanometro.eu

SME Safety www.sme-safety.eu

spiritsEUROPE - European Spirits Organisation www.spirits.eu

Starch Europe www.starch.eu

TEPPFA - The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association www.teppfa.eu

TIE - Toy Industries of Europe www.tietoy.org

T-REX Project - Lifecycle extension through product redesign and repair, renovation, reuse, recycle strategies for usage&reusage-oriented business models t-rex-fp7.eu

UECBV - European Livestock and Meat Trading Union www.uecbv.eu

UEPG - European Aggregates Association www.uepg.eu

UIP - International Union of Wagon Keepers www.uiprail.org

UITP - International Association of Public Transport www.uitp.org

UNIFE - The European Rail Industry www.unife.org

UPEI - Union of European Petroleum Independents www.upei.org

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CEN brings together the National Standardization Bodies of 33 European countries. These include all 28 Member States of the European Union and three Member States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) plus two EU candidate countries (Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia).

The members of CEN work together with various stakeholders - including industry, SMEs, societal stakeholders, public sector bodies, academics and researchers - to develop voluntary European Standards (ENs) and other deliverables across a wide range of different fields and sectors.

CEN contributes to meeting the needs of industry and other stakeholders, completing the European Single Market for goods and services and strengthening Europe’s position in the global economy.

CEN works in partnership with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to coordinate their respective activities and enable the alignment of European and international standards. Around a third of CEN standards are identical to ISO standards.

CEN cooperates with the European Commission to develop and adopt harmonized standards and other deliverables that support the implementation of EU policies and legislation.

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