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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 1
European Standardisation: Proposal for a Regulation
Presentation to IMCO – 5 October 2011
European CommissionEnterprise and Industry
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 2
Consultation process
• Public consultations (Annex 1 of IA)
• White Paper (2009)
• Express Report (2010)
• Own initiative report EP (2010)
• Previous Council conclusions
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 3
Impact assessment (1)
• Problems:1. Process for adoption of mandated
European standards is too slow
2. Underrepresentation of SMEs and societal stakeholders in European standard-setting
3. Fora and consortia standards cannot be used in public procurement
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 4
Impact assessment (2)
• Problem 1: process for adoption of mandated European standards is too slow: Option 1A: Deadlines for delivery Option 1B: European Agency for standards Option 1C: Transparent and simplified
procedures
• Preferred options: 1A + 1C
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 5
Impact assessment (3)
• Problem 2: Underrepresentation of SMEs and societal stakeholders: Option 2A: direct representation of SMEs and
societal stakeholders Option 2B: grant voting rights to representing
organisations Option 2C: strengthen position of representing
organisations by operating grant
• Preferred option: 2C
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 6
Impact assessment (4)
• Problem 3: Fora and consortia standards cannot be used in public procurement Option 3A: revive Decision 87/95/EEC Option 3B: allow referencing in public procurement Option 3C: upgrade fora and consortia to
recognised standardisation bodies
• Preferred option: 3B
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 7
Impact assessment (5)
• Simplification and update potential:1. Procurement of existing European
standards
2. Financing of ESOs
3. Cooperation between NSBs on national standards on services
4. European standards on services
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 8
Impact assessment (6)
• Discarded options (Annex 5): Fundamental changes to financing of ESOs All European standards free of charge Harmonised standards free of charge EU intervention in NSB committees New IT tools Standardisation requests to other bodies …
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 9
Proposal for Regulation (1)
Consolidated legal basis for European standardisation [COM(2011)315] which:
• Replaces Decisions 1673/2006/EC and 87/95/EC, and part of Directive 98/34/EC
• Amends several Directives (objections to harmonised standards)
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 10
Proposal for Regulation (2)
• Extend definitions and scope to services• Ensure cooperation between NSB on draft
standards and work programmes (Arts. 3-4)• Increase Stakeholder participation:
An obligation for ESOs (Article 5) For stakeholder organisations criteria in Annex III
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 11
Proposal for Regulation (3)
• Planning, mandates and objections European standardisation workprogramme
adopted by the Commission: list of future mandates (Article 6)
Mandates (Article 7) Objections to harmonised standards
(Article 8): always applicable unless specific procedure in other Union acts (Article 22)
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 12
Proposal for Regulation (4)
• Recognition of ICT standards for public procurement (Articles 9 and 10) Suggestions from Member States or
Commission Stakeholder platform will give advice:
expert working group with MS, industry, ESOs, Fora & Consortia, SMEs, societal groups (see communication)
Criteria: Annex II
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 13
Proposal for Regulation (5)
• Financing: ESOs:
• Eligible activities for financing (Article 11)• Operating grants (Article 13(2)(b))• Lump sums for standards (Article 13(4))
Stakeholder organisations: • Eligible activities for financing (Article 12)• Operating grants (Article 13(2)(b) + Annex III)• Action grants (Article 13(2)(a))
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 14
Proposal for Regulation (6)
• Delegated acts: amendments of the annexes (Articles 16-17)
• New committee (Article 18) Formal role: objections to harmonised
standards Informal role: input and advice on
standardisation issues (e.g. work programme)
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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry 15
Proposal for Regulation (7)
• Proposal to be adopted by EP and Council, following advice of EESC and national Parliaments (ordinary legislative procedure)
• Entry into force on 1st January 2013?
• Questions?
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