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Cyrill DIRSCHERL EC – DG ENTR /C.5Standardisation Unit

Your announcement anticipated the major issues

• Raising awareness of standardisation at all levels: decision-makers, experts ….. • communicate the benefits from standardisation• standardisation and innovation

My proposal :

1)European Standardisation System (public/private partnership) 2) Development before the «Standardisation Package » 

3) Analysis of the «Standardisation Package »

European Standardisation System – at presentEuropean Standardisation System – at present((19821982//19851985) - ) - 19981998//20032003 ….. …..

Directive 1998/34

EC selects and formally recognises 3 “European Standardisation Organisations” (national delegation / direct participation)

notification of national standard-projects, standstill, transfer of national to European standardisation

EC empowered to request ESOs to develop EN ("Mandate")

Co-operation Agreement ESOs and EC/EFTA (2003)

2006 Financing Decision 2008 New Legal Framework for marketing of products

European Standardisation Organisations

27 + 3 National Standard Bodies

InternationalInternational

COMPANIES direct membership

27 + 3 National Standard Committees

IT/ ICT

Mandate

EC MandateEC’s request to develop a standard

3 ESOs decentralised EN development

ESO: launch adoption processof candidate standard

identical national standards

Mandate process

2 filters !

CEN-CENELEC standards (2010 estimation): 20 771

market-initiated 80% 16 744

mandated by EC 20% 4 027

Most standards industry-initiated

Policy & legal environment of European Standardisation

Over some 30 years: only minor adaptations

2006 Financing Decision2008 NLF2009 Modernising ICT Standardisation in the EU (COM 2009) 324

2009 EXPRESS - Think tank

EC 2020 Strategy for growth & Flagship initiatives

Europe 2020 Strategy For smart – sustainable – inclusive growth

EC Flagship Initiatives

Innovation UnionIndustrial PolicyDigital Agenda

Single Market ActTrade, Growth

Disability Strategy

Standardisation

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EC Policy initiative: “Standardisation Package” - 2 parts

Commission Communication

A strategic vision for European Standards: Moving forward to enhance & accelerate the sustainable growth of the European economy by 2020

COM (2011) 311

Legislative Proposal

Regulation on European Standardisation and amending directives ….COM (2011) 315

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The Communicationthe new challenges for standardisation

EC industrial policy

EU competitiveness – SM / global

Services

ICT

Societal challenges

integrative standard setting process

innovation link to research

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The Regulation impact – focus

rules forcooperation of ESOs, NSBs, MS and ECestablishment of EN & EStD for products & services in support of legislation/ policiesstakeholder participation in E standardisation identification of ICT technical specifications ( procurement)financing standardisation

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The Regulation structure

1. Provisions …. subject matter & definitons

2. Transparency & stakeholder participation

3. EN & E’standardisation deliverables in support of EU legislation/ policies

4. Standards in the field of ICT (already presented)

5. Financing of European standardisation 6. Delegated acts, committees & reporting

7. Final provisions application: 1.1.2013

Annex I : List of ESOs, Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations

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The Regulation on European Standardisation"

General Provisions

…. definitions

European Standard (EN): a standard adopted by ESO

European Standardisation Deliverable:

any other technical specification other than EN adopted by ESO

« harmonised standard »: EN adopted on the basis of a request by the Commission for the application of Union harmonised legislation

Annex I : List of ESOs, Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations

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The Regulation on European Standardisation"

•Notification/publication of standardisation projects …•Information about draft standards / standards

•EU-standardisation (Annex III - Organisations, NSBs - SME (6 actions)

Annex I : List of ESOs, Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations

Transparency & Stakeholder participation :

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The Regulation on European Standardisation"

European Standardisation:

EN/ EStd-deliverables supporting EU legislation / policy:

• Annual EC Programme for EU Standardisation • Mandates - « comitology »• harmonised standards: processing / formal objection

Annex I : List of ESOs, Annex II : Requirements for recognition of ICT tech. specifications Annex III: European Stakeholder Organisations

Regulation: ESOs’ access to know-how where available – less restrictive

funding of ESO NSB */ ESO

Bodies contributing to ESOs’ work

a) EN & EStd-deliverables

b) Verification of standard/legal X

c) Preliminary / ancillary works

d) ESOs' Central Secretariats X

e) Translation X

f) Information X

g) Technical Assistance & Promotion of ESS

* NSB undertaking tasks jointly with ESOESO: European Standardisation OrganisationsESS: European Standardisation System

+ Funding of Annex III – Organisation / overall funding modalities

CONCLUSION

• EC Communication : new mind-set• EC Regulation : new tools

+++ Transparency inclusive ESS

sources of knowlegde speed ICT common reference

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E-link to the documents

of the standardisation package :

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/

standardisation-policy/index_en.htm

REGULATION EP IMCO /Council agreement:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201206/20120607ATT46429/20120607ATT46429EN.pdf