CEN Guides 

To specify the actions required to prepare, approve, publish and update a CEN Guide as an informative CEN publication approved by a CEN corporate body (AG, CA or BT).

The following procedure applies to the CEN National Members, the General Assembly (AG), the Administrative Board (CA), the CEN Technical Board (BT) and the CEN Management Centre (CMC).
      

3.1 The AG, CA or BT decides to issue a CEN Guide. 

3.2 The CEN Guide is drafted in one of the official CEN languages by the appropriate body appointed by the AG, CA or BT.

3.3 CMC circulates the draft CEN Guide for approval to the relevant body (i.e.AG, CA or BT).

3.4 CEN Guides providing information or guidance on technical work shall be approved by the Technical Board, all other Guides by the General Assembly or Administrative Board through a simple majority vote. 

3.5 If approved, the CEN Guide is made available by the CMC.
If the CEN Guide is not approved, a decision is taken by the responsible body to redraft it (go back to 3.2) or to stop the work. 

3.6 A CEN Guide is not amended, but replaced by a new edition under the same number with a new date. Corrigenda published by the CMC are, however, possible.