Programming of the work of a Technical Committee 

To specify the actions required to plan the elaboration of work items in terms of

• type of deliverable (European Standard (EN), CEN Technical Specification (CEN/TS), CEN Technical Report (CEN/TR)) (prEN));
• track (for an EN: CEN enquiry and formal vote, Primary/Updating Questionnaire (PQ/UQ) or Unique Acceptance Procedure (UAP);
• possible use of the Vienna Agreement (VA));
• milestone dates;
• relation with legislation (Mandate(s), Directive(s)).

The following procedure applies to the CEN National Members, the CEN Technical Committees (TC), the CEN Technical Board (BT), the CEN Consultants and the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC).

Resolution  BT 49/2003 and  BT 20/2004

GD - Package of European Standards

GD - Additional requirements to
EN ISO 9001

GD - TC research in the context of EC funding

3.1  Programming of the work of a new TC

3.1.1   The BT decides by resolution to create a new TC and requests this new TC to establish, by a specified date, a Business Plan and a programme of work for its approval.

GD - Establishing the business plan of a Technical Committee
GD - Establishing the programme of work of a new Technical Committee
Template - Business Plan (Word)

3.1.3   After TC approval (TC resolution), the TC Secretary sends the TC Business Plan and programme of work to CCMC (centcbp@cencenelec.eu) for submission to BT for approval.

3.1.4   CMC circulates the TC Business Plan and programme of work to BT for approval in accordance with the procedure 'Treatment of BT resolutions by correspondence'.

NOTE: In some cases, CMC may decide to submit a proposal to BT for decision at a BT meeting instead of circulating a proposal for adoption by correspondence.

3.2   Existing TC (having an approved Business Plan and Programme of work) - Addition of a new work item falling within the scope of the TC.

Go to  3.3 of process 'Proposal for new work'.

3.3   Existing TC (having an approved Business Plan and Programme of work) - Addition of (a) new work item(s) not falling within the scope of the TC

3.3.1  The TC Secretary confirms that the proposed new work item(s) does not fall within the scope of another existing TC.

3.3.2 The TC Secretary prepares a draft revised TC Business Plan, a draft revised TC scope and a draft revised TC programme of work in collaboration with the TC Chairperson and in consultation with stakeholders, as appropriate, and submits it to the TC for comments and approval.

3.3.3   After TC approval (TC Resolution), the TC Secretary sends the revised TC Business Plan, scope and programme of work to CCMC for submission to BT for approval.

3.3.4   CCMC circulates the revised TC Business Plan, scope and programme of work to BT for approval in accordance with the procedure 'Treatment of BT resolutions by correspondence'.

NOTE: In some cases, CCMC may decide to submit a proposal to BT for decision at a BT meeting instead of circulating a proposal for adoption by correspondence.