Version 3 (March 2012)
1. Scope |
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To specify the actions required to consider any modification to, addition to or deletion of specific parts of a European Standard (EN) by processing an amendment (including the addition of Annex Z of European Standards for citation in the Official Journal), in line with the agreed time frames.
The following procedure applies to the CEN National Members, the CEN and ECISS Technical Committees (TC) and the TC Secretaries and the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre (CCMC). |
Internal Regulations - Part 2, 11.6.2
Internal Regulations - Part 3 (PDF - E, F, D)
Resolution BT 63/1996 and BT 42/2003
Timeframe matrix
GD - Updating of CEN Publications |
2. Flowchart of the process
3. Procedure
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3.1 The CEN Members, the TC or Project Committee, the EC, the EFTA Secretariat, the international or European trade organisations, professional, technical or scientific organisations send a request for an amendment to an existing EN to the appropriate TC via the TC Secretary. |
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3.2 The TC, being responsible for the maintenance of the EN, decides if the EN, is to be amended or not and if an amendment is deemed necessary, takes a Decision, specifying the track to be followed:
- CEN enquiry and formal vote; or
- Unique Acceptance Procedure (UAP), possibly shortened to 3 months.
NOTE: Only valid for ENs that are less than 4 years old. |
Resolution BT 42/2003
Checklist for action
Resolution format
- preliminary stage
- adoption
Note: 'Pre-adoption of a potentially new work item (preliminary stage)' and 'Adoption (or activation) of a new work item' are Decisions delegated to Technical Committees. However, the Projex-Online/Creation of Work Item application is to be used in place of Formatted Decisions. |
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3.3 The TC prepares the draft amendment.
NOTE: In case the track initially chosen is 'CEN enquiry and formal vote' or 'UAP of 5 months' and the TC notes later on that the amendment is simple and not controversial, it can decide by taking a Decision to apply a shortened UAP of 3 months. |
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| 3.4 If the decision is to follow the CEN enquiry and formal vote, please go first to the procedure for 'CEN Enquiry'.
If the decision is to follow the UAP, please go to procedure 'Unique Acceptance Procedure'. For further information on amendments to European Standards; please go to the Guidance – Updating of CEN Publications. |
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