The association is presided over by a President, appointed for two years at least and three years at most by the General Assembly. In his absence his office will be filled in by one of the three Vice-Presidents. The President chairs the General Assembly and the Administrative Board.
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Dipl. Ing. Friedrich Smaxwil
(Germany), CEN President as from 1 January 2012 |
CEN is governed by the General Assembly (AG) of its National Members in accordance with its legal 'Statutes'. The General Assembly is responsible for the budget, membership and appointment of officers.
The Administrative Board (CA) is the authorized agent of the General Assembly to direct CEN's operations. It prepares the annual budget and membership applications.
The Administrative Board is advised by two CA Consultative Committees (CACC):
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Consultative Committee for External Policy
The Vice-President Policy, Mike Low (United Kingdom), chairs this committee which prepares and monitors decisions such as CEN's relationship with the European political environment, the enlargement of the European Union and European Economic Area, as well issues involving other European organizations and international or intercontinental standardization. |
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Consultative Committee for Financial Affairs
This committee is chaired by the Vice-President Finance, Jorge Marques dos Santos (Portugal). It advises the Administrative Board on all financial aspects and specifically the running of the new Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Commission and EFTA Secretariat. |
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The Technical Board (BT) controls the standards programme and promotes its execution by the CEN Management Centre, Technical Committees and other bodies. Its Chairman is Ernst Peter Ziethen (Germany), Vice-President Technical. |
The Presidential Committee is a joint corporate body created by the CEN and CENELEC General Assemblies, mandated by the Administrative Boards of both organisations to manage and administer the common CEN-CENELEC non-sector specific policy and strategic issues, including Membership issues (potential new members, affiliates, PSB).
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Operations are managed by the Director General, Elena Santiago Cid, who reports to the Administrative Board and the General Assembly. The Director General is based at the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre in Brussels, where about 90 staff members provide administrative and technical support to the CEN and CENELEC members, coordinate the decentralized standards' development programme, and publish the outputs. |