The General Court of the EU affirms copyright of harmonized standards Copyright - 2021-07-29 On 14 July 2021, the General Court of the EU ruled in the Public.Resource.Org, Inc. and Right to Know CLG v European Commission case (T-185/19) that the European Commission is right
The CEN and CENELEC Annual Reports 2020 are out! Corporate - 2021-06-24 The document provides an overview of the relevant and diverse standardization activities that the CEN and CENELEC community implemented over the course of 2020, a challenging but successful year.
A European LNG infrastructure fit for the future: CEN published the new edition of EN 1473 In the spotlight - 2021-05-26 This standard provides authorities, operators, and designers with the methods, procedures and practices necessary to achieve a safe LNG plant design, prepared for a level of operation that is acceptable for its environment.
Global Accessibility Awareness Day: new brochure on accessibility in standardization! Accessibility - 2021-05-20 Today, Thursday 20 May 2021, marks the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.
CEN published the new European Tourism Covid-19 Safety Seal Services - 2021-05-18 Are you looking forward to serene and well-deserved summer holidays abroad, after the long months of lockdowns? Look no further: European standards can help reopen tourism safely and quickly!
Draft CWA 'Safety in close human-robot interaction: procedures for validation tests' is available for public review and commenting Workshop - 2021-07-30 The well-established concept of robots refers to bulky machines confined to the industrial environment, carrying out repetitive tasks.
CEN/WS - ‘Test method for the evaluation of the adhesive properties of fibre reinforced polymer composite joints’ Workshop - 2021-07-26 This WS is targeted to the global composites market that includes industries in the automotive, aerospace, aeronautics, architecture, energy, infrastructures, marine and transportation
Draft CWA “Mitigation of Urban Heat Island effects with cool materials” is available for public review and commenting Draft CWA for comments - 2021-07-06 Draft CWA for comment - This CEN Workshop focused on boosting the appropriation by cities of cool materials to mitigate the Urban Heat Island effects. By facilitating the use of cool material, the local actors
CEN/WS ‘OYSTER on Materials characterisation - Terminology, classification and metadata’ - Commenting phase for the CWA Draft CWA for comments - 2021-06-24 The Workshop and the related CWA provide standardised terminology that will improve future exchanges among experts in the entire area of materials characterisation, facilitate the exchange with industrial end-users and experimentalists and
CEN-CENELEC Workshop announcement – Digital sovereignty – European perspective, general approach and implications on standardisation WS Kick-off meeting - 2021-06-07 The Workshop’s aim is to develop a shared understanding of ‘digital sovereignty’.
Call for tender - Call for Tender for one Anthropometric Survey Participant - CEN is a business facilitator in Europe, removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers. - DEADLINE: 2021-08-30 Published on 2021-07-12 The following project requires technical work and research and is subject to this call for tender: - Development of a new CEN Technical Report on anthropometric and strength data of children in Europe.
Call for tender - OPEN CALL FOR WORKING GROUP CONVENORS for CEN/TC 466 Sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and fishing gear under Standardization Request M/574 - DEADLINE: 2021-09-23 Published on 2021-07-19 The objective of the project is to develop standardization deliverables under CEN/TC 466 Circularity and recyclability of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment”, which was established in the beginning of 2021.
Call for tender - OPEN CALL FOR PROJECT LEADERS for CEN/TC 466 Sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and fishing gear under Standardization Request M/574 - DEADLINE: 2021-09-23 Published on 2021-07-19 The objective of the project is to develop standardization deliverables under CEN/TC 466 Circularity and recyclability of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment”, which was established in the beginning of 2021.
Sep 10 10-10 webinar: Presentation of the changes introduced in the CEN and CENELEC bylaws Webinar @ () This webinar will address important changes that will be introduced in the CEN & CENELEC Statutes, Articles of Association, as well as the Internal Regulations, in order to comply with the new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations.
Oct 01 Webinar 'Biodiversity – harmonization through voluntary standards' Webinar @ CEN-CENELEC Meeting Centre (Belgium) This webinar will introduce the importance of biodiversity, related European policy and legislative priorities, ..
Oct 18 Webinar 'Harmonized Standards under the Machinery Directive' Webinar @ () This webinar will provide participants with practical information regarding the preparation of CEN & CENELEC harmonized standards to be cited in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) under the Machinery Directive.
The CEN and CENELEC Annual Reports 2020 are out! (pdf, 16748 KB) Published on 2021-06-24 This publication consists of three parts: the joint CEN and CENELEC activities and one each individual report for CEN and CENELEC.
How to address accessibility in standardization (pdf, 471 KB) Published on 2021-05-10 This information leaflet is produced as an introduction to guide Technical Committees (TCs) and Working Groups (WGs) of CEN and CENELEC on how to include accessibility aspects in your work on standards development.
CEN and CENELEC Work Programme 2021 (pdf, 7810 KB) Published on 2021-01-25 The Work Programme 2021 gives an overview of the main standardization developments and strategic priority areas CEN and CENELEC are ready to implement in 2021 across 14 business sectors.
European Standardization in support of Electronic Fee Collection (pdf, 2669 KB) Published on 2021-01-11 Road user charging in transport is used across Europe for raising revenue, dealing with congestion and internalising transport costs.