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2007-11-26 NISIS Nature-inspired Smart Information Systems

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StandardisationStandardisationA tool to solve complex challenges A tool to solve complex challenges

and enhance the “return” from and enhance the “return” from research projects research projects

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www.cen.eu


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CENCENA System and ...A System and ...

An associationassociation of:

30 Members (National Standardisation Bodies)

2 Counsellors: EC and EFTA 7 Associate Members 4 Affiliates (other NSB) CEN Management Centre (CMC)


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CENCEN… a Network… a Network

with partners:

Co-operation with ISO

(Vienna Agreement) CENELEC and ETSI (JPG) 500+ trade and professional bodies in

liaison with Technical Committees


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AimAim

To implement voluntary standardization throughout Europe in order:

to meet market needs, to remove technical barriers to mobility and trade to provide technical support to European

legislation

in conjunction with ISO and/or public or private organizations representing European or worldwide interests


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Standards ...Standards ... Increase safety and allow interoperability Increase understanding and information

transfer Promote competitiveness of industry and

increases competition Are the basis for agreement on the design,

manufacture, performance and testing of products, services, or operations

Are greatly dependent on input from R&D


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CEN: Values and PrinciplesCEN: Values and Principles

Transparent, consensus based working forum open to all interested parties

Standstill, national commitment, binding decision and national transposition with withdrawal of conflicting standards (EN!)

Freely agreed, voluntarily applied and verifiable compliance, coherent set of specifications

State of the art, 3 or 5-yearly review


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The Standardization ProcessThe Standardization Process

Agree new work as needed Drafting by experts Wider consultation (or public enquiry) Comments resolution Confirmation and adoption National availability

CEN Technical CommitteeCEN Workshop


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CEN publicationsCEN publications

Origin TC: The European Standard (EN) The Technical Specifications (TS) The CEN Technical Report (TR)

Origin CW The CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA)


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CEN TC vs. CEN WSCEN TC vs. CEN WSCharacteristic CEN TC CEN Workshop

1 Participation CEN NSB delegates No restriction

2 Geographical CEN Countries No restriction

3 Representing All interests Identified interests

4 Adoption CEN NSBs vote Participants’ consensus

5 Financing Responsible NSB Sponsor, participants

6 Business plan CEN NSBs Participants

7 Secretariat CEN NSB CEN NSB

8 Deliverables EN (TS, TR) CWA


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CEN deliverablesCEN deliverables


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Characteristic EN CWA

1 Standstill Yes No

2 Language 3 CEN minimum 1 CEN

3 Public Enquiry Mandatory Optional

4 Approval level CEN NSBs Participants

5 Approval rule Weighted vote Consensus

6 Withdrawal Mandatory None

7 Availability at NSB National Standard Announcement

8 Support to legislation Yes, e.g. NA Not designed for

EN vs. CWAEN vs. CWA


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Guidance for choice of deliverableGuidance for choice of deliverable


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Guidance for approachGuidance for approach

need understand requirement and translate to aspects

▼ ▼ ▼offer CWA TS EN

Route = CW Route = TC

▼ ▼ ▼result You play, you control,

you are responsible

Your consensus

You pay

System plays, controls and is responsible

System consensus

System pays

accept Different model and values

Different status and impact


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A role in ...A role in ...

e.g. the Council Directive 98/34/EC e.g. the Council Resolution of 7 May 1985 on

the “New Approach“ (NA)Legislation limited to ‘Essential Requirements’

and Technical specifications entrusted to competent organizations

‘Presumption of Conformity’ to the Essential Requirements of these NA Directives


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= agreement on technical cooperation= agreement on technical cooperation

Concluded in 1991 and ‘Codified’ in 2001 further detailed in Guidelines Ensures primacy of international standards

over regional standards Recognizes that specific needs or urgency

may require European standards while there is no such need at international level

Vienna AgreementVienna Agreementbetweenbetween ISO - CENISO - CEN


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Vienna AgreementVienna AgreementModes of CooperationModes of Cooperation

Exchange of information at CMC - ISO/CS level Work by correspondence and contributions Mutual representation at meetings of technical

entities as requested Adopting existing ISO standards as ENs Transfer of work from CEN to ISO Simultaneous parallel approval procedures and

final availability of standards


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CEN system can:CEN system can:

1.Provide neutral and independent platform of all interested partners to elaborate or validate specifications as agreements or standards, simultaneously at national, European and international level


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2.Ensure a common reference on e.g. terminology, qualifications, specifications, declaration of conformity, understood in the same way throughout sectors and Europe, in the needed languages


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3.Give the result a wider transparency, visibility, image and availability in a maintained and coherent collection, at national level with respect of sector, localisation and cultural values with central ownership and systematic review by interested parties


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Relevant CEN activitiesRelevant CEN activities

CEN/BTWG 70 STAR : “Standardization and Research”

CEN/BTWG 161 : “Protection and Security of the Citizen”

CEN/ISSS: ICT standardizationMore info on : www.cen.eu and

http://www.cen.eu/cenorm/businessdomains/sectors/isss/index.asp


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Difficulties

Ambitious objectives

Standard

Extra

Legislation

R & D

Complementary Measures


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Mutual interest RTD & Mutual interest RTD & StandardisationStandardisation

Systematic use of the “INTEGRATED APPROACH” to maximise the impact for applied research

Tailoring of studies on testing methods on the basis of CEN needs for research

Adding Standardisation in Research proposals for wide dissemination of the output of research


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CEN is ready to help !CEN is ready to help !

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