ANEC, ECOS and ETUI press release on the adoption of the Standardisation Regulation “Standards have to meet societal stakeholders’ needs”
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ANEC, ECOS and ETUI welcome today’s adoption of the Standardisation
Regulation1 by the European Parliament. We applaud the commitment of
the Parliament to support the continued financing of the public interest
in the private European Standardisation System, and to set expectations
for the strengthening of the voice of societal interests in the standards
development process. We urge the Council to concur.
ANEC Secretary-General, Stephen Russell, commented, “European standards are
a foundation on which the Single Market has been built over the past 20 years.
But the three European Standardisation Organisations2 are private associations in
whose work the societal interest may not be naturally represented. We commend
the Institutions on recognising the value that societal stakeholders can bring to
the development of European standards, particularly noting the will of the Single
Market Act to extend the formal use of European standardisation to the field of
services, as well as to broader European public polices”.
ECOS Secretary-General, Laura Degallaix, remarked, “As societal stakeholders
tend to be absent from the standardisation process in most Member States, the
role of ANEC, ECOS and ETUI in complementing the voice of private sector
interests in the elaboration of European standards is essential. But we are at a
disadvantage in terms of financial support and influence. We trust the new
Regulation will help us in our mission to achieve standards that encourage
environmentally-friendly and sustainable solutions; that aim to improve
consumer protection and welfare; and that underpin health and safety in the
workplace”.
On behalf of ETUI, Stefano Boy added, “Although we congratulate the Parliament
on what it intends to achieve through the Regulation, we must work to ensure its
expectations are taken on board by the European Standardisation Organisations.
We call for ANEC, ECOS and ETUI to be allowed a more effective participation in
CEN, CENELEC and ETSI. This is needed to meet the clear wish of the Regulation
for the associations representing the societal stakeholders to be strengthened in
their role. We believe it implies the creation of a distinct category of membership
with appropriate rights and obligations”.
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2 European Committee for Standardization (CEN) www.cen.eu;
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization(CENELEC) www.cenelec.eu;
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) www.etsi.org
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Contacts:
ANEC Secretary General, Stephen Russell
The European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in
Standardisation aisbl (ANEC)
Av. de Tervueren 32, box 27, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium - Tel: +32-2-743 24 70 -
Fax +32-2-706 54 30
e-mail: anec@anec.eu - internet: www.anec.eu
ECOS Secretary General, Laura Degallaix
The European Environmental Citizens' Organisation for Standardisation asbl
(ECOS)
Mundo B, Rue d’Edimburg, 26, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium - Tel: +32-2-894 46 55
- Fax: +32-2-894 46 55
e-mail: info@ecostandard.org – internet www.ecostandard.org
ETUI Senior Researcher, Stefano Boy
The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5 box 4, B-1210 Brussels - Tel: +32-2-224 04 70 -
Fax: +32-2-224 05 02
e-mail: etui@etui.org – internet: www.etui.org