Together for Europe’s recovery: European standards support the German presidency of the council of the EU 2020-07-06 On 1 July 2020, Germany took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. With the coronavirus pandemic having a dramatic impact on Europe, Germany has set itself the objective to overcome its negative effects.
BDVA, CEN AND CENELEC AGREED TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION FOR TRUSTWORTHY AI FOR EUROPE 2020-06-22 On 14 May, the European Committee of Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and Big Data Value Association (BVDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
WOLFGANG NIEDZIELLA ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF CENELEC 2020-06-19 CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, and VDE DKE, the German National Electrotechnical Committee, are happy to congratulate Mr Wolfgang Niedziella for his election as the next President of CENELEC (2022-24).
STEFANO CALZOLARI ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF CEN 2020-06-19 CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and its Member UNI, the Italian National Standardization Institute, are happy to congratulate Mr Stefano Calzolari for his election as the next President of CEN.
CEN PUBLISHES A FREE WORKSHOP AGREEMENT ON COMMUNITY FACE COVERINGS 2020-06-17 In light of the evolving situation of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe, CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, after the urgent request from the European Commission
Sep 10 10-10 webinar special edition: "Standards + Innovation Awards 2020” Webinar @ () During this webinar the Standards+Innovation Awards 2020 will be presented.
Sep 17 Webinar for Standard Drafters: "Drafting for XML: How to draft XML-friendly tables" Webinar @ () This webinar will explain how to draft tables which are perfect for XML.
Oct 09 10-10 webinar: Participation of Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in standardization Webinar @ () This webinar will present what standards can do for SMEs and the supporting tools available to contribute to this objective, including SBS SME Compatibility test.
CEN developed new EN 17374:2020 on animal feeding stuffs In the spotlight - 2020-07-30 In the field of food and agriculture, CEN develops European Standards that focus on food and feed safety.
EN 17099: The easy way to ensure the traceability of seafood products In the spotlight - 2020-07-23 Key players in the seafood industry have found that logistics and operating costs currently account for up to 15 % of seafood sales value.
A new series of European standards addresses the material efficiency of energy-related products In the spotlight - 2020-07-22 The transition towards a Circular Economy is widely considered as a necessary step to address the challenges related to the creation of a more sustainable economy.
New EN ISO 20695 provides safer and secure enteral feeding systems In the spotlight - 2020-07-09 The standard EN ISO 20695 ‘Enteral feeding systems - Design and testing’ was developed by CEN/TC 205 ‘Non-active medical devices’ and covers requirements for enteral feeding systems and their accessories.
Standards in support of the Green Deal: CEN and CENELEC’s new position paper Position paper - 2020-07-08 This position paper presents recommendations to European policy makers in order to reap the greatest advantage from European standards to reach the global climate target of net zero by 2050.
Webinar for Standard Drafters: Drafting for XML: Normative references and in-text citations 2020-06-25 This webinar explains the requirements for normative references from the Internal Regulations 3. It also shows how to write normative references for XML.
Faces of Standardization - Interview with Christian Wetterberg 2020-06-10 Interview with Christian Wetterberg, chair of CEN/TC 52 - Safety of toys
Webinar for Standard Drafters: "Drafting for XML: Technical requirements for figures" 2020-05-28 This webinar details the technical requirements on figures: it talks about how to use the quality check tool, and explains why the requirements are in place. It also covers the rejection of texts due to poor quality/missing figures.
CEN-CENELEC response to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling on Refrigerators, Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Televisions, Computers and Lamps