About CEN

The European Committee for Standardization is one of three European Standardization Organizations (together with CENELEC and ETSI) that have been officially recognized by the European Union and by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as being responsible for developing and defining voluntary standards at European level.

CEN Communities Technical Work Structure and Governance Coordination and Advisory Bodies

CEN in Figures

Technical Bodies

At the start of 2026 CEN has 2324 (active) Technical Bodies, whereof:

  • 322 CEN Technical Committees
  • 165 CEN Workshops
  • 58 Sub-Committees of CEN Technical Committees
  • 1576 CEN Working Groups
  • 21 CEN-CENELEC Technical Committees
  • 27 CEN-CENELEC Workshops
  • 64 CEN-CENELEC Working Groups
  • 2 CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Technical Committees
  • 5 CEN-CENELEC-ETSI Working Groups

Published European standards and other CEN deliverables

In 2025, CEN produced 1135 documents:

  • 1022 European Standards (EN)
  • 47 Technical Specifications (TS)
  • 30 Technical Reports (TR)
  • 35 Workshop Agreements (CWA)
  • 1 Guide (CG)

The total number of living documents at the end of December 2025 is 18966 and consists of:

  • 17061 European Standards (EN)
  • 1 European Prestandard (ENV)
  • 703 Technical Specifications (TS)
  • 14 Reports (CR)
  • 741 Technical Reports (TR)
  • 402 Workshop Agreements (CWA)
  • 44 Guides (CG)

2883 documents were in preparation at the end of 2025.

 

Latest update on Technical Bodies and Standards

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The outcomes of CEN and CENELEC activities are presented in the CEN and CENELEC in figures report. 

 

This quarterly report covers:

  1. standards publications
  2. work programme
  3. development timeframe
  4. international relations
  5. relations to EU legislation.

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