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Following the 2022 evaluation of the New Legislative Framework (NLF), the NLF, though a cornerstone of EU product legislation harmonization, was found to require modernization for the digital age and support European circular economy objectives. The 2025 Single Market Strategy further confirmed the need for this revision, alongside other legislative initiatives relating to Single Market Policy, including the standardization regulation and the Fourth Package of the Omnibus, on aligning product legislation with the digital age. During this revision, it is essential that these reviews are coordinated to ensure consistency, synergy, and simplification across the EU’s regulatory product framework.
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A new CEN Workshop is being planned which will complement the activities of the EU project 'NICKEFFECT'. The aim of this project is to discover new solutions for materials replacing the Platinum Group Metals (PGM).
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The CEN Workshop on “Evaluation of Process Intensification of Biorefining Processes for Economic and Sustainability Viability” was kicked off on 5 October 2023.
This workshop is motivated by the currently ongoing Horizon 2020 AGRO2CIRCULAR project (TERRITORIAL CIRCULAR SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR THE UPCYCLING OF RESIDUES FROM THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR), whose general objective is the implementation of the first territorial systemic solution for the upcycling of most relevant residues in the agrifood sector (fruits&vegetables and plastic multilayers) into high added value products, powered by a digital tool and constructed upon a systemic approach with high replicable/scalable potential.
The Dutch Standardization Institute (NEN) has initiated the establishment of a European Technical Committee (CEN/TC 474) that will develop European Standards across the CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) value chain. With broad participation from CEN Members and European organizations, the committee kicked off in Brussels and finalized its scope and first work programme.
The CEN-CENELEC Workshop on ‘Innovative solutions for user centric charging infrastructure for electric vehicles' was kicked off on 7 July 2023.
The EU-funded Sea4Value project (GA no. N°869703) is the first attempt to recover minerals and metals from brines produced in seawater desalination plants in a cost-effective way.
The aim of the workshop is to publish a test method suitable for assessing the potential presence of trace chemicals in absorbent hygiene products (AHPs).