NEWS
On 27 April 2026, the Institute for Standardization of the Republic of North Macedonia (ISRSM) convened the constitutive session that marked the establishment of ISRSM’s national TC 50 on the safety of toys, childcare products, playgrounds, and equipment for sports and other recreational facilities.
A new European standard, EN 81-76:2025, introduces the possibility of using specially designed lifts to evacuate people who cannot use stairs during emergencies. Traditionally, evacuation has relied on assistance from others or rescue services, limiting independence for many people with disabilities.
ANEC has sent its response to the EC consultation on the evaluation and possible revision of the Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
ANEC welcomes the revision of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 and supports focused amendments that strengthen, rather than overhaul, the European Standardization System.
ANEC took part in CEN and CENELEC's event “Setting the Standard: A Strategic Dialogue for an Inclusive Standardization System” on 17 November 2025, where Deputy Director General of ANEC Chiara Giovannini joined a panel of societal and SME representatives. The audience was comprised of CEN and CENELEC Members and representatives of the EU institutions.
ANEC was delighted to take part in European Fire Safety Week 2025, held from 3 to 7 November in Brussels and online. On 3 November, Michela Vuerich, Lead Programme Manager for Sustainability & Services at ANEC, spoke in the webinar “Fire Safety in a Changing World”.
On 9 October 2025, ANEC, ECOS and CEN and CENELEC hosted a joint webinar titled “The Importance of an Inclusive Standardization System” to mark World Standards Day. The online event brought together participants from a wider audience to reflect on how inclusiveness strengthens the standardization process and contributes to achieving sustainable development.
Over the last months, ANEC has published several position papers on EU initiatives that will influence consumer policy and product legislation in the coming years.
The British Standards Institution (BSI) hosted an excellent and varied meeting of the ISO Consumer Policy Committee (COPOLCO) in London in late May. The meeting featured sessions of the COPOLCO Working Groups: a joint event with BSI on “Protecting Consumers in the Age of AI” and the COPOLCO plenary annual meeting.
Thanks to funding from the European AI & Society Fund (EAISF), ANEC has been able to launch a new AI Taskforce for consumer professionals. The AI Taskforce was created early February and has 9 members from 8 countries (Austria, Germany, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Greece, Spain and Italy).