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By 2024, the small Republic of San Marino could have its own national standardization body. In the meantime, it has started structuring an accreditation body, with the ambitious goal of European mutual recognition.

An open call for experts, closing on 11 September 2023, has been launched by SBS to ensure that the European SME position will be represented in Technical Committees, Sub-Committees and Working Groups at CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, ISO and IEC.

The first meeting of the new four-year term of the ANEC General Assembly was held in Brussels on 14 & 15 June 2023. It saw elections to the Office Bearer posts of the association, as well as to the Steering Committee (the board of ANEC).

On 1 July, the Croatian Standards Institute (HZN) marked its 18th anniversary. The ceremony, held at the crowded hall of Hotel International in Zagreb, was attended by HZN employees, Croatian experts and officials and representatives of European and international standardization organizations. The event was hosted by Mirjana Fijolić, Head of HZN’s PR Department.

On the spot - Issue 43 • June 2023

The new European Technical Committee CEN/TC 473 ‘Circular Economy’ will provide an arena for discussions and actions forward in implementing new standards for increased circularity. “A true circular economy is not achieved in organizations or nations alone, but through collaborative action and trans-sectoral consensus building,” says Laura Linnala, project manager at the Swedish Institute for Standards, SIS.

The Romanian Standards Association (ASRO) marks a significant milestone as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Established on 2nd October 1998, ASRO has unwaveringly championed for quality, safety, and efficiency, shaping the Romanian market as an integral part of the European Single Market.

On 16 October, the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST) organized its first RAST Conference, an event to celebrate World Standards Day, to raise awareness to the importance of standards, and to present the benefits of using standards through success stories from prominent Slovenian companies. The conference, which took place at Brdo Congress Centre, offered the participants a wealth of content on current global challenges.

The Bulgarian Institute for Standardization (BDS) and the Romanian Standards Association (ASRO), in partnership with four universities, are successfully advancing in the implementation of the project “B-Green-ED - Boosting the Green Future via University Micro-Credentials”, funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission.