CEN & ISO cooperation Alain Loppinet BNPé Paris Chair, CEN/TC12

1. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS WORKSHOPfor the Global Oil & Gas IndustryFocusing on the Gulf region3rd – 4th April 2006 CEN & ISO cooperation Alain Loppinet BNPé Paris Chair, CEN/TC12 OGP QP International Standards Workshop

2. CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation = European Committee for Standardization Based in BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) www.cenorm.be OGP QP International Standards Workshop

3. 29 MEMBERS OF CEN (1)(and of CEN TC12) OGP QP International Standards Workshop

4. 29 MEMBERS OF CEN (2)(and of CEN TC12) OGP QP International Standards Workshop

5. IMPORTANT NOTE ON EN STANDARDS In Europe, Standards are not usually mandatory unless a regulatory body (European Commission or national regulatory body) gives an obligation to use such standard OGP QP International Standards Workshop

6. CEN SUPPORT TO EU & EFTA • Provide also harmonized documents which give presumption of conformity to the Essential Safety Requirements(ESR) of the« NEW APPROACH DIRECTIVES » • Provide guidance documents in the frame of the « PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DIRECTIVES »(in oil & gas exploration and production we have to use European standards when they exist above a given value of contract). OGP QP International Standards Workshop

7. IMPORTANT FACT FOR EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO COOPERATE WITH ISO PROVIDED ISO STANDARDS MEET EUROPEAN LEGISLATION AND MARKET REQUIREMENTS. OGP QP International Standards Workshop

8. Development of European Standards through 3 main routes • Work allocated to Technical Committees • Questionnaire procedure on reference documents (usually ISO or NSB) = Preliminary Questionnaire • Work processed under Vienna Agreement with ISO. (Parallel vote or Unique Acceptance Procedure) OGP QP International Standards Workshop

9. VIENNA AGREEMENT • Agreement on exchange of technical informations between CEN and ISO in force since june 1991 (with some additinal revisions since that date) • Reporting between both organisations. • Mutual increased representation at meetings. • Transfer of work from CEN to ISO (or vice-versa). • Adoption of existing ISO standards as European ones without change (UAP) or with possible changes (PQ). • Parallel approval of documents within both organisations OGP QP International Standards Workshop

10. CEN TC12 • TITLE:Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum,petrochemical and natural gas industries • SCOPE: Standardization of the materials, equipment and offshore structures used in drilling, production, transport by pipelines and processing of liquid and gazeous hydrocarbons within the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries, excluding on-land supply systems used by the gas supply industry and those aspects of offshore structures coverd by IMO requirements (ISO TC8). • The standardisation is to be achieved wherever possible by the adoption of ISO standards. OGP QP International Standards Workshop

11. CEN TC12 VISION • CEN TC12 is in line with the TC67 vision: GLOBAL STANDARDS USED LOCALLY WORLDWIDE and with the goal: DO IT ONCE. DO IT RIGHT. DO IT INTERNATIONALLY • Therefore our standards are developed within ISO TC67 and Sub-Committees and adopted back in CEN TC12. OGP QP International Standards Workshop

12. ISO TC67 NWI or AWI circulated in ISO « AWI xx xxx » CEN TC12 NWI circulated in CEN CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE Qualified majority with weighted votes (according to CEN rules). 5 (3) European experts nominated to participate to work in ISO . 1 European Project Leader nominated « WI 012 yyy » CEN TC12 WAY OF WORK (1) OGP QP International Standards Workshop

13. ISO TC67 International and work groups. Launching of DIS xx xxx (Draft International Standard) All comments from ISO and in the international WGs. Launching of FDIS xx xxx (Final Draft International Standard) In ISO 1 country = 1 vote CEN TC12 European experts participate in ISO Launching in parallel of the Preliminary Enquiry prEN ISO xx xxx CEN votes are taken care of Launching in parallel of the Final Vote prEN ISO xx xxx In CEN 1 country = 1 weighted vote CEN TC12 WAY OF WORK (2) OGP QP International Standards Workshop

14. CEN TC12 WAY OF WORK (3) If the ISO vote and the CEN qualified one are positive, we will have the same standards in both organisation (for example): ISO 11960:2004 EN ISO 11960:2004 and then by obligation in each European Country, you will have a national adoption within 6 months. NF EN ISO 11960:200X NS EN ISO 11960:200X OGP QP International Standards Workshop

15. CEN TC12 WORK PROGRAMME & PUBLICATIONS OGP QP International Standards Workshop

16. GLOBAL STANDARDS in ISO, CEN and API(extract of a list of global standards from CEN and OGP found on « http://info.ogp.org.uk/standards ») OGP QP International Standards Workshop

17. GLOBAL STANDARDSin ISO, CEN and API ON THE 31st of DECEMBER 2005 95 documents are published in at least two of the arenas 32 documents are published in ISO, CEN and API 3 documents are published in ISO, CEN and NACE and 85 documents are published in ISO and CEN. 42 documents are published in ISO and API. OGP QP International Standards Workshop

18. GLOBAL STANDARDSin EUROPE (CEN) IN EUROPE ALL THE COUNTRIES MEMBERS OF CEN (see above) HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO ADOPT ALL THE CEN STANDARDS IN THEIR NATIONAL COLLECTION (within 6 months) : NF EN ISO …… ; BS EN ISO ….. OGP QP International Standards Workshop

19. THIS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN ISO, CEN AND API IN PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES STANDARDISATION BRINGS US THE GLOBAL STANDARDS WHICH THE INDUSTRY NEEDS. OGP QP International Standards Workshop