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This informative document provides an overview of the range of deliverables offered by CEN, including European Standards (ENs), Technical Specifications (CEN/TS), Technical Reports (CEN/TR), and CEN Workshop Agreements (CWA). It explains the characteristics and process of developing these deliverables, as well as their purpose and status. Available in English, French, and German.
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The CEN range of deliverables CEN, Avenue Marnix 17 1000 Brussels, Belgium info@cen-cenelec.eu www.cen.eu
Range of deliverables • European Standard (EN) • Technical Specification (CEN/TS) • Technical Report (CEN/TR) • CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) • CEN Guide
European Standard - EN • Normative document • Available in the 3 official CEN languages (English, French, German) • Does not conflict with the content of any other CEN/CENELEC standard • Value of EN derives from characteristics of its development
Characteristics of development Drafting of the EN in TC or TC/WG CEN Enquiry Formal Vote Standstill Implementation (dop and dow) • Consensus • Openness and transparency • National commitment • Technical coherence at national and European level
EN Process What do I want? Proposal Can I do it? Planning I’ll put it on paper Drafting Suitable for everybody? Consensus Any comments? CEN Enquiry Accepted by everybody? Formal Vote Make it available Adoption Is it still valid? Review
CEN Enquiry • To assess possible agreement to adopt a draft document as an EN by: • Circulation of a draft document for public comments at national level (public enquiry) • Consolidation of national views on the draft document
Standstill - Working together towards one goal • No national individual action, during the preparation or after the approval of an EN, that would prejudice the European work • No publication or revision of national standard not in line with an existing EN
Implementation • CEN National Members implement an EN by: • Giving it the status of national standard i.e. • publication of an identical text • endorsement • Withdrawing any conflicting national standards
Technical Specification – CEN/TS • Normative document produced and approved by TC • No standstill • No public Enquiry • Technical Committee Approval (TCA) • Produced at least in one CEN official language • Review: at least every 3 years
Purpose • A CEN/TS is established with the purpose of: • publication of aspects in support of the European market • guidance • specifications in evolving technologies and experimental circumstances • But also when a WI that is to become an EN has: • insufficient support at CEN Enquiry • no consensus before Formal Vote
Reminder • CEN/TSs may compete with each other • CEN/TSs do not conflict with the content of any CEN/CENELEC standards • The CEN/TS must be withdrawn if the publication of a subsequent EN brings the CEN/TS into conflict with that EN
Process Planning Proposal Drafting Consensus Vote Available Review
Technical Report – CEN/TR • Informative document • Information on the technical content of standardization work • To be produced in at least one of the CEN official languages • Technical Committee Approval (TCA) • Lifetime: no limit
Process Proposal Planning Drafting Consensus Vote Avaibable
CEN Workshop Agreement - CWA • Agreement developed and approved by a CEN Workshop • Consensus amongst identified individuals and organisations • At least in one of the official languages • Revision is possible
CEN Products – Status and openness Openness of the process Upper limit due to cost/delay TS EN regulations TR CWA Limit resulting from CEN core values Not publicly available Publicly available specifications Status of the document company standards informative recommendation only strong pressure to apply the document mandatory
CEN vs. ISO CEN deliverables: ISO deliverables: IS ISO/TS ISO/TR ISO Guide IWA PAS • EN • CEN/TS • CEN/TR • CEN Guide • CWA
CEN Guide • Informative and ‘internal to the CEN System’ document • information about standardization principles and policies and guidance to standards writers • Approval by CA – BT • Ratification by AG – CA • Lifetime: no limit
Additional Information • CEN website: www.cen.eu • CEN BOSS: www.cen.eu/boss • CEN-CENELEC Portal: www.cen-cenelec.eu