The CEN range of deliverables
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Range of deliverables
 European Standard (EN)
 Technical Specification (CEN/TS)
 Technical Report (CEN/TR)
 CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA)
 CEN Guide
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European Standard - EN
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
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Characteristics of development
 Consensus
 Drafting of the EN in TC
 Openness and
or TC/WG
transparency
 CEN Enquiry
 National commitment
 Formal Vote
 Technical coherence at
 Standstill
national and European
level
 Implementation (dop and
dow)
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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
Is it still valid?
Adoption
Review
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CEN Enquiry
 To assess possible agreement to adopt a draft
document as an EN by:
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Circulation of a draft document for public comments at
national level (public enquiry)
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Consolidation of national views on the draft document
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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
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Implementation
 CEN National Members implement an EN by:
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Giving it the status of national standard i.e.
 publication of an identical text
 endorsement
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Withdrawing any conflicting national standards
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Technical Specification - TS
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
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Purpose
 A CEN/TS is established with the purpose of:
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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:
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insufficient support at CEN Enquiry
no consensus before Formal Vote
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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
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Process
Planning
Proposal
Drafting
Consensus
Vote
Available
Review
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Technical Report - TR
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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
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Process
Proposal
Planning
Drafting
Consensus
Vote
Avaibable
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CEN Workshop Agreement - CWA
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
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CEN Products – Status and openness
Openness of
the process
Not publicly available
TS
company
standards
EN
regulations
TR
CWA
Publicly
available
specifications
informative
recommendation
only
Status of the
document
strong pressure to
apply the document
mandatory
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CEN vs. ISO
CEN deliverables:
ISO deliverables:
 EN
 IS
 CEN/TS
 ISO/TS
 CEN/TR
 ISO/TR
 CEN Guide
 ISO Guide
 CWA
 IWA
 PAS
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CEN Guide
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
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Additional Information
 CEN website:
www.cen.eu
 CEN BOSS:
www.cen.eu/boss
 CEN-CENELEC Portal:
www.cen-cenelec.eu
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