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CENELEC reviews the European Standardization System
CENELEC
released in June 2010 a position paper reviewing the European
Standardization system. The paper details the reasons why the European
standardization system is successful and efficient and the different
approaches adopted by CEN and CENELEC to search for continuous
improvement. It also underlines 5 fundamental issues that have to be
safeguarded when CEN and CENELEC are fulfilling their missions.
A public consultation on the review of the European Standardisation
System had been launched on 24 of March 2010 by DG Enterprise and
Industry. The Annex to the paper contains CEN and CENELEC responses to
14 questions of the EC public consultation on the Revision of the
European Standardization System. The paper was fully supported by the
National Committees and National Standards bodies of CEN and CENELEC,
and was supported by many stakeholders’ contributions.
The results of this open consultation together with other studies and
the report of a group of experts (EXPRESS) will help the European
Commission to formulate proposals to the council of Ministers and the
European Parliament in autumn 2010.
- Consumer protection
Commission
decides on the safety requirements to be met by European standards for
certain products in the sleep environment of children.
On 2 July 2010 the European commission issued
decision (2010/376/EU) on the safety requirements to be met by European
standards for certain products in the sleep environment of children
pursuant to article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2001/95/EC on general product
safety of the European Parliament and of the Council that provides for
methods relating to the drawing of European health and safety
requirements referred to in the directive.
The specific safety requirements for the following products: cot
mattress, cot bumper, suspended baby bed, duvet for children and
children’s sleeping bags are set out in the Annex to the
decision. Safety requirements, both general and specific, are detailed
for those products.
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