European Standardization Contents European standardization system Relations between IEC and CENELEC CENELEC and directives and mandates from the European Union IEC (TC 100) co-operation with CENELEC in the development of standards under an European directive or Mandate
European Standardization European standardization system European standardization bodies CENELEC electrotechnology - IEC ETSI telecommunication - ITU CEN other technologies ISO National standardization bodies (National Committees)
European Standardization CENELEC 31 member countries, 14 affiliates, 47 Co-operating-partners Drafts and publishes European EN-standards Total of 5834 EN-standards (end 2010) ~79% of EN:s are identical or based on IECstandards EN-standards are implemented in all member countries as identical National Standards (e.g. SFS-EN, DIN-EN)
European Standardization CENELEC Technical Board (CLC/BT) Permanent delegates, one from each member country (National Committee) Ratifies all EN-standards Manages and monitors standardization work of TC:s (refer to IEC/SBM)
European Standardization CENELEC organization Technical Committees & Sub-Committees Pure European e.g. CLC/TC 204 Mirroring IEC-TC:s & SC:s Numbering follows IEC TC:s Reporting Secretaries Numbering follows IEC TC:s (e.g. CLC/SR 100 ) BT Task Force (BTTF) Established by the BT to carry out a specific project in case where no TC exists
IEC and CENELEC co-operation Dresden agreement Signed 1996 to avoid duplication of effort and reducing time when preparing standards. New electrical standards projects are now jointly planned between CENELEC and IEC, and if possible most are carried out at international level. This means that CENELEC will first offer a New Work Item (NWI) to its international counterpart. If accepted, CENELEC will cease working on the NWI. If IEC refuses, CENELEC will work on the standards development and its content, keeping IEC closely informed and giving IEC the opportunity to comment at the public enquiry stage.
IEC and CENELEC co-operation The Dresden Agreement also determines that CENELEC and IEC vote in parallel during the standardization process. If the outcome of the parallel voting is positive, CENELEC will ratify the European standard and the IEC will publish the international standard European EN-document is only an endorsement notice. Technical content is in the corresponding IEC-publication This close cooperation has resulted in some 76% of all European standards adopted by CENELEC being identical or based on IEC standards. This high proportion of aligned standards provides an indicator to the excellent consensus-based way of working CENELEC and IEC have developed and are continually building on. It provides a further indicator of how the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is facilitated and provides global access.
EU Directives A directive is a legislative act of the European Union, which requires member states to achieve a particular result without dictating the means of achieving that result. It can be distinguished from regulations which are selfexecuting and do not require any implementing measures. Directives normally leave member states with a certain amount of leeway as to the exact rules to be adopted. Directives can be adopted by means of a variety of legislative procedures depending on their subject matter. Wikipedia
EU Directives New approach Directives Only essetial requirements are listed in a directive Conformity with the directive may be shown by using listed standards Listed standard = Reference and title published in EU Official Journal (often called also as Harmonized Standard) Different lists for different directives Examples: Low Voltage, EMC, Medical Devices, ATEX, EMF, Machine, etc. Some 16 directives in the area of CENELEC
EU Mandate EU Mandate to European Standardization Organizations, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI is a kind of order or invoice to draft standard(s) for the purpose to apply an EU-regulation or Directive European Std-Organization(s) accept the mandate depending the content of it and draft a standardization program to fulfill the mandate ~500 mandates (for all ESO:s)
Micro-USB charging system for mobile phones Oct. 2009 Standardization mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI on a common Charging Capability for Mobile Telephones Nov. 2009 CLC/BT 135 accepts the Mandate and establishes BTTF 135-1 to draft a standard Jan. 2010 BTTF 135-1 is called up and starts its work Mar. 2010 1 st meeting of BTTF 135-1 May 2010 May 2010 Oct. 2010 FprEN 50558 was sent out for Enquiry and Vote (5 months UAP) According to the Dresden agreement: 100/1714/CDV, Draft IEC 62684 sent for enquiry CLC UAP and IEC CDV accepted, CLC result sent to CLC/BT Nov. 2010 CLC/BT 137 ratifies pren 50558 as EN 62684 Jan. 2011 IEC 62684 published
IEC 62637, Battery charging interface for small hand held multimedia devices (2 parts) Jan. 2009 Jun. 2009 Sep. 2009 Feb. 2010 Sep. 2010 Mar. 2011 New work item proposal to standardize battery charging interface for small hand held multimedia devices NWIP was accepted 100/1614/CD, 100/1615/CD 100/1673/CDV, 100/1674/CDV Vote passed Publication IEC 62637-1 &-2 published According to the Dresden agreement: Parallel UAP in CENELEC Feb. 2010 FprEN 62637-1: 2010 & FprEN 62637-2: 2010 Sep. 2010 Apr. 2011 CLC UAP passed ratification Waiting for CLC/BT Ratification
IEC and CENELEC co-operation mirroring in Europe CLC/SR 100 Reporting Secretary Reporting Secretariat. No active participation CLC/TC 209, Cable Networks Very active but limited only to Cable Networks (TA 5) CLC/TC 206, Consumer equipment for entertainment and information and related sub-systems Not very active, limited (in practice) only to a limited selection of issues (receivers)
IEC and CENELEC co-operation Non safety related issues will be transferred from IEC/TC 108 to IEC/TC 100 Power consumption, energy efficiency Etc. EU Commission guidance very strong in energy efficiency issues in Europe
IEC and CENELEC co-operation Another example: IEC 62301, Ed. 2 Household electrical appliances - Measurement of standby power (IEC/TC 59) During drafting phase parallel procedures with CENELEC Parallel UAP accepted EN 50564: 2011 However: Electrical and electronic household and office equipment - Measurement of low power consumption (CLC/TC 59X) Will supersede EN 62301:2005 * A FprAA (pr=22944), developed by the JWG TC108X-TC59X and covering common modifications towards 59/555/FDIS, has been launched simultaneously. If approved both projects will be merged at ratification stage and published as one single document with the implementation dates of FprAA
IEC and CENELEC co-operation CLC/TC 100X (proposed?) European participation to work very important to: Avoid duplicate work Avoid different standards in IEC/CLC Meet the requirements of EU mandates