EC Standardisation Action Plan December 2010

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EUROPEAN COMMISSIONENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY DIRECTORATE-GENERAL

Directorate C - Regulatory policyStandardisation

2010-2013 Action Plan for European Standardisation

December 2010


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INTRODUCTION.................................................................. .............................................................. ................. 3

POLICY ACTIVITIES.................................................................................... ..................................................... 5

1. ACCESSIBILITY ......................................................... ........................................................... ................. 52. CHEMICALS .................................................... ........................................................... ........................... 73. CONSUMER PROTECTION..................................................... ........................................................... ....... 84. DEFENCE ........................................................ ........................................................... ......................... 115. EDUCATION .................................................... ........................................................... ......................... 126. ENERGY .......................................................... ........................................................... ......................... 137. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION..................................................... ...................................................... 158. FILMS DATABASES .................................................... ........................................................... ............... 249. FOOD .................................................... ........................................................... ................................... 2510. HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY ...................................................... ................................... 2911. INNOVATION................................................... ........................................................... ......................... 3112. LMI SECTORS (E-HEALLTH,PROTECTIVE TEXTILES,SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION,RECYCLING, BIO-

BASED PRODUCTS, AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES)........................................................ ......................... 3213. MEASUREMENT ........................................................ ........................................................... ............... 3514. NANOTECHNOLOGIES ......................................................... ........................................................... ..... 3615. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ...................................................... ...................................................... 3716. RESEARCH ...................................................... ........................................................... ......................... 3817. SECURITY ....................................................... ........................................................... ......................... 3918. SMES ................................................... ........................................................... ................................... 4419. SPACE AND GALILEO .......................................................... ........................................................... ..... 4520. TOYS..................................................... ........................................................... ................................... 4721. TRANSPORT .................................................... ........................................................... ......................... 4822. VALIDATION OF STANDARDS FOR METROLOGY.......................................................... ......................... 49


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Introduction

In recent years, several studies have been completed by the European Commission with

regard to European standardisation. Amongst the others:

The "Access to Standardisation"1 study conducted by EMI on behalf of theCommission and finalised in March 2009

"Evaluation of the contribution of community financing of standardisation to thefulfilment of policy objectives of the Commission" by GHK/Technopolis. The

final report was presented on 30th June 2009

"Standardization for a competitive and innovative Europe: a vision for 2020" areport prepared by an independent advisory group, the Expert Panel on the Review

of the European Standardisation System (EXPRESS)2. The final report was

presented in February 2010.

In April 2009 CEN and CENELEC also presented jointly the final report of the study"CEN/CENELEC SME Access Project"3 concerning access to standardisation for SMEs.

Further to several recommendations from the above-mentioned studies, we have decided to

develop an action plan which defines the most important actions for the European

Commission's Standardisation Unit in 2010-2013. Priority actions have also been identified.

Issues related to ICT standardisation are the subject of a separate document "2010-2013 ICT

standardisation work programme".

This new Action Plan replaces the previous document the "Action Plan for European

Standardisation". It also reflects the outcomes of current discussions on the future and reformof the European standardisation system (the standardisation package).

The intention of the Commission is to review and update this Action Plan on a regular basis

and have an appropriate tool for the efficient implementation of standardisation policies.

For the purpose of transparency and further promotion of European standardisation this

Action Plan is publicly available on the Commission's website4.

The present plan is the result of joint work between our unit and all the other units of the

European Commission which are currently involved in standard setting activities for the

sector they deal with. Furthermore, the Member States, ESOs and NSBs have been consulted

through the Committee 98/34.

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standardisation/index_en.htm

2http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/standardisation-policy/policy-

review/express/index_en.htm

3http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-

standards/files/standards_policy/access_to_standardisation/doc/20090427_study_cencenelec_sme_access_en.pdf

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The different standardisation initiatives are illustrated in the following pages. To make the

document easier to access and analyse, we decided to split these different activities according

to the sector they belong to (eg., defence, environmental protection, etc.). The complete

details for each initiative are presented in a series of dedicated tables, which were filled in by

the units currently dealing with that specific sector of activity.


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POLICY ACTIVITIES

1. Accessibility

DG/Unit:

DG EMPL G3 - Integration of People with Disabilities

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:

Support is needed for work under to already issued Mandates:

-M 376 STANDARDISATION MANDATE TO CEN, CENELEC AND ETSI IN SUPPORTOFEUROPEAN ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OF PRODUCTS

AND SERVICES IN THE ICT DOMAIN

-M420 STANDARDISATION MANDATE TO CEN CENELEC AND ETSI IN SUPPORT OFEUROPEAN ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE BUILTENVIRONEMNT

-Mandate 473 on STANDARDISATION MANDATE TO CEN CENELEC AND ETSI to

include "Design for All" in relevant Standardisation initiatives.

Under this Mandate some concrete standardisation initiatives could be initiated related to

mainstreaming accessibility. For example, issues under discussion in the field areaccessible tourism, accessibility to medical equipment and voting devices. In addition,

some of these issues might deserve a separate dedicate accessibility standardisation

deliverable depending on the needs and development of the sector including industry,

consumers and persons with disabilities and older people.

Policy context:

The European Union approach to disability demands the elimination of discrimination

and a determination that people with disabilities should have the same rights as non-disabled people, not only in theory but also in practice.

The EU perceives disability essentially as the result of the dynamic interaction between a

person with impairment and his or her environment. Generally it is the environment that

is disabling rather than the nature of the impairment itself. Equal rights to contribute to

society and economy cannot be realised without equal access to goods and services.

Accessibility is at the core of the European Disability Strategy 2010 - 2020 and the UN

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that was signed by the European

Community and all Member States. The European Disability Strategy 2010 - 2020

contains an area of accessibility that specifically mentions the development and use of


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standards including the possible development of an Accessibility Act. Accessibility is

one of the general principles (Article 3) to be taken into account in the overall

implementing of the Convention. Furthermore, article 9 of the UN Convention provides

that State Parties shall take appropriate measures to develop, promulgate and monitor the

implementation of minimum standards and guidelines for the accessibility of facilities

and services open or provided to the public. Among the areas to be covered areinformation and communications, including information and communications

technologies and systems.

Under the General obligations of the Convention in article 4 there is the obligation to

promote universal design5 in the development of standards and guidelines.

The Commission Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of

equal treatment between persons irrespective of inter alia disability contains an article

related to accessibility. Work on accessibility standards can complement this legislative

proposal and help to facilitate its practical implementation.

Timeframe:

M 376 First Phase finalised, negotiations of Second Phase finalised pending funding for

second phase

M 420 First Phase on going, expected to be finalised in 2011. Funding for 2nd phase

needed for end 2011 or beginning 2012

M 371 Mandate issued in September 2010, funding needed for contract for 2011 andsubsequent activities in 2012 -2013

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested):

It is difficult to make an estimation but for:

M376-> 800 KEuros (already under the proposal from ESOs)

M420 -> 600 KEuros

M473 -> 1 M Euros

Contact person:

Inmaculada Placencia Tel: 90239

5 The UN Convention in its article 2 states that Definitions Universal design means the design of products,

environments, programmes and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without theneed for adaptation or specialized design. Universal design shall not exclude assistive devices for particular

groups of persons with disabilities where this is needed. In fact Design for all should consider the interfaceswith assistive devices.


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2. Chemicals

DG/Unit:

ENTR/G1, Chemicals, REACH

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:Standard mandate M402 to produce standards of methods of analysis for the

determination of the content of PFOS in preparations as well as in semi-finished

products and articles and to ensure that those methods have been validated in order to

determine whether the limit values required by the old Directive 2006/122/Ec on PFOS ,

now entry 53 of Annex XVII of REACH are met or not.

A technical specification seems to be completed prCEN/TS 15968:2009 .

NEN in charge of the task force to develop this method will possibly ask for an

additional budget to develop the EN standard.Policy context:

Annex XVII of REACH as regards restrictions on placing on the market and use of

PFOS

Timeframe: 3 years from the request of mandate, which seems to be extended for two

years for the EN standard

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested): To be checked with CEN what NEN will ask to complete the EN

standard.

Contact person:

Dianne Dus

Giuseppina Luvar


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3. Consumer protection

DG/Unit:

SANCO.DDG1.B3 - Product and Service safety


A) Revision or drafting of new standards:

1) Mandate to address strangulation risks in internal blinds, out of the scope of the

Machinery Directive (i.e. manually operated blinds) re: EN 13120 (2011)

2) Mandate for European standards for products in the sleeping environment of children

(2010)

3) Mandate for European standards for safety requirements for child-care articles (cluster

3: products for sitting and bouncing) (2011)

4) Mandates for European standards for child care articles- cluster 1: drowning risks

(bath rings) and Mandate for European standard for child-resistant locks for windowsand balcony doors have already gone through the 98/34 Committee and are going to be

sent to CEN.

B) Regularisation of publication in OJEU.

Several standards currently referenced in the OJEU under GPSD are standards adopted

outside of a Commission's mandate. The absence of a mandate precludes the possibility

of referencing revised versions of such standards, which have come into force in the

meantime. The LS has advised SANCO that this situation has to be regularised. A

mandate (ex post) is therefore necessary. Such mandate will not entail, in principle, a

revision or amendment of the existing standards.

Products for which an (ex post) mandate will be issued in 2010 (or beginning 2011) :gymnastic equipments, stationary training equipment and bicycle accessories.

C)Publication of references of existing standards in the OJEU

Some standards ensure a high level of consumer safety. Yet, they cannot be referenced

on the Official Journal under GPSD as they have not been adopted further to a

Commission mandate. The LS has advised SANCO that to be able to proceed with this

such publication it is necessary to have an (ex post) mandate.

Products for which an ex post mandate will be issued in 2010 (beginning 2011): bicycles

for young children.

Policy context:

Consumer protection (product safety non harmonised products) / GPSD

Timeframe:

(see above)


Contact person:

Antonella Correra


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Consumer protection

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) / JRC.D.2

Reference materials


CEN/TC 264 'Air quality' WG29 'GMO monitoring working group focuses on the validation

of measurements and the possible provision of certified reference materials.

JRC-IRMM was asked by WG29 to support their activities. The first joint meeting will take

place in November 2010. When having further details on the projects it will be decided if

IRMM can contribute.

Policy Context

Pollen flow is an issue in the context of air quality, but it is not of direct immediate policyrelevance. Nevertheless, the movement of pollen from GM crops is relevant to co-existence

legislation and to the assessment of potential effects on the environment.

Validated measurements and certified reference materials are an essential part of the

implementation of this legislation.

Timeframe:

No information available yet

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contribution if

to be requested):

Not defined

Contact Person

Ms. Stefanie Trapmann


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Consumer protection

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) / JRC.I.2

Chemical assessment and testing


According to mandate M366/EN and within the context of the Council Directive

89/106/EEC concerning construction products, CEN TC 351 WG2 Construction

products Assessment of release of dangerous substances: emissions to indoor air has the

mandate to develop a horizontal standard for the determination of emissions of regulated

dangerous substances from products covered by the Construction Products Directive

89/106/EEC (CPD) into indoor air.

JRC is member of CEN TC 351 WG 2 and has participated on the technical side to thepreparation of the draft standard that currently is ready for validation.

NEN (convenor of the CEN TC 351) has requested JRC/I.2 in February 2010 to be

involved in the validation of the horizontal standard. This involvement will be

formalised in the 2nd semester of 2010 via a letter of intent to be stipulated among DG

ENTR, CEN and JRC to set the role of the various actors involved in the context of the

organisation and execution of the validation exercise. JRC could be involved in both, the

robustness testing and the coordination of the inter-laboratory testing. The involvement

of the JRC would be supported through administrative arrangements with DG ENTR/I.5.

Policy context:

The mandate deals with the subject of emission of regulated dangerous substances from

construction products as defined in the CPD that may have harmful impacts on human

health and the environment as called for under the Essential Requirements 3 of the CPD.

Timeframe:

Participation in the robustness testing and co-ordination of the inter-laboratory testing

(2011-2012)

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested): 150k euro per year via administrative arrangements with DGENTR/I.5

Contact person:

Mr. Dimitrios Kotzias

Mr. Stylianos Kephalopoulos

Ms. Josefa Barrero


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4. Defence

DG/Unit:

ENTR H1 - Defence, Aeronautic and Maritime Industries


Currently CEN are managing the implementation of Mandate SA/CEN/ENTR/423/2009-

05 (The Improvement of the European Handbook for Defence Procurement) which is

due to be completed during the summer of 2011. Once completed, the Handbook will

provide an electronic database of best practice standards currently being used in the

defence sector in a wide variety of fields. In parallel the European Defence Agency

(EDA) is also working on supporting the use of common standards in armament

programmes and is beginning to identify gaps where standards need to be developed.

However, the EDA is not a standards body and so it is hoped, in the future, the

Commission and the Agency could work more closely together to enhance the use, andraise the profile, of defence standards. The EDA is due to takeover the maintenance of

the Handbook on its completion supported in this responsibility by the recently

created CEN-CENELEC Stakeholder Forum for Defence Procurement Standardization.

Policy context:

The European defence sector is heavily fragmented with most defence contracts being

awarded nationally rather than across borders. This has led to a lack of a common

approach to the use of standards. This has not only affected interoperability but also

hinders pan-European collaboration.

The Commissions objective is to see the Handbook be systematically used in defence

procurement contracts. This will reduce divergence in standards, lead to betteralignment of national procurement practices, support co-operation and enhance

interoperability to the benefit of Member States and industry.

In addition, we would like to see Europe increasingly establish the standards for new

emerging technologies in the security/defence field (ENTR H4 is submitting a separate

fiche on the security topic). This would give European companies a significant

competitive advantage in using these technologies. We are planning to work with the

EDA to identify these technologies and would propose to support them through

developing mandates where appropriate. This work is still very much at an early stage

and our policy in this area will be more clearly defined by early 2011. We will, of

course, involve ENTR I3 in these discussions.

Timeframe:

To be seen. No new standardisation work is anticipated before the transfer of the

Handbook to the EDA anticipated for the Summer 2011.


None required so far.

Contact person:

James Copping


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5. Education

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy (IE) / JRC.F.4 Safety of future nuclear reactors

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:The JRC is carrying out a project/action on Knowledge Management, Training and Education in the

nuclear area. The Action is an integrated effort between several JRC institutes.

In order to determine the situation of nuclear-educated human resources in Europe (i.e. supply and

demand), assess the trends and suggest policy options for improvement, a European Human Resources

Observatory in the Nuclear Energy Sector (EHRO-N) was set-up in support to DG ENER. The main

objective of this observatory it to provide a central point for collection of data and trend analyses on

issues related to development and preservation of nuclear human resources and nuclear safety

expertise in the EU. Additionally, the harmonization of nuclear skills recognition within the EU is

addressed in collaboration with DG RTD and DG EAC. In the context ofstandardization in nuclear

Education (ENEN: European Nuclear Education Network) and Standardization on Learning

Outcomes/Skills/Competences (ECVET: European Credit System for Vocational Education andTraining ), it is planned to develop a database on a common harmonized language for

employment and education/training related to nuclear fission (i. e. a common taxonomy for

skills and competencies linked to jobs)

Policy ContextAccording to the common vision of major stakeholders from nuclear industry and research institutions,

safe nuclear energy generation will continue to provide an important contribution to the security and

competitiveness of energy supply, and the abatement of greenhouse gas emissions in line with the

Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) targets. Additionally, the European Nuclear Energy

Forum (ENEF) was founded in 2007, which is a unique platform for a broad discussion on specific

issues including opportunities and risks of nuclear energy.

Both nuclear stakeholder platforms (SNETP and ENEF) have identified Knowledge Management,

Education and Training as critical key issues pointing to possible risks in that area. Indeed, following a

low activity period, expertise in design and commissioning of nuclear power plants (NPPs) gradually

disappeared through the generation gap of nuclear experts in the last decade and became insufficient to

answer today and future demands.

The forthcoming Plan Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-20 puts great emphasis on

the need for investments in new technologies, infrastructure, efficiency improvement, public education

and skills, and the Council Conclusion

(http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/08/st15/st15406.en08.pdf) from 1-2 December 2008 on the

preservation of nuclear skills in the EU and the Council Directive

(http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/09/st10/st10667.en09.pdf) from 23 June 2009 on expertise

and skills in nuclear safety are impetus for the setting up of Knowledge Management, Training andEducation actions in nuclear area.

Timeframe:Manpower/budget request 2011. Implementation 2012-2015.


to be requested):

Estimated 1 person-year and 50 k

Contact Person

Mr. Ulrik Von EstorffMs. Vesselina Ranguelova
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6. Energy

DG/Unit:

ENTR/G4 - Mechanical, Electrical and Telecom Equipment


Electric vehicles

On 29 June 2010, Mandate (M 468) was delivered to CEN/CENELEC/ETSI to develop

or review existing standards in order to:

Ensure interoperability and connectivity between the electricity supply point andthe charger of electric vehicles, including the charger of their removable batteries, so

that this charger can be connected and be interoperable in all EU States.

Ensure interoperability and connectivity between the charger of electric vehicle-if the charger is not on board- and the electric vehicle and its removable battery, so

that a charger can be connected, can be interoperable and re-charge all types of

electric vehicles and their batteries.

Appropriately consider any smart-charging issue with respect to the charging ofelectric vehicles.

Appropriately consider safety risks and electromagnetic compatibility of thecharger of electric vehicles in the field of Directive 2006/95/EC (LVD) and Directive

2004/108/EC (EMC).

Policy context:

A joint EU solution on interoperability needs to be ensured in order to avoid a

fragmentation of the market for electric vehicles from the beginning (for example

different plugs for the electric interface of these vehicles). This solution should address

also safety risks (provide presumption of conformity with the LVD) and EMC risks

(provide presumption of conformity with the EMC Directive).

Timeframe:18 Months from the date of acceptance of the Mandate


Contact person:

Alexandra Jour-Schroeder

Nikos Michaildis


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Energy

DG/Unit:

DG ENERGY, Unit B2: Internal Market Electricity and Gas


The key deliverable of the Expert Group 1 Functionalities of Smart Grid and Smart

Meters under the Task Force for Smart Grids is to provide an agreement among all

actors involved on a set of minimum functionalities for Smart Grids and Smart Meters

(see http://ec.europa.eu/energy/gas_electricity/smartgrids/taskforce_en.htm). Among the

more than 25 European organisations participating, CEN/CENELEC and ETSI are active

members of this Expert Group.

Among other deliverables by middle of 2010, this Expert Groups is preparing

recommendations to integrate a standardisation strategy into the strategy for Smart Grids,

define to what extend there is a need for a mandate on Smart Grids standards and agree

on the minimum requirements on functionalities of Smart Grids.

Policy context:

These activities aim at the implementation of Smart Grids and roll out of smart metering

under the provisions of the 3rd Energy Package for internal market.

Timeframe:

A possible new mandate for Smart Grids, if recommended by the Task Force for Smart

Grids by middle of 2010, might be issued by the Commission at the end of 2010.

Expected duration is about 30 months. Such new action, if any, have to be compatible

with running work under the M441 (Mandate for smart metering)


No EC contribution is expected

Contact person:

Manuel Sanchez Jimenez

DG/Unit:

RTD.J 2

ENER.D2

JRC.F.3

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:European Standardization and nuclear energy

Policy context:

Timeframe:

A first consultation meeting will take place at CEN in September. I.3 will attend


Contact person:

Michel Hugon

Teresa Bolognese-Milsztajn
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Energy

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy (IE) / JRC.F.4 Safety of future nuclear

reactors

Common "taxonomy" for skills and competencies in nuclear energy area

See heading 'Education' on page 10

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy (IE) / JRC.F.4 .Safety of future nuclear

reactors

Interoperability of Engineering Materials Data

See heading 'Innovation' on page 25

7. Environmental protection

DG/Unit:

ENV/C.2 Sustainable Consumption and Production, Waste


As the Commission proposal for a recast RoHS Directive does make reference to

harmonised standards and defines them, a "study mandate" or "programming mandate"

could be envisaged in the future, when and if the proposal is adopted with the proposed

wording. First reading in EP and Council is ongoing.

Reference in the RoHS proposal:

"Article 16

Presumption of conformity

Member States shall presume electrical and electronic equipment bearing the CE

marking as conforming to this Directive.

Electrical and electronic equipment on which tests and measurements have been

performed in accordance with harmonised standards, the references of which have beenpublished in the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be presumed to comply

with all the relevant requirements of this Directive to which such standards relate."

Policy context:

Inclusion of RoHS compliance in CE marking and presumption of conformity.

Timeframe:

Not before 2011, potentially later.


Not yet defined.

Contact person:

Madalina Caprusu


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Environmental protection

DG/Unit:

ENTR.B.1 Sustainable Industrial Policy and ENTR.G.3 Metals, Minerals, Raw

Materials


Sustainable low emissions economy:

Mandate addressed to CEN for the development of EU technical standards in the field of

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This mandate concerns the development of

(preferably) a generic standard, with sector-specific annexes, or (alternatively) a set of

sector-related standards as follow-up of the CEN Report prepared jointly by CEN/TC

264/WG 33 and CEN/BT/WG 210 on the programming mandate M/431 on GHG

emissions in energy-intensive industries.

Policy context:

The standards developed under this mandate will support Sustainable Industrial Policy

objectives and contribute to improve performance and mitigate emissions, notably of

energy-intensive industry sectors.

In particular, the implementation of EU and international Climate Change policy actions

will be facilitated by GHG emissions standards. GHG standards will support the EU

2020 flagship initiative an industrial policy for the globalisation era, the Energy and

Climate Change Package (agreed by the European Council in December 2008) and the

EU ETS Directive.

GHG emissions standards will support not only the United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC process and the Copenhagen Accord but alsoparallel processes such as the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF)

and linking of carbon markets

Timeframe:

Envisaged start date 2011; likely completion within 36 months after acceptance date

(2011-2013)

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested):To be determined by CEN / estimated at 300 k (total over 3 years)

Contact person:

Julio Cardoso (ENTR.B.1)

Pavel Prokes (ENTR.G.3)


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DG/Unit:

ENER.DDG1.C3 - Energy efficiency of products & Intelligent Energy - Europe

ENTR.B1 - Sustainable Industrial Policy


Horizontal mandate:

ENTR and ENER are about to consult the Standing Committee under the 98/34/EC

Directive on a draft mandate covering all future standardisation needs under the

Ecodesign Directive. After acceptance of this horizontal mandate by ESO, no

individual mandate would be issued any more under the Ecodesign Directive. The list of

specific product groups requiring standardisation work in the Ecodesign field as well astechnical details about the content of the expected standardisation work would be

specified in Annexes to the mandate (Annexes A and B).

The objective of this horizontal mandate is to ensure effective standardisation process

in the Ecodesign field, by providing ESO with a long-term overview of the expected

standardisation work, which should lead to early involvement of standardisers in the

Ecodesign decision-making process and close cooperation between ESO and the

Commission.

The horizontal mandate will include the technical description of the expected

standardisation work for pumps6

, and possibly for domestic ventilation7

.

Individual mandates (prior to the horizontal mandate):

Electric motors (M/470): power range larger than 640/2009, as the mandate prepares the

grounds for a further possible motor-related legislation.

Fans: the draft mandate is already advanced in the process, so there is no need to include

this mandate in the horizontal measure

Circulators: Mandating process ongoing (draft Mandate sent to standardisationcommittee). Not included in the horizontal mandate.

VSDs: draft mandate has been sent to ENTR. Not included in the horizontal mandate.

Air conditioners and comfort fans: draft Mandate commented by Ecodesign Committee

mid 2009. The draft will be sent to ENTR by the end of November. Not to be included

into the horizontal mandate.

6The content of this description in Annex B of the horizontal mandate will be similar to that of an individual

standardisation mandate for pumps7 Depending on time constrains, the technical description of the expected standardisation work for domesticventilation might still be included in an individual mandate in 2011.


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Policy context:

These mandates are related to implementing measures, which are a priority of the Action

Plan on Energy Efficiency8, and of which many are part of the 2008 Catalogue of

actions9 adopted by the Commission for the year 2008. The implementing measures are

based on the Directives 2009/125/EC10 setting ecodesign requirements for energy-relatedproducts and 2010/30/EU on the indication by labelling and standard product

information of the consumption of energy and other recourses by energy-related

products.

Timeframe:

Individual mandates: ranging from 2011-2012, depending on the advancement of each

implementing measure.


Not identified.

Contact person:

Laure Baillargeon - Kerstin Lichtenvort - Villo Lelkes - Ismo Gronroos-Saikkala -

Wilhelmus De Wilt

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DG/Unit:

ENV/C.2 - Sustainable production and consumption


Based on a comitology mandate in Art 6 of Directive 2008/98/EC the Commission, DG

ENV is currently preparing 'end-of-waste' criteria for paper which is recovered from

waste (for further explanation see below). These criteria will include specific reference

to the quality of waste paper which is released from the scope of waste legislation. The

end-of-waste criteria will likely make reference to the standard grades defined in the

'European List of Standard Grades of Recovered Paper' (EN-643).

In parallel, the associations of the European paper industries CEPI and ERPA together

with the association of European waste management FEAD are working on a proposalfor a revised EN-643 standard.

DG ENV would support a mandate for a revision of the EN-643 standard as soon as the

proposals of the above mentioned associations are finalised which is to be expected

before summer 2010.

Policy context:

According to Article 6 (1) and (2) of the new Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC

certain specified waste shall cease to be waste when it has undergone a recovery

operation and complies with specific criteria to be developed in line with certain legalconditions, in particular: there is an existing market or demand for the material, the use is

lawful, the use will not lead to overall environmental or human health impacts. Such

criteria should be set for specific materials by the Commission in Comitology. This

mechanism was introduced to further encourage recycling in the EU by creating legal

certainty and a level playing field as well as removing unnecessary administrative

burden.

Currently end-of-waste criteria are under preparation for several types of metal scrap,

paper and glass.

Timeframe:

Revision of EN 643 in the first half of 2011.

The adoption of a Commission Regulation on end-of-waste criteria for recovered paper

is planned for the first quarter of 2011.


NO

Contact person:

Andreas Versmann


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ENV/C.2 - Sustainable production and consumption


Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste

No action planned for the time being.

In the future, possible need to review standard EN 13432:2000 Requirements for

packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation Test scheme and

evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging.

Policy context:

Harmonised standards under Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste:

EN 13427:2004-Requirements for the use of European Standards in the field ofpackaging and packaging waste

EN 13428:2004-Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition-

Prevention by source reduction EN 13429:2004-Reuse

EN 13430:2004-Requirements for packaging recoverable by material recycling

EN 13431:2004-Requirements for packaging recoverable in the form of energyrecovery, including specification of minimum inferior caloric value

EN 13432:2000 Requirements for packaging recoverable through compostingand biodegradation Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance

of packaging

Timeframe:


Contact person:

Diana Oancea

DG/Unit:

ENV/C.3 - Industrial Emissions

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:VOC emissions from stationary sources

Policy context:

IPPC Directive and others

Timeframe:

2010/2011 2010 draft mandate

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested):Still to be determined

Contact person:Diana Cristofaro


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DG/Unit:ENV C3 - Industrial Emissions

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned: 3 EN standards

standardisation of automated measurement of particulate matter in ambient air and the

measurements of composition of particulate matter in ambient air (EC/OC and

anions/kations)

Policy context:

The Directive 2008/50/EC sets limit values for the particulate matter PM10 an the fine

particulate matter PM2.5 in ambient air. The reference methods have already been

standardised by CEN (EN12341, EN14907), but they are manual/semi-automated

methods. The Member States indicated a need for the standard for automated PM

measurements (Article 32.3), as most of the measurements performed today are made bythe automated methods. Automated methods to-date however display important

weaknesses in terms of poor comparability with the reference method, and the difficulty

to demonstrate equivalence as required by the Directive. Standard is therefore required,

ensuring through a precise mandate that the new measurement method does not

introduce bias when compared to the current reference method, as that would introduce

difficulties in the implementation of the current legislation on ambient air quality.

There is a new requirement in Directive 2008/50/EC that requires background

monitoring of organic and elemental carbon (EC/OC) of PM2.5 and its inorganic

components (Article 6.5), in order to facilitate better air quality assessment and

management. To ensure maximum comparability and use of the data, validated standardmethods are required.

Timeframe: mandate in 2010, standards by 2014 at the latest

DG ENV has been in contact with responsible TC. TC264 has already formed Working

Groups that have commenced preliminary work; work on technical reports had already

well progressed, limited field validations had also been performed.

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contribution

if to be requested):To be determined (order of 700.000 euro)

Contact person:Andrej Kobe, Emile de Saeger


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DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) / JRC.D.2

Reference materials


Mandate M424 for the development of standards in support of the Water Framework

Directive was issued by DG ENV.D.2 on 3.4.2007.The JRC-IRMM is participating in the

related project that is managed by DIN.

JRC-IRMM will contribute to the project by leading a work package on the selection and

development of a method for the determination of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs)

in whole water samples and by contributing to another work package on determination of

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Policy Context

Method development and development of reference materials in direct support of the

implementation of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC and the so-called QA/QC

Directive 2009/90/EC.

Timeframe:

Project is planned to last 3 years, start date unknown so far


to be requested):Requested CEN contribution for JRC-IRMM 95 k (total for project approx 1.8 M)

Contact Person

Mr. Andrea Held


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DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) / JRC. H.5 Rural,

water and ecosystem resources

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:The JRC is co-chairing the CIS WFD Expert Group on Chemical Monitoring and Emerging

Pollutants. In the context of the implementation strategy of the Water Framework Directive the so-

called Priority Substance List is to be revised and new substances are included. In order to harmonise

the applied methodology applied to the analytical determination including sampling, the JRC is

organising a series of pre- and co-normative collaborative field activities in order to define best-

practices. In addition, it is investigated to which extent so-called effect-based monitoring approaches

can be used to identify those samples which merit cost-intense chemical analyses.

The activities are run in close collaboration with the DG ENV and involve inter alia the NORMAN

Association, CEN TC 230 as well as relevant activities in JRC-IRMM and JRC Institute for Health

and Consumer Protection (IHCP).

Policy ContextThe Working Group E on Chemical Aspects (formerly: Priority Substances) has been operational

since 2007. The group was built from the existing Expert Advisory Forum that was established in

2001. The activities of the Working Group on support to policy development and implementation of

article 16 of the WFD have been complemented by an activity on Chemical Monitoring that has

developed guidance on sampling, monitoring and analysis of chemicals, including quality assurance

and quality control issues.

Since the adoption of the last mandate of the WG E a number of important developments have taken

place. First, Directive 2008/105/EC (EQSD) has been adopted. This will certainly increase the amount

of work related to implementation (e.g. development of guidance, exchange of information). Second,

the work on the review of the list of priority substances has gained momentum, pushed by article 8 ofEQSD that establishes January 2011 as the deadline for the next Commission proposal on this matter.

Finally, Directive 2009/90/EC has been adopted, establishing minimum performance criteria for

chemical monitoring under WFD.

In addition, a number of challenges have emerged at this stage of the implementation of the WFD and

EQSD that should be addressed. Although part of ecological status, specific pollutants are of crucial

importance to achieve good status of surface water bodies. On the other hand, emerging pollutants

should also be the focus of attention, from different perspectives (analytical methods, levels on the

environment, hazard information, use patterns).

Timeframe:Manpower/budget request 2011. Implementation 2012-2015.


to be requested):

Estimated 1 person-year and 50 k

Contact Person

Mr. Bernd Manfred Gawlik


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8. Films databases

DG/Unit:INFSO A1 - Audiovisual and Media policies


standardisation / interoperability of films databases

Policy context:

The Council Resolution of 26 June 2000 urged the Member States to cooperate on the

restoration and preservation of European cinema heritage, making use of digitisation and

networking of existing European archive databases.

In its communication of 26 September 2001, the European Commission noted the

existence of a consensus among professionals in the audiovisual field, in both the private

and public sectors, on the need to preserve audiovisual and cinematographic works witha view to promoting European cultural diversity, while also highlighting differences in

the means available for acquisition.

The consultation of interested parties revealed the existence of a consensus opposed to

the creation of a European register with deposit arrangements left at national or regional

level, but also agreement on the need for clear identification of the works and the

exchange of metadata on digitised audiovisual materials.

The resolution of 24 November 2003 called on the Commission to develop cooperation

between the Member States and the organisations in charge of the deposit of materials, in

particular for the exchange of information on existing catalogues.

However, while four-fifths of the Member States have an obligatory or voluntary deposit

system covering all films funded by the public sector, the diverse nature of these systems

and the technical standards used, by both the organisations in charge of the archives and

the various operators in the sector, means that complete harmonisation of the systems is

not possible. It requires rather the definition of technical standards to permit the

interoperability of these systems.

Timeframe:

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contribution

if to be requested):

Contact person:

Marisol Perez Guevara


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9. Food

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) / JRC.D.6Food safety and quality


JRC-IRMM is represented in several of the Working Groups of CEN TC 275 (Food analysis

Horizontal methods) and TC 327 (Animal feeding stuffs Methods of analysis and sampling).

Focus of the contribution of JRC-IRMM is the provision of technical expertise and the

submission of collaboratively validated methods for the detection and determination of

undesired substances in food and feed. The validated methods are in part the result of

activities linked to the operation of the EU reference laboratories hosted by JRC-IRMM; S/T

input results also from the foresight activities and exploratory research embedded in the

institutional work programme.

Method validation studies underway or planned:

CEN TC Mandate Analyte Sample matrix Timeframe Standard

numberCEN TC 275

WG 2 none Nine sweeteners(multi-analyte) Food Publication expected in 2010 prEN 15911

CEN TC 275

WG 5 M 383 Patulin Fruit juices and purees Passedformal voting stage in August 2010; publication imminent prEN 15890

CEN TC 275WG 5 M 383 Aflatoxin B1 Cereal-based infant food Published

EN 15851:2010CEN TC 275

WG 5 None yet T-2 and HT-2 toxins Cereals Starting,methods submitted n.a

CEN TC 275WG 5 None yet Ochratoxin A Liquorice Starting n.a

CEN TC 275WG 5 None yet Ochratoxin A Spices Starting n.a

CEN TC 275

WG 5 M 383 Zearalenone Cereals Published EN15850:2010

CEN TC 275

WG 13 Draft M 463 EU 4 priority PAHs Food, using GC-MS Starting in2010, expected publ. 31/12/2013 n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13 Draft M 463 EU 4 priority PAHs Food, using HPLC Starting in2010, expected publ. 31/12/2016 n.a

CEN TC 275

WG 13 Draft M 463 Acrylamide Bakery and potato products, coffee, using GC-MSStarting in 2010, expected publ. 31/12/2016 n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13 Draft M 463 Acrylamide Bakery and potato products, coffee, using HPLC

Starting in 2010, expected publ. 31/12/2013 n.aCEN TC 275


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WG 13 Draft M 463 Melamine and cyanuric acid Food Publicationexpected 31/12/2015 n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13 Draft M 463 Mineral oil Vegetable oil Publication expected 31/12/2016

n.aCEN TC 327

WG 1 M 382 Fumonisins B1+ B2 Animal feed Publication expected in September2011 prEN 16006

CEN TC 327WG 1 M 382 Ochratoxin A Animal feed Publication expected in September2011 prEN 16007

CEN TC 327WG 1 None yet Inorganic arsenic Animal feed Started in 2010 n.a

CEN TC 327

WG 1 None yet Melamine Animal feed Starting n.aCEN TC 327

WG 1 None yet Multi-mycotoxins Animal feed Starting n.aCEN TC 327 WG3 M382 Semduramicin Animal feed Started 2009,expected completion June 2012 n.a.

CEN TC 275WG 0 Participation in WG 0 on General Considerations

CEN TC 275WG 0 Joint CEN-JRC workshop organised on IPR issues 29 January 2010

In addition, a 3rd mandate to TC 327 is under discussion between DG SANCO and TC 327

representatives including the following work items, where IRMM has an active interest:

analysis of ergot alkaloids, analysis of T2 and HT2 toxins, LC-MS/MS multi-analyte method

for mycotoxins, identification of probiotics, analysis of banned antibiotics, carbadox and

olaquindox, analysis of ionophore coccidiostats at additive and carry-over level with LC-

MS/MS, analysis of mineral oil in feed matrices, analysis of datura alkaloids, analysis of

melamine

Policy Context:

EU food and feed control legislation (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 requires official control

laboratories in the Member States to use standardised methods, e.g. those issued by CEN,

whenever available. The availability of standardised methods of analysis and sampling is

therefore of great interest to the Commission as it supports the uniform implementation of EU

food and feed legislation in the Member States, in particular in cases where regulatory limits

have been specified to ensure the safety of the food chain. Next to the protection of the well-

being of consumers, standardised methods enable the free movement of goods within the EU

and avoid duplication of analytical work commissioned by trading partners.

Timeframe:

Depending on project planned completion dates ranging from 2010 to 2016


to be requested):

Under discussion

Contact Person

Mr. Franz Ulberth


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Food

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements / JRC.D.6

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:JRC-IRMM is represented in several of the Working Groups of CEN TC 275 (Food analysis

Horizontal methods) and TC 327 (Animal feeding stuffs Methods of analysis and sampling).

Focus of the contribution of JRC-IRMM is the provision of technical expertise and the

submission of collaboratively validated methods for the detection and determination of

undesired substances in food and feed. The validated methods are in part the result of

activities linked to the operation of the EU reference laboratories hosted by JRC-IRMM; S/T

input results also from the foresight activities and exploratory research embedded in the

institutional work programme.

Method validation studies underway or planned:

CEN TC Mandate Analyte Sample matrix Timeframe Standardnumber

CEN TC 275

WG 2none

Nine sweeteners

(multi-analyte)Food

Publication

expected in 2010

prEN

15911

CEN TC 275WG 5

M 383 PatulinFruit juices and

purees

Passed formalvoting stage in

August 2010;publication

imminent

prEN15890

CEN TC 275WG 5

M 383 Aflatoxin B1Cereal-basedinfant food

PublishedEN

15851:2010

CEN TC 275

WG 5None yet

T-2 and HT-2

toxinsCereals

Starting, methods

submittedn.a

CEN TC 275WG 5

None yet Ochratoxin A Liquorice Starting n.a

CEN TC 275

WG 5None yet Ochratoxin A Spices Starting n.a

CEN TC 275WG 5

M 383 Zearalenone Cereals PublishedEN

15850:2010

CEN TC 275WG 13

Draft M 463EU 4 priority

PAHsFood, using GC-

MS

Starting in 2010,

expected publ.31/12/2013

n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13

Draft M 463EU 4 priority

PAHsFood, using HPLC

Starting in 2010,expected publ.

31/12/2016n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13

Draft M 463 AcrylamideBakery and potatoproducts, coffee,

using GC-MS

Starting in 2010,expected publ.

31/12/2016n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13

Draft M 463 AcrylamideBakery and potato

products, coffee,using HPLC

Starting in 2010,

expected publ.31/12/2013

n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13

Draft M 463Melamine andcyanuric acid

FoodPublicationexpected

31/12/2015n.a

CEN TC 275WG 13

Draft M 463 Mineral oil Vegetable oilPublicationexpected

31/12/2016n.a

CEN TC 327WG 1

M 382 Fumonisins B1+B2

Animal feedPublicationexpected in

September 2011

prEN16006


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CEN TC 327WG 1

M 382 Ochratoxin A Animal feedPublicationexpected in

September 2011

prEN16007

CEN TC 327

WG 1None yet Inorganic arsenic Animal feed Started in 2010 n.a

CEN TC 327

WG 1None yet Melamine Animal feed Starting n.a

CEN TC 327

WG 1None yet

Multi-

mycotoxinsAnimal feed Starting n.a

CEN TC 327WG3

M382 Semduramicin Animal feed

Started 2009,expected

completion June2012

n.a.

CEN TC 275WG 0

Participation in WG 0 on General Considerations

CEN TC 275

WG 0

Joint CEN-JRC workshop organised on IPR issues 29 January 2010

In addition, a 3rd mandate to TC 327 is under discussion between DG SANCO and TC 327

representatives including the following work items, where IRMM has an active interest:

analysis of ergot alkaloids, analysis of T2 and HT2 toxins, LC-MS/MS multi-analyte method

for mycotoxins, identification of probiotics, analysis of banned antibiotics, carbadox and

olaquindox, analysis of ionophore coccidiostats at additive and carry-over level with LC-

MS/MS, analysis of mineral oil in feed matrices, analysis of datura alkaloids, analysis of

melamine

Policy Context:

EU food and feed control legislation (Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 requires official control

laboratories in the Member States to use standardised methods, e.g. those issued by CEN,

whenever available. The availability of standardised methods of analysis and sampling is

therefore of great interest to the Commission as it supports the uniform implementation of EU

food and feed legislation in the Member States, in particular in cases where regulatory limits

have been specified to ensure the safety of the food chain. Next to the protection of the well-

being of consumers, standardised methods enable the free movement of goods within the EU

and avoid duplication of analytical work commissioned by trading partners.

Timeframe:

Depending on project planned completion dates ranging from 2010 to 2016

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contribution ifto be requested):

Under discussion

Contact Person

Franz Ulberth


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10. Hydrogen and fuel cell technology

DG/Unit:

Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy (IE) / JRC.F.2 Cleaner energy


IE actions 13103 (FCPOINT) and 13104 (HYSAST) perform pre-normative research (PNR) into

measurement and testing methodologies to characterise the performance of hydrogen and fuel cell

technologies:

HYSAST: performance characterisation of high pressure gas storage, solid state storage andsensors

FCPOINT: performance characterisation of fuel cells, fuel cell stacks and fuel cell systems(efficiency, durability, H2 fuel quality, )

The PNR feeds into the following standardisation activities (not mandated by EC)

a) ISO TC 197 Hydrogen Technologies

ISO/TS 20100:2008 gaseous hydrogen fuelling stations (CD under development)

ISO/TS 14687-2:2008 hydrogen fuel product specification Part 2: PEM fuel cellapplications for road vehicles (DIS under development)

ISO 13985:2006 Liquid hydrogen land vehicle fuel tanks ((published and currently underreview)

ISO 15869:2009 Gaseous hydrogen and hydrogen blends land vehicle fuel tanks (types1-4)(published and up for revision)

ISO TR 15916:2004 Basic considerations for the safety of hydrogen systems (published andup for revision)

ISO 17268:2006 Compressed hydrogen surface vehicle refuelling connecting devices (DISunder development)

ISO 26142:2010 Hydrogen detection apparatus stationary applications

b) IEC TC 105Fuel Cell technologies

IEC/TS 62282-1:2005 Fuel cell technologies Part 1: Terminology (edition 2 in progress)

IEC 62282-3-2 ed. 1.0:2006 Fuel cell technologies Part 3-2: Stationary fuel cell powersystems performance test methods (ed. 2 planned 2011-2012)

IEC 62282-6-200 ed. 1.0: 2007 Fuel cell technologies Part 6-200: micro fuel cell powersystems performance test methods (ed. 2 planned 2013)

IEC/TS 62282-7-1 Fuel cell technologies part 7-1: single cell test methods for polymerelectrolyte fuel cell (PEFC)

c) other related standardisation activities:

improved combustible gas sensor response time measurement method for IEC 60079-29convenor of ad-hoc group 1 of IEC TC 105 on the development of international standards for fuel cell

systems for propulsion other than road vehicles and auxiliary power units (APUs)

Policy Context


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By Council Regulation (EC) 521/2008 the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) has

been set up as a public-private partnership to enable a widespread market introduction of hydrogen

and fuel cell technologies in the EU by 2015-2020. The Regulation explicitly states that JRC through

its competences, expertise and facilities on hydrogen and fuel cells can play a role in the FCH JU.

The scope of activities under this role has been agreed in a Framework Agreement approved by the

FCH JU Governing Board and signed between the FCH JU Executive Director and the JRC Director-

General in January 2009. This Framework Agreement identifies PNR and support to international

standardisation activities on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies as priority area of action.

JRC-IE has also been invited by the FCH JU Executive Director and DG ENTR-I to a dedicated

meeting (15.09.09) on streamlining FCH JU efforts in PNR and optimising the transfer to international

standardisation activities.

Within the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE, and

intergovernmental organisation of which the European Commission is a member), JRC-IE acts as co-

chair of the Regulations, Codes and Standards Working Group.

In the past, in the frame of CEN/CENELEC mandate M349, JRC-IE has been nominated by DG RTD

and by DG ENTR as the technical interlocutor of the Commission in the follow-up of the

implementation of the mandate.

Timeframe:

Ongoing under JRC-IE institutional (and partially competitive) activities.

FCH JU expires in 2017, EC-share of budget to FCH JU is guaranteed till end FP7.

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contribution if to be

requested):

Covered by Institutional Programme Budget.

Contact Person

Mr. Marc Steen


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11. Innovation

DG/Unit:Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy (IE) / JRC.F.4 Safety of future nuclear reactors


Extension of the computer-readable data format compliant with ISO 6892-1:2009 (ambient

temperature tensile testing standard) to creep and fatigue test types according to relevant CEN

and ISO standards:

Database interoperability is a prerequisite for the exchange of data and metadata between

heterogeneous databases. Computer-readable data formats and metadata schemas complying

with existing international standards have to be established. As a follow-up of the CEN

Workshop ELSSI EMD (Economics and Logistics of Standards-Compliant Schemas for

Interoperability of Engineering Materials Data), JRC Petten is proposing to extend the

computer-readable data format that complies with ISO 6892-1:2009 ambient temperature

tensile testing standard to other mechanical test types such as uni-axial creep, low-cycle

fatigue, and creep-fatigue interaction tests considering existing CEN and ISO standards. A

demonstrator for creep tests is already implemented in JRC Petten's materials database Mat-

DB.

Policy Context

The selection, performance assessment and qualification of suitable structural materials for

innovative applications, such as reactor core and primary circuit components for next

generation nuclear reactors (GenIV), requires extensive experimental R&D and the handling

of large amounts of generic and environment specific materials data, including e.g. properties

related to the fabrication processes or the in-service aging behaviour. The related materials

tests are complex and costly, and an efficient exchange of data between R&D partners is of

utmost importance. For instance, the European R&D materials data of the Euratom

contribution to GenIV International Forum (GIF), including materials data generated within

DG-RTD funded projects, are managed at JRC Petten and transferred to ORNL who is

responsible for establishing the materials handbook from the overall GIF data pool.

Timeframe:

Manpower/budget request 2011. Implementation 2012-2015.


to be requested):

Estimated 2 person-years and 100 k

Contact Person

Mr. Peter Haehner

Ms. Vesselina Ranguelova


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12. LMI sectors (E-Heallth,Protective textiles, Sustainableconstruction, Recycling, Bio-based products, and Renewableenergies)

DG/Unit:Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy (IE) / JRC.F.8 Renewable energy


A. CENELEC Standards on Photovoltaic Technology through TC 82: Solar photovoltaic energy

systems

The objective is to prepare European Standards for systems of and components for photovoltaic

conversion of solar energy into electrical energy and for all elements in the entire photovoltaic energy

system. The standards will deal with EMC, Machine, CPD and LVD directives. The CLC/TC 82 will

especially develop standards in areas where there are special European concerns. The CLC/TC 82 will

cooperate closely with IEC TC 82 and the National Committees. The aim will be to support the

accelerated market introduction by harmonization of standards.

B. CEN Building Energy Standards through TC371

CEN TC 371 Project Committee Energy Performance of Buildings Project Group coordinates all

activities related to Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

Policy Context

A. The PV European standards are elaborated mainly by TC 82 "Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems"

of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and then adopted by TC 82 "Solar

Photovoltaic Energy Systems" of the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

(CENELEC). The aim of the current work in the field of PV technologies is to accelerate the market

introduction by harmonization of standards. By working on Standards on Photovoltaic Technology,parties involved address the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) 2004/108/EC; Low

Voltage Directive (LVD) 2006/95/EC; Construction Products Directive (CPD) 89/106/EEC with

amendments and the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.

B. To support the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the

European Commission issued early 2004 a mandate (M343-EN-2004) to the European standards body

(CEN) for the development of standards covering 31 individual work items. This mandate asked CEN

to elaborate and adopt standards on a methodology, calculating the integrated energy performance of

buildings and estimating the environmental impact, in accordance with the directive. To coordinate the

standardization activities related to the EPBD, CEN established a coordinating group: CEN/TC 371

Project Committee EPBD.

Timeframe:

A. Present to 2011.

B. Present to 2011

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contribution if to be

requested):A. JRC Institutional Programme.

B. JRC Institutional Programme.

Contact Person

A. Mr. Tony Sample (Convenor of TC82/WG2)

Mr. Nigel Taylor

B. Mr. Hans Bloem

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LMI sectors (E-Health, Protective textiles, Sustainable construction, Recycling, Bio-basedproducts, and Renewable energies)

DG/Unit:Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy (IE) / JRC.F.2 Cleaner energy


Development of standard(s) for biogas/biomethane for injection into natural gas grids in

Europe. DG ENER-C2 has drafted a mandate to CEN with the assistance of JRC-IE.

Discussions have been held with CEN/TC234/WG9 and standards work should start in 2010.

JRC-IE would be an observer in the WG on behalf of the Commission.

The mandate also includes the use of biomethane for transport applications which would be

handled by CEN/TC19.

Policy Context

Concerning pipeline injection, the standardisation work is linked to implementation of the

directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and

emending and subsequently repealing directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC, specifically

concerning Article 16 of the directive.

Timeframe:

Envisaged start of the work in 2010


to be requested):

No contribution has been requested for the representative role JRC-IE has been invited to

adopt by DG ENER. The work is currently covered by the JRC-DG ENER Memorandum of

Understanding.

Contact Person

Mr. David Baxter


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LMI sectors (E-Health, Protective textiles, Sustainable construction, Recycling, Bio-basedproducts, and Renewable energies)

DG/Unit(s): DGENTR/B.1 in collaboration with DGENTR/F.5 & DGENTR/G.2.

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:1) Mandate addressed to CEN for the development of European Standards and Technical

Specifications and/or Technical Reports for Bio-Surfactants and Bio-Solvents in relation

to bio-based product aspects. This mandate concerns the development for bio-surfactants

and bio-solvents of European standards together with Technical Specifications (TSs)

and/or Technical Reports (TRs) as interim outputs. The standards and the TSs and TRs

shall relate to the biodegradability, product functionality, impact on greenhouse gas

emissions, and the amount of different renewable raw materials (RRMs) and/or different

bio-based contents used during the manufacturing of such bio-surfactants and bio-

solvents.

2) Mandate addressed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI for the Development of HorizontalEuropean Standards and Other Standardisation Deliverables for Bio-Based Products.

This mandate concerns the development of various horizontal standards and other

standardisation deliverables for BIO-BASED PRODUCTS as a follow-up of the CEN

Report of CEN/BT/WG 209 "Bio-based products" on the earlier programming mandate

M/429 on Bio-based Products.

Policy context:

The Competitiveness Council invited the Commission "to present during 2007 an

initiative on lead markets, based on a broad stakeholder consultation for defining a valid

approach for fostering emergence of markets with high economic and societal value.

This would include identifying areas where concerted action through key policy

instruments and framework conditions, coherent and coordinated policy making byrelevant public authorities, as well as enhanced cooperation between key stakeholders

can speed up market development, without interfering with competitive forces.

In response, a Communication on a lead market initiative (LMI) was launched. This

Communication identified a first set of markets with potential to become LM. It calls for

urgent and coordinated action through ambitious action plans for these markets, to

rapidly bring visible advantage for Europes economy and consumers. The LMI

approach was endorsed by the Competitiveness Council of May. It aims at balancing the

efforts to complete the supply side of innovation (e.g. R&D funding) with a demand-

driven approach. The launch of a Lead Market Initiative (LMI) for Europe is one of its

notable strategic priorities.

Timeframe:

1) 24 months from the acceptance date.

2) 60 months from the acceptance date.

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested):To be discussed.

The completed programming mandate and the currently running standardisation mandate

on bio-polymers and bio-lubricants did not involve any financial support from the

Commission.

Contact person(s):

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DG/Unit:

DG ENTR I5 - Construction, pressure equipment, metrology

Standardisation related actions/mandates planned:Standards for the pressure equipment sector are developed on the basis of a single

mandate M/071. A specific mandate related to fire extinguishers was issued M434 but

this mandate had no financial impact so far.

No additional mandates are currently planned.

Policy context:

Harmonised standards under PED (97/23/EC) and SVPD (2009/105/EC) have been

adopted over the past few years. These standards are the preferred solution for designing

and building pressure equipment complying with the pressure equipment directives.

Although the main standards for the major product groups are now available, a lot of

work still has to be done to complete the standards. European harmonised standards have

to compete with international (ASME) and national codes which are well-established inthe market. As the pressure equipment sector is very traditional, the take-up of European

harmonised standards in some product areas and some geographic areas has been rather

low. Although European harmonised standards are considered as state of the art solutions

meeting the essential safety requirements of the directive in the most economic way, this

is apparently not always sufficient to convince users and/or manufacturers to abandon

the standards they are more used to. In some sectors (chemical, petrochemical industry),

the use of commercial codes or former national standards is still very high.

In order to promote the take-up of European harmonised standards in the pressure

equipment sector and to ensure long-term sustainability of these standards, the following

main actions are required:

- support the implementation of and completing the main product standards for pressure

vessels, piping and boilers. This work is mainly done via a mechanism of maintenance

helpdesks. The purpose of the helpdesk is three-fold: support the users in the

implementation of the standards, preparing the requirements for revision of the standards

(corrections, closing the gaps and broadening of the scope) and promotion of the

standards at national and international level.

- increase the visibility and knowledge about European harmonised standards at

European and international level. Targeted promotion actions towards users (most often

the final decision on the use a standard is taken by the user and not by the manufacturer)

and the engineering community will be required. The organisation of a European

conference on standardisation in the pressure equipment sector is currently beingexamined by the CEN PE/AN (CEN Pressure Equipment / Advisory Nucleus).

- favour the participation of European experts in standardisation work at the level of ISO

in particular for standards of horizontal nature (welding, non destructive testing, ).

Timeframe:

Budget request 2011. Implementation 2012-2015.

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested):Estimated at 200 k (no request received yet from CEN CMC)

Contact person:

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DG/Unit:

DGENTR/D (Industrial Innovation & Mobility Industries), DGENTR/G.1 (REACH),

DGENTR/G.2 (Chemicals) together with the ISG-Nanotechnologies

Existing Standardisation related actions/mandates:

Mandate M/461 entitled STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES REGARDING

NANOTECHNOLOGIES AND NANOMATERIALS addresses the development of

European Norms (ENs) for characterisation methodologies of nanomaterials in the

manufactured form, prior toxicity and eco-toxicity testing, ENs for measurement

methods of exposures to nanomaterials and ENs for methods to simulate exposures to

nanomaterials. As interim output, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI are to develop a roadmap

for the development of the deliverables requested and Technical Specifications (TS) for

these areas. Priority will be given to work carried out in conjunction with ISO. It will beessential to maintain a coherent approach in relation with work in OECD. It will

therefore be essential that work by CEN is carried out in close collaboration with ISO

and OECD. In line with suggestions made by the European Standards Bodies, the

European Commission and the European Standards Bodies will review on an annual

basis progress made and newly identified needs. CEN, CENELEC and ETSI are

requested to take into account on-going pre-and co-normative research and development

(including relevant work done by relevant stakeholders, industry, in national as well as

international fora and the Commissions Framework Programmes for research i.e. FP6

and FP7; CIP; Life+; etc.) and co-ordinate their activities in order to avoid any

duplication of work. In this respect, work of any other relevant research

activities/projects from various sources (e.g. European, National and Regional andIndustry (here, especially the NM project) Programmes) will be taken actively and

effectively into account. Moreover, CEN, CENELEC and ETSI will also establish and/or

build upon existing appropriate links for the tasks described above with relevant

European Technology Platforms (ETPs), especially with the ones entitled Sustainable

Chemistry (SusChem) and Industrial Safety (ETPIS here its Nanosafety HUB), to

ensure a coordinated and fast progress of their tasks.

Policy context:

Given the interests at stake, the European Commission has set out a European Strategyfor Nanotechnologies, based on a safe, integrated and responsible approach.11 One of

the building blocks of the safe, integrated and responsible approach is standardization.

As mentioned in the Commissions Communication on Regulatory Aspects of

Nanomaterials, implementation of current regulation is a major challenge, mainly due to

a knowledge gap and the lack of instruments that support regulation and implementation.

The Communication and the accompanying Commission Staff Working Document

highlight consequently the areas where further work is needed. Standardization work

covered by this mandate should reflect the priorities indicated by these Commission

documents. Both the Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament have

11 Communications, respectively "Towards a European Strategy for Nanotechnology" and the "N&N Action Planfor Europe 2005-2009". (COM(2004) 338 final and COM(2005) 243 final),


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highlighted the importance to be attached to standardisation as a means to accompany

the introduction on the market of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials, and a means to

facilitate the implementation of regulation. In 2007, the Commission addressed a

mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, asking these bodies to elaborate a report

identifying with respect to nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. Mandate 409

specifically asked the standards bodies to verify consistency and coherence of activitieswith activities going on in other fora, such as the OECD. This report was presented in

May 2008. In their report, the European Standards Bodies provide a list of

standardisation deliverables identified at a given moment in time and ideally to be

elaborated at some point in time.

Timeframe:

5 years from the acceptance date.

Budget/EC contribution (please indicate approximate amount of the EC contributionif to be requested)

Documents

EC Standardisation Action Plan December 2010