NORMAPME draft position on the review of the European standardisation system

In the framework of reforming the European Standardisation system, the European Commission is expected to present its proposals mid-May 2011. We warmly encourage you to give us your comments by Friday 6th May 2011. Please comment here or send it back to Ms Sara Gobbi: s.gobbi@normapme.com

Download the draft position of NORMAPME on the review of the European standardisation system

The so called “standardisation package” will consist of 3 elements:

1.         A Communication with a Strategy on European standardisation for 2020

2.         A proposal for a Regulation on European Standardisation

3.         An impact assessment related to the legislative proposal

NORMAPME fully welcomes the upcoming proposal for a “Standardisation Package”, which is meant to take into account the strengths and weaknesses of the current system and will allow facing forthcoming European and International challenges in the field of standardisation.

Whilst SMEs form the backbone of the European economy, evidence shows that their involvement and representation in standardisation does not correlate to their economic importance.

Hence, it is of crucial importance to fully consider the viewpoint of SMEs in the review of the standardisation system.