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Call for the nomination of experts for the drafting of an implementation manual for ISO 26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility

In September 2010, the ISO 26000 draft standard for guidance on social responsibility was approved and is not entering the application phase. Throughout the drafting process NORMAPME has highlighted the difficulties posed by the standard for SMEs. The main issues of concern to SMEs arise...

-EC ONLINE CONSULTATION ON THE ALIGNEMENT OF TEN SECTORAL DIRECTIVES TO THE NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (CE MARKING)

New deadline for replies on the EC online consultation: September 15th 2010

In July 2008, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the New Legislative Framework (NLF), a set of measures enhancing the functioning of the internal market for goods...

NORMAPME Experts Meeting: a welcomed opportunity to share successes and concerns

The second NORMAPME Experts Meeting of the year took place on 1st July, 2010 in Brussels (NORMAPME premises). The aim of this meeting was to exchange experiences and best practice between experts on how to improve...

Public consultation on the review of the European Standardisation System: your contributions.

Standardisation and standards play an important role in SME daily activities as their products/services may need to comply with standards for legal and/or market reasons. The implementation of standards can be beneficial for SMEs if standards are...

Approval of the SME Guide for standards writers: a great leap forward a more SME friendly standardisation system!

The guide is available here in ENGLISH and FRENCH

On the 4th of June, the technical boards of CEN and CENELEC have...