made up of the standards institutes of the EC and EFTA countries; their job is to work out European standards and to receive notification of proposed national standards from national standards bodies
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Its mission is to foster the European economy in global trading, the welfare of European citizens and the environment. Through its services it provides a platform for the development of European Standards and other technical specifications
Käesoleva paragrahvi lõikes 2 nimetatud Euroopa või rahvusvaheline standard on Euroopa Standardikomitee, Euroopa Elektrotehnika Standardikomitee, Euroopa Telekommunikatsiooni Standardite Instituudi või Rahvusvahelise Standardiorganisatsiooni poolt vastuvõetud ja avalikuks kasutuseks kättesaadavaks tehtud standard.
The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) are recognised as the competent organisations for the adoption of harmonised standards in accordance with the general guidelines for cooperation between the Commission and those two organisations signed on 28 March 2003.
CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, is an association that brings together the National Standardization Bodies of 34 European countries. CEN is one of three European Standardization Organizations (together with CENELEC and ETSI) that have been officially recognized by the European Union and by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) as being responsible for developing and defining voluntary standards at European level.
CEN provides a platform for the development of European Standards and other technical documents in relation to various kinds of products, materials, services and processes.
