International Biofuels Conference (5-6 July 2007) European and International Standards Ernst-Peter Ziethen CEN Vice-President Technical
CEN European Committee for Standardization www.cenorm.eu 30 National Members (EU, EFTA) 2 Counsellors (EC, EFTA) 8 Associate Members 4 Affiliates (Potential CEN Members) 8 Partner Standardization Bodies (PSBs) CEN Management Centre (CMC) the hub of the organization in Brussels 400 European federations in liaison More than 60.000 experts More than 10.800 European Standards 2
The European Standardization Model Æ EN One European Standard Adopted as national standards in 30 countries (EU + EFTA) Æ Effective co-regulation between industry, standardization body and legislator Æ High quality standards: applied world-wide Æ One European standard (EN) replaces 30 different national standards in Europe creates access to a market of 490 million people 3
European standardization conference "Innovation and market access through standards (Berlin, 27 March 2007) Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission "We must prepare Europe for the rapid political, economic and cultural challenges that affect and threaten us." I can justifiably claim that, as far as European industry is concerned, European standardization is a trump card in global markets. 4
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has established a code for standards organizations Basic requirements: Standards should not result in unnecessary barriers to international trade International standards should be used for the development of regional and national standards 5
The WTO Standards Codex No preferential status for domestic products No trade barriers as a result of national standards Adoption of relevant International Standards Participation of national delegations Public review procedures (at least 2 months) Appropriate consideration of comments submitted Avoid duplication of work National consensus-building Publication of work programmes 6
ISO International Organization for Standardization www.iso.org 159 National Members ISO Central Secretariat the hub of the organization in Geneva 600 liaisons with international organizations Close cooperation with governmental agencies ( e. g. WTO, UN, CODEX, ILO, IMO, UN/ECE, UNIDO, WHO, OECD) More than 50.000 experts More than 16.500 International Standards 7
Integration of regional and global standardization The Vienna Agreement Close cooperation between ISO and CEN ISO respects the fact that CEN operates in a special political environment Duplication of work is avoided Voluntary cooperation : if needed, one of the parties can proceed separately Result: Globally relevant standards 8
Ongoing standardization activities CEN has already developed European Standards on automotive fuels: EN 228:2004 Automotive fuels - Unleaded petrol - Requirements and test methods EN 589:2004 Automotive fuels - LPG - Requirements and test methods EN 590:2004 Automotive fuels - Diesel - Requirements and test methods 9
Ongoing standardization activities CEN has also developed European Standards on automotive bio-fuels: EN 14214:2003 Automotive fuels - Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for diesel engines - Requirements and test methods CWA 15293:2005 Automotive fuels - Ethanol E85 - Requirements and test methods pren 15376 Automotive fuels - Ethanol as a blending component for petrol - Requirements and test methods 10
The Challenges for European Standardization Requirements from Global Business: One standard, one test, accepted everywhere European standardization policy has to be based on the WTO accepted principles Europe promotes the philosophy of a coherent standards environment ISO International Standards are adopted as European Standards, whenever possible Market players and public authorities can rely on a single, voluntary standard supported by all interested parties 11
The Way Forward CEN and ISO are willing to support the political initiatives The objective is to develop International Standards on bio-fuels that are globally relevant CEN/TC 19 and ISO/TC 28 are the appropriate bodies for managing this work A close cooperation will be ensured by applying the Vienna Agreement Time to market is essential ISO and CEN have developed fast-track procedures 12