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CENELEC

CENELEC is the official European body responsible for standardisation in the electrotechnical engineering field.

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Response to EU quantum Act

9 Dec 2025

The attached document provides input to the European Quantum Act by a group of standards contributors from CEN-CENELEC JTC22 on quantum technologies. Our input discusses the JTC22 committee work, standardisation of quantum technologies, observed barriers, as well as policy recommendations. Our main recommendation is that the Quantum Act should emphasise the value of European standardisation in the harmonization of quantum supply chains and definition of markets, in support of consistency, maturation and growth of European quantum-technology business ecosystems. More detailed recommendations are provided on leveraging Europe-funded projects and programs to raise interest in Europe so that its upcoming quantum industry, and in particular quantum start-up/SME, is effectively represented in standardisation.
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Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

9 Dec 2025 · Revision of the Standardisation Regulation

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

1 Dec 2025 · Revision of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 CEN and CENELEC operating and action grants 2026 Impact of the ECJ ruling High-level Forum on European standardisation

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

1 Dec 2025 · • Revision of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 • CEN and CENELEC operating and action grants 2026 • Impact of the ECJ ruling • High-level Forum on European standardisation

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

19 Nov 2025 · Meeting with CEN/CENELEC presidents and ADG of CCMC

Response to EU Space Law: Union law for safe, secure and sustainable space activities

7 Nov 2025

CEN and CENELEC welcome continued collaboration with the European Commission to fully leverage European Standards in space policy and support the objectives of the EU Space Act. In the EU Space Act, CEN and CENELEC urge the European Commission to: Follow the consistency set in recent legislative negotiations and continue to use the proposed Toy Safety Regulation as blueprint for articles on common specifications; Include standardization strategically in European space policy by expanding the scope of topics for which standards will be requested for; Fully leverage the European Standardization System by ensuring coordination between the Space Agency and the European Standardization Organizations. Please see the document uploaded for our full response.
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CENELEC urges EU to embed standards in competitiveness funding

6 Nov 2025
Topic — Consultation on the next EU long-term budget focusing on funding for competitiveness.
Message — The organization proposes amendments to better connect research, innovation and standardization. They want to recognise standardization bodies as actors within innovation ecosystems.12
Why — This would strengthen their role as essential partners in all EU-funded innovation.3
Impact — Non-European firms lose market share as the EU prioritizes its own standards.4
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Meeting with Ana Xavier (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

2 Oct 2025 · CEN and CENELEC standards development process

Meeting with Guillaume Roty (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

25 Sept 2025 · Review of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 & upcoming revision of the Standardisation Regulation Access to standards Overview of the cooperation between the EC and CEN and CENELEC

Response to Revision of the 'New Legislative Framework'

2 Sept 2025

CEN and CENELEC welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the upcoming Revision of the New Legislative Framework (NLF). The NLF is at the heart of the success of the European Single Market and standardization has played a fundamental role in supporting this success. As two of the European Standardization Organisations, CEN and CENELEC would like to emphasize the following key messages for this Call for Evidence: CEN and CENELEC recommends that the NLF Revision upholds its core principle of public-private partnership. This would ensure the continued balance between regulatory requirements set by the European institutions and harmonized standards developed by the European Standardization Organisations. CEN and CENELEC stresses the need for the Revision of the NLF to be complementary to the upcoming Revision of the Standardization Regulation and Omnibus on aligning product legislation with the digital age. This will ensure regulatory consistency and ease of understanding for standardization stakeholders. CEN and CENELEC call for the European Commission to ensure that the implementation of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) is fully aligned with the revised New Legislative Framework (NLF) to preserve the clarity and legal certainty provided by the CE marking. This includes avoiding overlapping regulatory requirements, ensuring coherence with harmonized standards, and promoting a mutually reinforcing relationship between the DPP and CE marking.
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Response to Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

11 Aug 2025

CEN and CENELEC are committed to ensuring that standardization supports Gender Equality. CEN and CENELEC aim to develop gender-responsive standards that reflect the needs, experiences, and characteristics of all users and encourage that those drafting standards reflect the diversity of the societies they serve. In this position paper, CEN and CENELEC outline the work already being carried out to achieve these goals and outline how the Gender Equality Strategy can further support this progress via three key recommendations: 1. Support Gender-Responsive Standardization Across EU Policy Areas 2. Promote the Collection and Use of Gender-Disaggregated Data 3.Encourage Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement in Standardization Please see our full position paper for our elaborated recommendations.
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Meeting with Ann-Sofie Ronnlund (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

16 Jul 2025 · Standardisation to support deployment of technologies

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

14 Jul 2025 · CEN/CENELEC meeting with decentralised Agencies

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization

26 Jun 2025 · Participate at the CEN CENELEC Annual General Assembly and to speak in a panel discussion with the VP policy and representatives from the European Quality Infrastructure Network (EA & EURAMET).

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Committee for Standardization and European Telecommunications Standards Institute

28 May 2025 · Exchange of view between European Standardisation Organisations and DG GROW

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

6 May 2025 · Digital issues

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

10 Mar 2025 · Meeting between DG GROW and CEN/CENELEC on several topics related to the EU standards policy.

Meeting with Kirsi Haavisto (Head of Unit Research and Innovation) and European Committee for Standardization

19 Feb 2025 · Latest developments in innovation policies

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

13 Feb 2025 · Meeting between DG GROW and CEN/CENELEC regarding the status of the implementation of the EU Court of Justice ruling on access to standards.

Meeting with Joachim Luecking (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport) and Nevomo Poland and The Hyperloop Association

20 Jan 2025 · Regular meeting between Europe’s Rail, DG MOVE and the Hyperloop promoters.

Meeting with Barbara Bonvissuto (Director Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

9 Jan 2025 · Structured Dialogue between the European Commission and CEN/CENELEC regarding their functions established by Reg. 1025/2012

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and European Committee for Standardization

18 Sept 2024 · Standardisation

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and European Committee for Standardization

17 Sept 2024 · - Priorities of CEN and CENELEC and the use of standardization - Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Future projects

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

6 Mar 2024 · Sustainability reporting

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

26 Feb 2024 · Clean Transition Dialogue on EGD Infrastructures

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and EPIA SolarPower Europe and

26 Feb 2024 · Clean Transition Dialogue on EGD Infrastructures

Response to Evaluation of Standardisation Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012

29 Sept 2023

Please find in attachment the answer from CEN and CENELEC which: Notes that Regulation 1025/2012 facilitates effective collaboration between CEN, CENELEC and ETSI, their national members and the European Union, reinforcing the strength of this valuable public-private partnership. Highlights that integrity of the European Standardization System has been recently strengthened by the European Standardization Strategy and Regulation 2022/2480. Reiterates that the Vienna Agreement and the Frankfurt Agreement are effective means to strengthen European influence in international standardization and this objective is well achieved on the basis of Regulation 1025/2012. Confirms that Regulation 1025/2012 is fit for purpose and shortcomings identified can be addressed through the use of an amendment
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Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Patricia Reilly (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

5 Sept 2023 · Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

CEN and CENELEC Urge Use of Existing Sustainability Standards

7 Jul 2023
Topic — The Commission is defining sustainability reporting standards that companies must use under EU law.
Message — The organizations request that the Commission utilize existing European and international standards to support sustainability reporting. They propose including a requirement for companies to disclose which established standards they already use. This approach aims to ensure legislative consistency and avoid duplicating reporting efforts across the industry.123
Why — This would lower administrative costs and significantly simplify compliance for European businesses.45
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Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

30 Sept 2022 · CSRD

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

30 Aug 2022 · Standardisation

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

31 Jan 2022 · Meeting on EU standards.

Meeting with Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and European Committee for Standardization and European Telecommunications Standards Institute

25 Jan 2022 · European Standardisation system

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and European Committee for Standardization

20 Jan 2022 · standardization

Meeting with Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and European Committee for Standardization

29 Apr 2021 · The role of standardization in EU energy and climate policy.

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

18 Sept 2020 · Have a dialogue on Construction Product Regulation with CEN-CENELEC representatives of Industry

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

12 May 2020 · Introductory discussion on crisis management during pandemic and standardisation strategy as well as future o CPR

Response to Regulatory measure on the review of energy labelling for household washing machines and washer-driers

26 Nov 2018

This feedback is submitted on behalf of CENELEC TC59X WG1, SWG1.6 Washing Machines, SWG1.11 Washer Dryer. Detailed comments are attached.
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Response to Review of ecodesign requirements for household washing machines and washer-driers

21 Nov 2018

This feedback is submitted on behalf of CENELEC TC59X WG1, SWG1.6 Washing Machines, SWG1.11 Washer Dryer. Detailed comments are attached. Gundula Czyzewski Convenor of WG1
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Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

19 Sept 2018 · Presentation and functioning of the European standardisation system

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel) and European Committee for Standardization

21 Feb 2018 · European Standardization supporting Digital Transformation

Meeting with Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

1 Sept 2015 · Better Regulation

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy) and European Committee for Standardization

14 Apr 2015 · Smart cities