European standardisation organisations
The European standardisation organisations are CEN, CENELEC and ETSI.
CEN and CENELEC organise the preparation of European standards. They do not publish standards, instead leaving this task to their national members, who publish CEN and CENELEC standards as a part of their national collection.
European Committee for Standardization CEN http://www.cen.eu
CEN is a regional standardisation organisation, which organises European standardisation in all domains, except electrotechnology and telecommunications. The General Secretariat is located in Brussels. Members of CEN are:
31 members: Austria ON, Belgium NBN, Bulgaria BDS, Croatia HZN, Cyprus CYS, Czech Republic COSTM, Denmark DS, Estonia EVS, Finland SFS, France AFNOR, Germany DIN, Greece ELOT, Hungary MSZT, Iceland IST, Ireland NSAI, Italy UNI, Latvia LVS, Lithuania LST, Luxemburg ILNAS, Malta MSA, The Netherlands NEN, Norway SN, Poland PKN, Portugal IPQ, Romania ASRO, Slovakia SUTN, Slovenia SIST, Spain AENOR, Sweden SIS, Switzerland SNV, United Kingdom BSI.
19 affiliate members: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.
Partner standard organisations: Australia.
Associate members
European sectoral organisations are ANEC, CEFIC, EUCOMED, FIEC, NORMAPME, ECOS and ETUI-REHS.
ANEC, European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardisation;
CEFIC, European Chemical Industry Council;
EUCOMED, European Confederation of Medical Suppliers Associations;
FIEC, European Construction Industry Federation;
NORMAPME, European Office of Crafts, Trades and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Standardization;
ECOS, European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation;
ETUI-REHS, European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety
EVS has been a full member of CEN since 1 January, 2004.
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European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization CENELEC http://www.cenelec.eu
CENELEC is an European standardisation organisation, which engages in the preparation of standards in the field of electrotechnology. It was founded in 1972. The General Secretariat is located in Brussels. Members of CENELEC are:
31 members: Austria ON, Belgium BEC-CEB, Bulgaria BDS, Croatia HZN, Cyprus CYS, Czech Republic COSTM, Denmark DS, Estonia EVS, Finland SESKO, France UTE, Germany DKE, Greece ELOT, Hungary MSZT, Iceland IST, Ireland ETCI, Italy CEI, Latvia LVS, Lithuania LST, Luxemburg ILNAS, Malta MSA, The Netherlands NEC, Norway NEK, Poland PKN, Portugal IPQ, Romania ASRO, Slovakia SUTN, Slovenia SIST, Spain AENOR, Sweden SEK, Switzerland Electrosuisse, United Kingdom BEC.
12 affiliate members: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Israel, Libya, Montenegro, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.
There are cooperation agreements with 47 European industrial unions and organisations.
EVS has been a full member of CENELEC since 1 January, 2004.
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European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI http://www.etsi.org
ETSI is a worldwide organisation founded in 1988, the General Secretariat of which is located in Sophia Antipolis, France.
The number of members from one country is not limited, but full membership is only available for members of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT). ETSI currently has 722 members from more than 60 countries from Europe and elsewhere.
ETSI standards are not published on paper; they are available for free on the internet.
ETSI’s national member since 1998 is the Estonian Technical Inspectorate.