Commission report on the implementation of EU standardisation policy and the contribution of European standards to EU policies

On 16 January, the European Commission published a Communication reporting on the implementation of EU standardisation policy, and the contribution of European standards to EU policies.

The Report will serve as a basis for the long-foreseen inter-institutional dialogue with the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions which should start this spring. It will aim at involving the European Institutions more in standardisation policies (e.g. in setting priorities and strategies).

The Communication documents the actions taken by the Commission in standardisation aiming to promote innovation; to increase quality, safety, security & sustainability of goods and services; to enable job creation and growth; to support global value chains, and to prevent costly fragmentation in the single market. It provides the state of play of the Joint Initiative on Standardisation, and the measures taken to enhance inclusiveness of the European standardisation system.

All EU language versions (apart from Gaelic) can be found at: https://goo.gl/P9SevK.

The Communication is supported by a Staff Working Document (SWD) providing further, detailed information. It is available in English only and be found at https://goo.gl/F2X1Xn.