Harmonised standards

A harmonised standard is a European standard elaborated on the basis of a request from the European Commission to a recognised European Standards Organisation to develop a European standard that provides solutions for compliance with a legal provision. Such a request provides guidelines which requested standards must respect to meet the essential requirements or other provisions of relevant European Union harmonisation legislation...

References of harmonised standards and of other European standards published in the OJEU

Chemicals

• Chemical substances (REACH)
• Explosives for civil uses
• Pyrotechnic articles

Conformity assessment and management systems

• New Legislative Framework (NLF) and Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

Construction

• Construction products (CPD/CPR)

Consumers and workers protection

• Cosmetics products
• General product safety
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Toys safety

Energy efficiency

• Ecodesign and energy labeling

Electric and electronic engineering

• Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Equipment for explosive atmospheres (ATEX)
• Low Voltage (LVD)
• Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (RTTE)
• Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS)

Healthcare engineering

• Active implantable medical devices
• In vitro diagnostic medical devices
• Medical devices (MDD)

Measuring technology

• Measuring instruments (MID)
• Non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWI)

Mechanical engineering and means of transport

• Cableway installations designed to carry persons
• Equipment for explosive atmospheres (ATEX)
• Gas appliances (GAD)
• Lifts
• Machinery (MD)
• Pressure equipment (PED)
• Rail system: interoperability
• Recreational craft
• Simple Pressure Vessels (SPVD)

Services

• Community postal services

Sustainability

• Packaging and packaging waste

 

European Standardisation Organisations: more info on the content of European standards

For information about the content and availability of European standards, please contact the European Standardisation Organisations or their national member organisations:

• CEN: the European European Committee for Standardization
• CENELEC: the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
• ETSI: the European Telecommunications Standards Institute

 

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