Useful links

• New Approach Standardisation in the Internal Market

This website represents the joint efforts of CEN, CENELEC and ETSI together with both the European Commission and EFTA. This common entry point provides access to information on standards and routes into the standardisation process, irrespective of which of the three European Standards Organisations is responsible for the standards applicable to the products.

• Guide to the Implementation of Directives Based on New Approach and Global Approach

This Guide is intended to contribute to better understanding of Directives based on the New Approach and the Global Approach, and to their more uniform and coherent application across different sectors and throughout the Single Market.

Co-operating partner

• EFTA: European Free Trade Association

European Standards Organisations

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

European organisations and associations representing SMEs and societal stakeholder interests

• NORMAPME: The European Office of Crafts, Trades and SMEs for Standardisation
• ANEC: European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization
• ECOS: European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation
• ETUI: European Trade Union Institute

International Standards Organisations

• ISO: International Organization for Standardization
• IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission
• ITU: International Telecommunication Union

• European Union legislation: EUR-Lex
• New Approach directives and standards-receptive directives: List of directives and subjects
• European SME portal
• Enterprise Europe Network
• Enterprise policy magazine

DG Enterprise and Industry's online magazine provides regular updates on policy development, legislative proposals and their adoption, and on the implementation and review of regulation affecting enterprises. Articles cover issues related to SMEs, such as innovation, entrepreneurship, the single market for goods, competitiveness, environmental protection, better regulation and industrial policies.