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Policy Implementation Action Plan for European Standardisation

The "2010-2013 Action Plan for European Standardisation pdf - 327 KB [327 KB] "defines the most important standardisation initiatives and actions in the European Commission services in 2010-2013. The Action Plan is elaborated by the European Commission's Standardisation unit. It includes the input from the units of the European Commission which are involved in standard setting activities for the sector they deal with.

In its Communication on "The role of European standardisation in the framework of European policies and legislation pdf " of 18 October 2004, the Commission highlighted its standardisation policy and formulated recommendations aiming to improve the European standardisation system.
The Council, in its "Conclusions on European standardisation pdf - 113 KB [113 KB] " of 21-22 December 2004, invited the Commission to elaborate as a matter of priority, in co-operation with Member States and parties concerned, in particular the European standardisation organisations, an action plan aiming at further implementing the recommendations of the Commission's Communication. Annual updates of this "Action Plan for European standardisation" were made available in the previous years (2005-2009) in the following format.

As from 2010 the "2010-2013 Action Plan for European Standardisation pdf - 327 KB [327 KB] " is upgraded to a new multiannual forward planning which replaces the previous version.
This Action Plan stretches over a time period of four years. The intention of the Commission services is to review and update this Action Plan on a regular basis and to have an appropriate tool for the efficient implementation of standardisation policies.
Issues related to ICT standardisation are the subject of a separate document "2010-2013 ICT standardisation work programme".

This new Action Plan outlines the most important actions, identifies the priority actions and also reflects the outcomes of current discussions on the future and reform of the European standardisation system (the standardisation package). It serves as a tool to provide transparency and further promote European standardisation.

The present plan is the result of the joint work between the Standardisation Unit and all the other units of the European Commission involved in standard setting activities.
Furthermore the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the European Standards Organisations (ESOs), the National Standards Bodies (NSBs) and the Member States have been consulted through the Committee 98/34.