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Representation of consumers’, environmental and social interests in European standardisation - framework partnership agreements

The European Commission is launching three calls for proposals to establish three framework partnership agreements (FPAs) with European organisations representing consumers', environmental and social interests in European standardisation activities.

Related topics

Single market and standards

Deadline:  15/09/2020

Status

The evaluation phase of the received proposals under calls 314, 315 and 316 is being finalised. Applicants will be informed in writing of the decision on their application.

Call numbers

  • 314/G/GRO/STA/20/11641
  • 315/G/GRO/STA/20/11641
  • 316/G/GRO/STA/20/11641

Description and objectives

Standards are important tools for competitiveness, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), whose participation in the standardisation process is important for technological progress in the EU.

Standards can also have a broad impact on society, in particular on the safety and well-being of citizens, the efficiency of networks, the environment, workers’ safety and working conditions, accessibility and other public policy fields.

However, standards are written by technical experts who represent the background and interest of the companies they work for. Therefore, it is important for the EU to facilitate and support the participation of experts representing the background and interests of SMEs, and societal and social stakeholders in the standardisation process.

This is emphasised by Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 on European standardisation of October 2012 and is especially true in the European context, where European standards play a very important role in supporting EU legislation and policies.

The aim of these calls for proposals is to conclude three framework partnership agreements (FPA) with European organisations representing consumers (call 314), environmental (call 315) and social (call 316) interests in European standardisation activities.

Submission of proposals

The full text of the calls for proposals is available below.

Applicants must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and should use the Electronic Submission System (SEP) to submit their proposal (call 314, call 315 and call 316).

You will need to create an EU Login account (formerly ECAS) if you do not already have one. You can also check the SEP guide for submissions (PDF).

Proposals arriving by any other means are regarded as not submitted and will not be evaluated.

The deadline has been extended to 15 September 2020, 17.00 (CEST).

Additional information

Please consult the 'Guide for applicants' below for further details on how to prepare and submit a proposal.

More on standardisation policy.

Questions and answers

The latest Q&A document is available below. 

If you have questions about these calls for proposals, please contact the following mailboxes

Only questions sent to these mailboxes will be answered.

The deadline for submitting questions related to these calls is 26 August 2020.

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