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Abbreviations and terminology of
standarization work
Abbreviations used:
A: Amendment
AC: Corrigendum on Amendment
C: Corrigendum
D: Addendum
E: Erratum
prEN: Draft European Standard
EN: European Standard
NWI: New work item
WD: Working Draft
CD: Committee Draft
CEN: European Committee for Standardization
CEN/TC: Technical Committee; A technical body responsible for the
programming and planning of technical work and the monitoring and execution of this
technical work. The CEN/TC
is also responsible for the consensus building process among its members for individual
work items.
DIS: Draft International Standard
FDIS: Final Draft International Standard
ISO: International Standard (ISO= International Organization for
Standardization)
TR: Technical Report
prA: preliminary Amendment
/+A: Standard with Amendment
OJEC: Official Journal of the European Community; An official publication
of the Institutions
of the European Union which is published daily.
SC: CEN/TC Subcommittee; A technical body reporting to a CEN/TC, which
within a define
portion of the scope of this CEN/TC, is responsible for the monitoring and execution of
this technical work. On behalf of the CEN/TC, the SC is also responsible for the
consensus building process among its members for individual work items
/+TC: Standard with Technical Corrigendum
Further terms in standardization
work:
EC/EFTA mandate:
A political request regarding a specific area of interest according to which the European
Commission (EC) and/or EFTA (European free trade association) formally invites European
Standardization organizations to develop standards on a voluntary basis within a given
time limit by consensus amongst all interested parties involved. In many cases, a mandate
is given by the EC and/or EFTA to support Directives, in particular New Approach
Directives (Essential Requirements), or a particular industrial policy.
European Directive
A legislative instrument within the European Union (EU) which is binding for Member States
with regards to the objectives to be achieved, but which leaves to the national
authorities the choice of form methods used to attain the objectives which were agreed on
at EU level within their domestic legal systems.
Harmonised Standard
A European standard that is developed under a mandate from the EC and/or EFTA and which
supports "essential requirements" of a New Approach Directive of the European
Union. If its reference is published in the OJEC, it gives presumption of conformity to
the "essential requirements" of the related Directive.
Essential Requirements
Requirements that represent the core of Union law around which an effetive policy has
been developed in matters of safety, health and other measures for those areas
covered by the 'new approach directives'
Standard
A technical specification or other document available to the public, drawn up with the
cooperation and consensus or general approval of all interested parties affected by it,
based on the consolidated results of science, technology and experience, aimed at the
promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a recognized standardization body
on the national, regional, or international level for repeated or continuous application,
with which compliance is not mandatory.
Vienna Agreement (VA); Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN
VA CEN lead
Technical cooperation between ISO and CEN under the VA, where the work is done by the
CEN/TC or SC, where a formal notification of interest was received by CEN from ISO, and
where parallel synchronized procedures are applied in ISO and CEN for the approval
processes.
VA ISO lead
Technical cooperation between ISO and CEN under the VA, where the work is done by the
ISO/TC, where a formal notification of interest was received by ISO from CEN, and where
parallel synchronized procedures are applied in ISO and CEN for the approval processes.
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