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The UK National Standards Body response to the new European Standardization Regulation

The UK National Standards Body response to the new European Standardization Regulation. Scott Steedman CBE Director of Standards. BSI is positive towards the new Regulation. We welcome: The recognition and protection of the essential features of the European standardization system:

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The UK National Standards Body response to the new European Standardization Regulation

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  1. The UK National Standards Body response tothe new European Standardization Regulation Scott Steedman CBE Director of Standards

  2. BSI is positive towards the new Regulation We welcome: • The recognition and protection of the essential features of the European standardization system: • the role of the ESOs and NSBs, • the provision of a coherent set of standards by the 3 ESOs, • the role of the national delegation principle. • The recognition that standardization is a market-driven, voluntary process. • The opening of the legislation to services and the use for public procurement purposes of ICT specifications that meet the published criteria.

  3. What does the new regulation mean for BSI? In BSI’s role as the UK National Standards Body, representing the whole of the UK market. • As Regulation not Directive, there will be legislative provisions on standardization directly applicable on BSI. • We are confident that BSI already meets the requirements, such as inclusion of stakeholders and SMEs; we will now align reporting with the Regulation. • BSI’s standards making process already has representation of all interests and we welcome the opportunity to demonstrate this further.

  4. Challenges for the future • The multi-stakeholder platform (MSP) on ICT standardization must not become a de facto ESO: • the Review (to commence in 2013) should examine the governance of the MSP and whether it should be overseen by the new Standards Committee. • the role of the MSP should be to approve the use of existing ICT specifications in public procurement and not to develop new ones. • The Review must guarantee the legitimization of the Commission work programme, mandates etc, by Member States and ESOs in order to preserve market relevance.

  5. Questions for the Review of the Regulation • How will the new layers of input and information operate in practice (e.g. notification of stakeholders, annual standardization work programme)? • How will we stop these layers slowing processes down? • How will DG Enterprise ensure other DGs take full benefit from the standardization system to support policy initiatives? The policy foresight mechanisms discussed during the EXPRESS exercise were never introduced. • How can Member States and ESOs assist the Commission’s Policy development now that the Standards part of the Senior Officials’ Group (SOGS) has been disbanded?

  6. Given that: • Standards provide essential knowledge for business and industry, • Standards are a key enabler for the single market as a co-regulatory tool for the New Approach, • BSI welcomes the opportunity in the Review for dialogue between Standards Bodies and the Commission. • BSI will work with our fellow National and European Standards Bodies and the Commission to build on the strengths of the European Standards system. NSB Conclusions on the new Regulation

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