CEN - European Committee for Standardization

Identification
Name
European Committee for Standardization
Acronym
CEN
Logo

Homepage
http://www.cen.eu/
ESO
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is one of the three European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs).
About the Organisation
Foundation
1961
Annual Budget
16 Million Euros (as of 2008)
Staff
65 persons (as of 2009)
Standards
13.744 (27% ISO identical)(as of 2009)
Finding standards
Search in CEN: http://www.cen.eu/esearch/
Standards can be purchased from:

the CEN National Members or
the CEN Affiliates

Standards Identification
European
EN [standards_number]:[year]
European and International
EN ISO [standards_number]:[year]
EN ISO/IEC [standards_number]:[year]
General
Mission

Foster the European economy in global trading
Welfare of European citizens and the environment.
Provide a platform for the development of European Standards and other technical specifications.

Organisation

CEN is a non-profit organization set up under Belgian law.
CEN works in a decentralized way. Its 31 members – the National Standardization Bodies (NSBs of the EU and EFTA countries – operate the technical groups that draw up the standards; the CEN Management Centre (CMC) in Brussels manages and coordinates this system.

CEN - in dates

CEN was founded in 1961 in Paris.
Established in 1975 in Brussels as a non-profit organisation.
New impuls in 1998 with the uniform European standardisation system defined in the Directive 83/189 EC.
Cooperation agreement with ISO signed in 1991
Recognized as one of the three official European Standardisation Body in 1998 by the Directive 98 /34 EC.

CEN - in figures
(as of 2009)

Total number of CEN Standards: 13.330
The percentage of European Standards identical to ISO standards is 27%. But it differs from one sector to another.
±1.430 committees, groups and workshops
±400 European professional organizations
> 60.000 national experts
CEN standardization system costs approx. 800 million Euro per year
80% of the costs are carried by industry
Timeframe to develop an European Standard: Average under 36 months
CEN network reaches over 480 million people.
Cooperation between ISO and CEN
Identification
Vienna Agreement
Ratification
1991
Agreement
Co-operation agreement between:

ISO - International Organization for Standardization and
CEN - European Committee for Standardization

Goals

General exchange of information, participation in standardization projects.
Above all they adopt international standards into the European system without any amendment.

Identification
Name	European Committee for Standardization
Acronym	CEN
Logo
Homepage	http://www.cen.eu/
ESO	The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is one of the three European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs).
About the Organisation
Foundation	1961
Annual Budget	16 Million Euros (as of 2008)
Staff	65 persons (as of 2009)
Standards	13.744 (27% ISO identical)(as of 2009)
Finding standards	Search in CEN: http://www.cen.eu/esearch/ Standards can be purchased from: the CEN National Members or the CEN Affiliates
Standards Identification
European	EN [standards_number]:[year]
European and International	EN ISO [standards_number]:[year] EN ISO/IEC [standards_number]:[year]
General
Mission	Foster the European economy in global trading Welfare of European citizens and the environment. Provide a platform for the development of European Standards and other technical specifications.
Organisation	CEN is a non-profit organization set up under Belgian law. CEN works in a decentralized way. Its 31 members – the National Standardization Bodies (NSBs of the EU and EFTA countries – operate the technical groups that draw up the standards; the CEN Management Centre (CMC) in Brussels manages and coordinates this system.
CEN - in dates	CEN was founded in 1961 in Paris. Established in 1975 in Brussels as a non-profit organisation. New impuls in 1998 with the uniform European standardisation system defined in the Directive 83/189 EC. Cooperation agreement with ISO signed in 1991 Recognized as one of the three official European Standardisation Body in 1998 by the Directive 98 /34 EC.
CEN - in figures	(as of 2009) Total number of CEN Standards: 13.330 The percentage of European Standards identical to ISO standards is 27%. But it differs from one sector to another. ±1.430 committees, groups and workshops ±400 European professional organizations > 60.000 national experts CEN standardization system costs approx. 800 million Euro per year 80% of the costs are carried by industry Timeframe to develop an European Standard: Average under 36 months CEN network reaches over 480 million people.
Cooperation between ISO and CEN
Identification	Vienna Agreement
Ratification	1991
Agreement	Co-operation agreement between: ISO - International Organization for Standardization and CEN - European Committee for Standardization
Goals	General exchange of information, participation in standardization projects. Above all they adopt international standards into the European system without any amendment.

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