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CENELEC - European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

Identification
Name	European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Acronym	CENELEC
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Homepage	http://www.cenelec.eu/
General	One of the three European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) Responsible for standardisation in the area of electrotechnical engineering Non-profit technical organization set up under Belgian law CENELEC's aim is to harmonise the electrotechnical field in the framework of the European Single Market by developing standards
About the Organisation
Foundation	1973
Annual Budget	5Million Euros
Staff	25 persons
Standards	5 525
Finding standards	Option Search: http://www.cenelec.eu/Cenelec/Search/default.htm
Standards Identification
European	EN [standards_number]:[year]
European and International	EN ISO [standards_number]:[year] EN ISO/IEC [standards_number]:[year]
Cooperation between CENELEC and IEC
Dresden Agreement	Ratified in 1996, Dresden Agreement is a co-operation agreement between the IEC and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC). The agreement relates to common planning of new work and parallel IEC/CENELEC voting. The main goal of the agreement is to avoid duplication of efforts, accelerate the standards development process and ensure the best use of resources available.

See also:

• National Standardisation Bodies in Europe
• European Standard
• International Standards
• Standardisation in the EU
• Member States from EU
• ISO - International Organization for Standardization
• IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission

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