COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on the implementation of the actions foreseen in the annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2018 Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2018
Date: 2017-08-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: European standardisation body, action programme, institutional cooperation, international cooperation, public-private partnership, single market, standardisation

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 25.8.2017  SWD(2017) 284 final   COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on the implementation of the actions foreseen in the annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2018 Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2018 {COM(2017) 453 final}  
 
 
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Policy/legislative 
reference  

1. A New Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment 

Objective 

Aim /impact of the action 

Type of action 

1 

Proposal for a regulation 
of the European 
Parliament and of the 
Council laying down rules 
on the marking available 
on the market of CE 
marked fertilising 
 products and amending 
Regulations (EC) No 
1069/2009 and (EC) No 
1107/2009. 
COM (2016)157 

More and more manufacturers in the EU are 
developing innovative fertilising products 
including nutrients or organic matter 
recycled from bio-waste. But diverging 
national rules and standards make it difficult 
for producers of organic fertilisers to sell and 
use them across the EU single market.  
The future Regulation will create a level 
playing field for all fertilising products. At the 
same time, new common requirements for 
quality, safety and labelling will allow 
European farmers to make informed choices, 
contributing to making food production 
more cost and resource effective.  
The harmonised standards will help 
economic operators and competent 
authorities to verify the compliance of CE 
marked fertilising products against the future 
legal requirements. 

In the absence of harmonised 
standards, the application of the new 
rules would be impossible. 
Harmonised standards will help to 
increase the safety and the efficacy of 
CE mark fertilising products. Producers 
will be able to offer their products to a 
wider group of customers, enjoying 
possible price premiums from offering a 
product backed by the widely 
recognized quality guarantee of the CE 
marking. 
According to estimates about 120.000 
jobs could be created thanks to 
recycling of bio-wastes in organic-based 
fertilisers. By levelling the playing field 
for all fertilisers. Research, innovation 
and investment in the circular economy 
will be encouraged and will generate 
value from secondary domestically 
sourced resources which would 
otherwise be disposed as waste.  

CEN will be requested to 
develop harmonised 
standards for the control 
of CE marked fertilising 
products. A preliminary 
screening exercise on 
available test methods 
has allowed to identify 
relevant EN or ISO 
standards and where gaps 
need to be filled in 

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Ref. 

Policy/legislative 
reference  

2. A Connected Digital Single Market 

Objective 

Aim /impact of the action 

Type of action 

2 

Communication: ICT 
Standardisation Priorities 
for the Digital Single 
Market COM(2016)176 

Overcome the current lack of an agreed set 
of measurements and tools to assess quality 
of broadband/internet and availability of 
fixed and mobile services across the EU 
territory. Assess the reliability of 
measurements of fixed and mobile network 
performance and QoS provided. Assess 
availability, reliability, resilience of critical 
telecom infrastructure  

Pan European set of internet Quality of 
Service measurements and tools to 
support DSM policy development and 
the monitoring of progress towards the 
achievement of EU broadband 
objectives, support the planning and 
deployment of EU funded broadband 
measures (ESIF, EFSI, CEF), aid in the 
monitoring and implementation of EU 
regulation on Communication Services 
including the user rights and consumer 
protection aspects set within the TSM 
regulation. Ensure the reliable delivery 
of fixed, wireless/mobile including 5G 
innovative services and its pan European 
applications (eg: in the fields of 
transport/Connected cars, eHealth, 
education, smart energy delivery, GIS-
related services, etc.). Aid in the 
assessment of the availability, reliability, 
resilience of critical telecom 
infrastructure/services to deliver 
essential services (eg: energy) 
Benchmark QoS of broadband across the 
EU areas at the highest level of 
resolution possible.  

Development of standards 
building on relevant work 
from BEREC on QoS on 
fixed and wireless/mobile 
services 

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Radio Equipment 
Directive (2014/53/EU) 
OF THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT AND OF 
THE COUNCIL establishes 
a regulatory framework 
for the making available 
on the market and 
putting into service in the 
Union of radio equipment 

3 

Establishing standards facilitating the 
development of 5G technological advances in 
the 26 GHz band (24.25 – 27.50 GHz) and 
higher mm-wave bands that are identified as 
candidate bands to be used for 5G (IMT-
2020) services. 

To enable increased sharing such as for 
example adaptive beamforming, 
including the flexibility needed to enable 
access for different 5G applications. 

Development of 
Harmonised Standards 

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DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/797  

Standards for the succession of GSM-R as the 
radio communication system for railways, in 
order to mitigate the risk of GSM-R 
obsolescence, to follow the pace of 
innovation and  
to ensure that the radio communication part 
of ERTMS will be standardised and available 
in a timely manner; Reengineering of NeTex 
(passengers) versus Transmodel and; 
Developing railway standards on IT-Security 

maintain Railway interoperability by 
harmonisation of communication 
system in support of ERTMS; 
ensure that physical model of NeTex 
(multimodal data exchange in passenger 
transport) will be also available as 
conception model in Transmodel ; 
ensure safety of ever more connected 
railway systems. 

Development of 
Harmonised Standards 

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COM (2011) 144 final: 
White Paper Roadmap to 
a Single European 
Transport Area – 
"Towards a 
competitive and resource 
efficient transport 
system; COM (2009) 8: 
Maritime Transport 
Strategy 2018;  COM 
(2013) 913 and SWD 
(2013) 524: Urban 
Mobility Package and 
C(2015)2259 
setting- up an expert 
group on Digital 
Transport and Logistics 
('the Digital Transport 
and Logistics Forum') 

Establish standards enabling efficient 
information exchange between stakeholders 
(public and private) along the whole supply 
chain, and to facilitate the flow, access and 
use of data 

Digitalisation in transport and logistics is 
an important driver for efficiency, 
simplification, lowering costs, and a 
better use of resources. Digitalisation 
also creates new opportunities for 
business and has the potential to change 
the way cargo and traffic flows will be 
organised and managed in the future. To 
support this process, DG MOVE 
established the Digital Transport and 
Logistics Forum (DTLF), a consultative 
platform for the cooperation between 
stakeholders in a cross-modal and cross-
sectorial perspective. The issue of 
standards would be one of the aspects 
to improve interoperability and facilitate 
data sharing between the actors 
operating in the logistic chains. 

Ancillary action for the 
cooperation as regards the 
standards of information 
exchange 

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Ref. 

Policy/legislative 
reference  

3. A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy 

Objective 

Aim /impact of the action 

Type of action 

6 

Ambient air quality 
directives (Directive 
2008/50/EC  and 
Directive 2004/107/EC) 

Support for the local and regional 
monitoring of air quality with mobile 
and portable monitoring devices that 
meet the data quality objectives in the 
Ambient Air Quality 
Directives. Support fot the 
implementation of the Ambient Air 
Quality Directives. In order to ensure 
that the information collected on air 
pollution is sufficiently representative 
and comparable across the Community, 
it is important that standardised 
measurement techniques and common 
criteria for the number and location of 
measuring stations are used for the 
assessment of ambient air quality. 
Techniques other than measurements 
can be used to assess ambient air quality 
and it is therefore necessary to define 
criteria for the use and required 
accuracy of such techniques. 

The standards for air quality sensors would support for 
the local and regional monitoring of air quality with 
mobile and portable monitoring devices and the 
statistical processing of data in a user-friendly way. The 
problem to be solved is that the performance of the 
current generation of air quality sensors does not meet 
the data quality objectives in the Ambient Air Quality 
Directives. The standard is necessary because Member 
states S have identified problems with the relatively 
cheap sensors used by the public to measure air quality, 
because these sensors do not meet the data quality 
objectives in the Ambient Air Quality Directives . All over 
Europe, citizen scientists, NGOs, companies and 
administrations are increasingly monitoring local and 
regional air quality. They often use mobile monitors, 
portable devices and biological tools. These ways are 
claimed to be useful to perform measurements in or near 
hotspots and to establish air quality benefits near 
infrastructure projects to compare the situation before 
and after, especially if no official monitoring station is 
nearby. Such ways could also raise awareness of e.g. 
school pupils and provide support among citizens for air 
quality measures. The developement of a standard for air 
quality sensors would promote innovation, increase the 
quality of the portable devices and impact on jobs and 
competitiveness in the EU market of these sensors. 

Development of a 
standard for the 
local and regional 
monitoring of air 
quality with mobile 
and portable 
monitoring devices 
that meet  meet the 
data quality 
objectives in the 
Ambient Air Quality 
Directives. 

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suitable monitoring of:                                                                                                                                              

The Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial 
emissions (IED) and the Commission 
Decisions establishing conclusions on 
Best Available Technique (BAT), require 

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Directive 2010/75/EU on 
industrial emissions (IED) 

the emissions of ammonia (HN3) to the 
air;  the emissions of chlorine (and 
chlorine dioxide) to the air;   hydrogen 
fluoride or total gaseous fluorides  from 

different industrial sectors                                         

and refer to EN (or where EN standards 
not available ISO, national or other 
international equivalent) standards. 
There is therefore a need to develop EN 
standard where no EN and ISO standard 
are currently available. 

• The standard will be used for the continuous 
monitoring of ammonia (NH3) to air from the use of 
SCR/SNCR (e.g. in large combustion plants) and for 
continuous and periodic monitoring of emissions of 
ammonia from other industrial sectors, including 
production of cement, lime and magnesium oxide, glass, 
non-ferrous metals, pulp, paper and board, refining 
mineral oil and gas, intensive rearing of poultry and pigs 
and organic chemicals. Standardised methods for 
monitoring will contribute to harmonised and better 
compliance assessment.  
• The standard will contribute to the quality of the 
measurement equipment and of the reported data.  The 
standard on emissions of chlorine (and chlorine dioxide) 
to the air will be used for the periodic monitoring of 
chlorine from different industrial sectors like production 
of chlor-alkali, organic chemicals, non-ferrous metals and 
(possibly) also for monitoring of chlorine dioxide from 
chlor-alkali production. Standardised methods for 
monitoring will contribute to improved and harmonised 
compliance assessment. The standard will contribute to 
the quality of the measurement equipment and of the 
reported data.  
• The standard on fluorides will be used for the periodic 
or continuous monitoring of hydrogen fluoride or total 
gaseous fluorides from different industrial sectors like 
production of iron and steel, glass, non-ferrous metals, 
large combustion plants and waste incineration plants. 
Standardised methods for monitoring will ensure reliable, 
representative and comparable data and contribute to 
improved and harmonised compliance assessment. The 
standard will contribute to the quality of the 
measurement equipment and of the reported data. 

Development of a 
Standard to support 
the implementation 
of the Industrial 
Emissions Directive 

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 Directive 2009/125/EC  
establishing a framework 
for the setting of 
ecodesign requirements 
for energy-related 
products and associated 
implementing 
Regulations 

Standards meeting the requirements 
which the below listed energy-related 
products covered by implementing 
measures must fulfil in order to be 
placed on the market and/or put into 
service: computers, displays, servers and 
data storage devices,  commercial 
refrigeration, electric motors, fans, 
lighting products, household cold 
appliances, standard air compressors, 
machine tools and  external power 
supplies 

EU Renewable Energy 
Directive 2009/28/EC 
and the Commission's 
legislative proposal COM 
(2016) 767 final of 30 
November 2016 on 
recast of the EU 
Renewable Energy  

Developing energy labels and energy 
performance certificates for district 
heating and cooling systems, thereby 
building on and completing the existing 
standards for calculation of the energy 
performance of district heating and 
cooling 

8 

9 

The standards will decrease the energy consumption of 
the products thus reducing the environmental impacts 
and achieving energy savings which also leads to 
economic savings for businesses and end-users 

Development pf 
standards 

·         Provide information to end-consumers, therefore 
contributing to one of the three key objectives of the 
clean energy package 

Development of 
energy 
performance 
certificates and 
energy labels 
reflecting the 
measurement and 
calculation of 
Performance of 
District Heating and 
Cooling 

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EU Renewable Energy 
Directive 2009/28/EC 

Develop standards for a 20/25 ethanol 
blend in petrol.  

At present the ethanol blend wall is limited to 10vol% 
ethanol in petrol. The EU has ambitious targets for 
defossiling transport and higher blends can contribute DG 
ENER is already supporting CEN to carry out research on 
the topic via 3 research contracts. The final results are 
expected by the end of 2017-early 2018. Based on the 
final results and in consultation with other EC services as 
well as the stakeholders and CEN the Commission may 
decide to send a mandate to CEN.  

Development of 
standards 

11 

Directive 2003/87/EC 

Update of EN 16258:2012 "Methodology 
for calculation and declaration of energy 
consumption and GHG emissions of 
transport services" with the objective to 
harmonise with other standards and 
their implementing rules for emission 
accounting from transport services at 
the global level 

Logistic chains are often of international dimension, 
creating a need for the alignment and implementation of 
standards at a global scale. This action will therefore 
contribute to international harmonisation efforts, 
facilitating global approaches on GHG emissions and fuel 
consumption reduction and also fostering cooperation 
with non-EU regions and countries.  

Ancillary action to 
establish 
cooperation with 
the global 
standardisation 
bodies (e.g. ISO) for 
a harmonised 
standard for 
emission accounting 
from transport 
services 

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Communication  on 
Green Infrastructure  
COM (2013)249, COM 
(2013)216 on adaptation 
to climate change and 
referring to COM 
(2014)445 on resource 
efficiency opportunities 
in the building sector 

The Communication COM(2013)249 on 
an EU Strategy for Green Infrastructure  
identifies standards as possibly 
contributing to 'growing the market' for 
green infrastructure solutions. The 
Commission, taking into account e.g  
results of the study " Supporting the 
Implementation of Green Infrastructure" 
will ask for the development of technical 
standards, particularly in relation to 
physical building blocks and procedures, 
which could increase the deployment of 
Green Infrastructure.  

Developing green infrastructure technical standards will 
contribute substantially to green Infrastructure 
implementation, and as such to new green Infrastructure 
markets. While GI is increasingly becoming used more 
broadly, the available information and uptake of green 
Infrastructure is fragmented. Standards will be used 
across different sectors (finances, buildings, water, 
transport, public health, industry, climate, rural 
abandonment and energy). They will set recognized 
quality level, build trust and confidence necessary to 
stimulate demand as well as further innovation in the 
sector, new skills, competitiveness, jobs and green 
growth. 

Development of 
standards 

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Policy/legislative 
reference  

4. A Deeper and Fairer Internal Market with a Strengthened Industrial Base 

Objective 

Aim /impact of the action 

Type of action 

13 

Directive (EU) 2016/1629 
of the European 
Parliament and of the 
Council of 14 September 
2016 laying down 
technical requirements 
for inland waterway 
vessels, amending 
Directive 2009/100/EC 
and repealing Directive 
2006/87/EC 

Annex II of Directive (EU) 2016/162 
introduces into EU law the ES-TRIN standard 
(see: https://www.cesni.eu/en/documents ). 
It is a mandatory set of EU standards that a 
vessel has to comply with in order to be 
authorised to navigate in waterways of 
European dimensions. The set of standards 
cover multiple issues, from stability 
parameters, navigational equipment, safety 
and environmental parameters of engines, 
gears and tools, etc., etc.  The ES-TRIN 
standard is established by the European 
Committee for Inland Navigation Standards 
(CESNI), on the basis of the work of experts 
from the Member States and third countries. 
The aim is to transpose the work performed 
by CESNI in the European standardisation 
system through the CEN/TC 15 on Inland 
navigation vessels and develop European 
standard(s). 

CESNI is a standardisation body of key 
importance for the European inland 
navigation industry. The ES-TRIN 
standard requires constant examination 
and upgrade to ensure technological 
progress, competitiveness of the fleet 
and adequate levels of safety and 
environmental performance. The 
particular nature of CESNI as 
standardisation body under EU law has 
to be clarified. The current situation 
results in a lack of legal certainty, which 
has a potentially negative impact on the 
achievement of deeper and fairer 
internal market for the EU inland 
navigation sector. 

Strengthen the role of 
CESNI as the body in 
charge of developing 
European standard for 
the inland navigation 
sector. 

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15 

Priorities of Space 
Strategy COM (2016) 705 
& Commission 
implementing decision 
on the adoption of the 
work programme for 
2017 and on the 
financing of the 
European satellite 
navigation programme 

Priorities of Space 
Strategy COM (2016) 705 
& Commission 
implementing decision 
on the adoption of the 
work programme for 
2017 and on the 
financing of the 
European satellite 
navigation programme 

Further to a EGNSS downstream 
standardisation study (finalised in 7/2017) on 
the state of play, gaps and priorities for 
future EGNSS standardisation needs, follow-
up action is planned in view of establishing a 
roadmap on EGNSS downstream 
standardisation and  launching 
standardisation activities in priority areas. 

The study investigates EGNSS 
downstream standardisation needs in 
ten EGNSS market application areas, 
incl. LBS, Aviation, RPAS, Maritime, 
Road, Rail, Multimodal transport, 
Agriculture, Timing and 
Synchronisation. Follow-up 
standardisation action is planned in 
those areas where added value and 
impact on jobs, competitiveness is 
highest. 

Roadmap for EGNSS 
downstream 
standardisation & 
implementation of 
roadmap 

Develop technical solution for 
implementation of multi-constellation/ dual 
frequency by drafting EUROCAE dual 
frequency multi-constellation Minimum 
Operational Performance Specifications 

This action will ensure that Galileo is 
included within and compatible with 
relevant standards, where not being 
included would hinder uptake of Galileo 
services in the aviation market 
segment.  

Preparation of relevant 
technical standards and 
promotion of Galileo 
within EUROCAE.   

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Communication on End-
to-End eProcurement 
(COM(2013)453), Public 
Procurement Directives 
(2017/24/EU), 
Communication on the 
Digital Single Market 
Strategy 
(COM/2015/0192) 

Supporting standardization initiatives, to 
improve the functioning of the single market 
in Europe 

Savings up to 100 BEUR each year, it 
will make Europe much more 
competitive and robust. And as Public 
Procurement has many spill-over 
effects in Europe it will spread 
innovation 

Interoperability and 
standardisation is a key 
strategy to remove 
technical barriers or extra 
costs when suppliers bid 
on a plurality of systems.  
In order to achieve a true 
single market, bidders 
including SMEs ideally 
should be able to 
communicate and 
participate easily in 
multiple markets. As well 
it is important to 
understand the single 
market and to improve it 
with better policies. 
Potential areas of interest 
for standardisations are 
therefore data/contract 
registries, eESPD, 
accreditation of 
eProcurement platforms, 
eCatalogue and eForms  

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Directive 2006/42/EC of 
the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 17 
May 2006 on machinery, 
and amending Directive 
95/16/EC (recast) 

Mainly related to new (emerging) 
technologies and machinery, standards 
necessary for specific machinery below, as a 
market need identified via the open public 
consultation for the evaluation study of the 
Directive on machinery: 1) Additive 
manufacturing machinery (3D printing); 2) 
Collaborative robots;  3)Automated machines 
and vehicles;  4)Wind turbines;  5)Food 
machines 

Regulation (EU) 
2017/745 of the 
European Parliament 
and of the Council of 5 
April 2017 on medical 
devices and; 

Regulation (EU) 
2017/746 of the 
European Parliament 
and of the Council of 5 
April 2017 on in vitro 
diagnostic medical 
devices 

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The new Regulation reinforces safety and 
performance requirements for medical 
devices, to keep pace with technological and 
scientific progress. It further harmonises and 
clarifies the regulatory requirements to 
support their uniform application by the 
operators. Therefore, the review of the 
existing standards is necessary in order to 
align them to the requirements of the new 
Regulation.  
New standardisation requests may be 
considered for new types of devices, new 
regulated practices, or in view of the more 
detailed safety and performance 
requirements. 

New harmonised standards for specific 
types of machinery mentioned 
hereafter will fill in the existing gap for 
such innovative products which are 
developed at a fast pace and their 
spread on the European market 
becomes increasingly wider. In order to 
overcome the current situation of self-
certification conformity procedures and 
as such, availability of European 
harmonised standards is highly 
important both for ensuring safety and 
market access. Further to this, relevant 
international standardisation activities 
should be taken into account. 

uniform application of the legal 
requirements for placing medical 
devices on the market facilitation of the 
free movement of medical devices in 
the internal market 

Develop harmonised 
standards  

review / update of all the 
existing standards (in 
particular, review of the 
scope of each standard  in 
the light of the 
requirements of the new 
Regulation) 
possible development of 
new standards, in order 
to cover such matters as: 
(i) new types of devices; 
(ii) new regulated 
practices; (iii) more 
detailed safety and 
performance 
requirements 

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Regulation (EU) 
305/2011, in conjunction 
with Drinking Water 
Directive 98/83/EC , and 
and related to 
Regulation (EC) No 
1935/2004 including 
Regulation 10/2011 

Construction products Regulation (EU) 
305/2011 and Drinking Water Directive 
98/83/EC do not set out limits for the 
transfer of substances that are components 
of materials to drinking water they are in 
contact with (only exist for food in contact 
with materials). Hygienic and safety 
requirements and test methods for 
construction products in contact with water 
intended for human consumption have been 
developed in a rudimentary way by TC164, 
but further specific standardisation work on 
hygiene and safety for products and 
materials in contact with drinking water is 
urgently needed.  A replacement of mandate  
to CEN M/136rev2 concerning the execution 
of standardisation work for harmonised 
standards on construction products in 
contact with water intended for human 
consumption is ongoing. 

Including the assessment of the product 
performance when in contact with 
drinking water in all relevant product 
Ens under the CPR; harmonising the 
technical approach in several MS 
regulating in this field currently working 
with different methods;  

Amending harmonised 
product standards on 
products and materials in 
contact with drinking 
water. The Commission is 
gathering data and 
information for replacing 
M/136 

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Proposal for a 
REGULATION OF THE 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
AND OF THE COUNCIL on 
common rules in the 
field of civil aviation and 
establishing a European 
Union Aviation Safety 
Agency, and repealing 
Regulation (EC) No 
216/2008 of the 
European Parliament 
and of the Council 

To help industry conformity with the new 
regulation and its implementing rules, it will 
be necessary to develop of standards in the 
field of drones, in particular on identification, 
geofencing and other technical requirements 
that will be in the new legislation.  

Supporting the essential requirements 
for unmanned aircraft 

Development of 
standards 

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Directive 2014/28/EU on 
the harmonisation of the 
laws of the Member 
States relating to the 
making available on the 
market and supervision 
of explosives for civil 
uses 

The Directive on civil explosives has the 
purpose to create an EU single market for 
this product category, whenever they meet 
the essential safety requirements established 
with the Directive. To facilitate the work of 
economic operators, notified bodies and 
market surveillance authorities in ensuring 
that explosives for civil uses meet these 
essential safety requirements, several 
harmonised standards have been developed 
by CEN following a mandate from the 
Commission. For explosives complying with 
these harmonised standards there is a 
presumption of conformity with the essential 
safety requirements. The current harmonised 
standards fo explosives have been adopted 
between 2002 and 2005; technical progress 
has made a revision of the standards 
necessary, in order to include in their scope 
new products and new technology which 
have been introduced after their adoption. 

The aim of this action is to increase the 
safety of civil explosives and the quality 
of conformity assessments for these 
products, by bringing into line the 
existing harmonised standards with the 
current level of technology in this 
sector, and by closing gaps deriving by 
the fact that newer, but already widely 
used products (in particular, electronic 
detonators) are not covered at all by 
the existing harmonised standards. The 
update of the harmonised standards for 
explosives will have a positive impact 
for economic operators, notified bodies 
and market surveillance authorities. 

Revision of the current 
harmonised standards EN 
13630, EN 13631, EN 
13763, EN 13857 and EN 
13938 and development 
of a new standard for 
electronic detonators (in 
case it would not be 
possible to include it in 
one of the above-listed 
harmonised standards) 

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DIRECTIVE (EU) 
2016/797  

- Close open points of the rail Technical 
Specifications  
for Interoperability  
-Issuing new/updated EN Standards allowing 
simpler and clearer TSIs. 

Specific topics include:  
- Rolling stock standards for 1520 mm track 
gauge: extend the scope of existing 
standards (e.g. dynamic behaviour) 
- Update standards to establish normative 
limits to track geometry defects for speeds 
over 300 Km/h. 

Increase harmonisation of RST and INF 
functional requirements at EU level. 
Consequently, better safety level and 
removal of technical barriers. 

Development/revision of 
Harmonised Standards 

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Regulation 1907/2006 
(REACH) 

Harmonisation of an analytical method to 
determine the migration of polycyclic 
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from plastic 
and rubber. The restriction in entry 50 of 
Annex XVII will be reviewed in late 2017 and 
may include a migration based derogation 
from the content limit already established.  

This standard will support the 
implementation of the restriction 
defined in entry 50 of Annex XVII to 
REACH, relative to PAHs in consumer 
articles containing plastic and rubber 
components.  

Development of a 
harmonised standard. The 
standard would rely on 
initial method 
development work 
currently being 
undertaken by DG JRC 
Directorate D, which 
should conclude in late 
2017. 

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Directive 2014/34/EU of 
the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 26 
February 2014 on the 
harmonisation of the 
laws of the Member 
States relating to 
equipment and 
protective systems 
intended for use in 
potentially explosive 
atmospheres 

European harmonised standards in the ATEX 
sector are currently developed under the 
Mandates M/BC/CEN/92/46 and 
M/BC/CEN/92/8 issued for the previous 
Directive 94/9/EC. It is necessary to 
consolidate and update the mandate for the 
new Directive 2014/34/EU taking into 
consideration the Standardisation Regulation 
(EU) No 1025/2012 

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Directive on General 
Product Safety 
2001/95/EC 

To improve safety of consumer products not 
covered by Union harmonisation legislation.  

As for the other EU harmonisation 
legislation for products in the internal 
market, referred to the "New 
Approach" and the "New Legislative 
Framework", harmonised standards are 
a very useful mean to get presumption 
of conformity with the essential 
requirements they aim to cover. A new 
consolidated and updated mandate 
would improve the legal and technical 
bases for the work to be developed by 
the European Standardisation 
Organisations (CEN and CENELEC) 

European standards developed and 
referenced under GPSD improve safety 
of consumers, help Member States to 
enforce the general safety requirement 
contained in the GPSD and provide legal 
certainty to businesses, therefore 
improving the functioning of the 
internal market.  

Development of 
harmonised standards for 
the ATEX legislation 

Development of 
standards 

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5. An Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights Based on Mutual Trust 

Objective 

Aim /impact of the action 

Type of action 

Investigate if there is a possibility to set 
minimum standards and/or 
recommendations for minimum detection 
capabilities for detection equipment in other 
areas than aviation (e.g. rail, stadiums, 
shopping malls). 

The action's aim is to address the 
existing gap in this area in order to 
ensure a better protection level and 
increase security. 

Study assessing the 
possibility of setting 
(minimum) standards in 
the area of detection 
equipment in other areas 
than aviation, in view of 
the development of such 
standards.  

Ref. 

Policy/legislative 
reference  

26 

Communication on a 
new EU approach to the 
detection and mitigation 
of CBRN-E risks 
(COM(2014) 247); 
Communication 
Implementing the 
European Agenda on 
Security: EU action plan 
against illicit trafficking in 
and use of firearms and 
explosives (COM(2015) 
624); Communication 
Security Industrial Policy 
Action Plan for an 
innovative and 
competitive Security 
Industry (COM(012)417)) 

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Ref. 

27 

Policy/legislative 
reference  

Communication 
(2016)950:  European 
Defence Action Plan 
(EDAP) 

6. A Stronger Global Actor 

Objective 

Aim /impact of the action 

Type of action 

The Commission is committed in the EDAP to 
considering supporting the development of 
standards in the field of defence that 
Member States have identified as necessary 
for co-operative projects in priority areas.  

Supporting Member States to develop 
joint defence capabilities while 
fostering a competitive and innovative 
industrial base. 

Development of 
standards 

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