2. European standardization
2.1 General
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At European level, standardization is mainly organized within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
At present, the 18 standards bodies belonging to the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), members of CEN, whose central secretariat is based in Brussels, are faced with a considerable demand for standards.
Created in 1962, CEN received a new impetus towards the end of the 1980s. While Article 100A of the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957 stipulated that technical harmonization was to be achieved by means of directives transposed...
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European standardization
European directives and circulars
- directive du Conseil, du 20 juin 1991, modifiant la directive 89/392/CEE concernant le rapprochement des législations des États membres relatives aux machines. (Risques spécifiques liés à la mobilité et au levage des charges). Publiée au Journal officiel des Communautés européennes n° L 198 du 22 juillet 1991 et rectificatif n° L 305 du 6 novembre 1991. - Directive 91/368/CEE : -
- directive du Conseil,...
French laws, decrees and orders
Law no. 91-1414 of December 31, 1991 amending the Labor Code and the Public Health Code in order to promote the prevention of occupational risks and transposing European directives on occupational health and safety. Published in the Journal officiel de la République française of January 7, 1992.
Décret n° 92-765 du 29 juillet 1992 déterminant les équipements de travail et moyens...
Afnor standardization
- Mémorandum sur la normalisation en matière de santé et de sécurité destinée à appuyer les directives « Nouvelle Approche ». Application au domaine des machines. - E09-000 - avril 1993
Standards bodies
Association française de normalisation (Afnor) http://www.afnor.fr
Union de normalisation de la mécanique (UNM) http://www.unm.fr
Union technique de l'électricité (UTE) http://www.ute-fr.com
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