Strategic vision for European standards

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Tuairimí a glacadh on 19/01/2012
Reference
INT/592-EESC-2012-144
Opinion Type
Referral
Referral
COM(2011) 311 final
Official Journal
OJ C 68, 6.3.2012, p. 35
Rapporteur
Mr Edgardo Maria Iozia
Workers - GR II
Italy
Plenary session number
477
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SMEs
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Key points:

The EESC

  • finds that the adoption of common EU standards contributes to the development of a competitive single market;
  • finds that the time required to develop standards should be reduced in order to always reflect society's needs (reduction by 50% by 2020), without, however, this being carried out in a uniform fashion and without calling into question the necessary and sometimes lengthy consultation of stakeholders;
  • is of the opinion that participation in standardisation should be as important as participation in the legislative process. Greater participation by consumers, SMEs and other stakeholders is needed and can be achieved through financial support;
  • recognises the particularity of the ICT market and the need for a rapid definition of standards. A genuinely inclusive process should validate these standards;
  • considers it crucial for the EU interest to play a very active part in the international activities in the field of standardisation.

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