Brussels, Belgium
November 22, 2004
Source:
CORDIS News
The European
Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the
European
Committee for Standardization (CEN) signed a cooperation
agreement on 19 November, granting CEN increased access to the
results of JRC research.
The agreement is linked to an existing framework agreement
between the European Commission and CEN, and renews a previous
agreement that facilitated the exchange of information linked to
the implementation of new EU policies. These areas include: the
environment (air, water and soil quality); security of the
citizen; food safety and genetically modified organisms (GMOs);
medical devices; pressure equipment; reference materials and
measurements; and advanced materials.
Two forms of cooperation are foreseen under the latest
cooperation agreement, namely pre-normative and co-normative
research, and the participation of JRC experts in CEN technical
committees and working groups.
CEN is the officially recognised European standards organisation
for standardisation in areas other than the electrotechnical and
telecommunications fields. Its national members have been
working together since 1961 to develop voluntary standards in
various sectors and a European internal market for goods and
services.
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