Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables

Summary:

Regulation (EU) 2022/2480 - adopted by the co-legislators on 14 December 2022 - introducing amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 concerning the decisions of European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables. This is a text with EEA relevance.

Further information:

Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 - also known as the Standardisation Regulation - provides a legal framework allowing the European Commission to request European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to draft standards and standardisation deliverables for goods and services in support of EU policies and EU law, for EU support to the functioning of the European Standardisation System (ESS) and set outs key criteria for the functioning of the ESS. The Regulation therefore gives a central role to three ESOs, namely CEN, CENELEC and ETSI. To date, these are the only entities allowed to develop European standards in support of EU legislation.

This Regulation seeks to ensure a balanced stakeholder representation within the ESOs. The amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 thus addresses the issue of governance in the ESS.

The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 2 February 2022, alongside a Communication setting out an updated Standardisation Strategy. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on 13 May. The European Parliament adopted a negotiating position on 14 July. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file was reached on 12 October. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 22 November and by the Council on 2 December. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 14 December 2022 and published in the Official Journal on 19 December 2022.

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Commentary and Analysis

Pinsent Masons: OUT-LAW News, 10/02/2022: Outside influence over EU standards to be curbed https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/outside-influence-over-eu-standards-to-be-curbed

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News

EurActiv, 03/02/2022: European Commission sets out a plan to regain clout in standard-setting https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/european-commission-sets-out-a-plan-to-regain-clout-in-standard-setting/

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Official

EUR-LEX: COM(2022)32: Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the decisions of European standardisation organisations concerning European standards and European standardisation deliverables https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:32:FIN

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on European standards and European standardisation deliverables: decisions of European standardisation organisations (2022/0021(COD)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2022/0021(COD)

European Commission: Single Market and Standards: Standardisation policy https://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-standards/standardisation-policy_en

European Commission: Press Release, 02/02/2022: New approach to enable global leadership of EU standards promoting values and a resilient, green and digital Single Market https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_661

European Commission: Questions and Answers: An EU Standardisation Strategy (2 February 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_662

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 13/05/2022: Council adopts position on new requirements for European standardisation organisations (ESOs) https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/05/13/le-conseil-adopte-une-position-sur-les-nouvelles-exigences-applicables-aux-organisations-europeennes-de-normalisation-oen/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 12/10/2022: Council and European Parliament agree on adapting EU standardisation rules https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/10/12/council-and-european-parliament-agree-on-adapting-eu-standardisation-rules/

European Commission: Press Release, 12/10/2022: Commission welcomes political agreement to improve the governance and integrity of the European standardisation system https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_6116

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