The purpose of EN standards is to harmonise technical rules and laws within the European market. Existing ISO standards must generally be adopted as EN standards in unaltered form. However, if an IEC standard is adopted as a European standard, its technical part has minor modifications as per EN requirements. ISO standards are standards developed …
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According to the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO), standards are: “documented agreements containing technical specifications, requirements or other criteria to be used as rules or definitions of characteristics to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose.” In other words, a standard is a technical document that states how to comply …
ISO standards lay out the framework for establishing a management system to address needed controls and requirements in areas such as: Product or Service Quality (ISO 9001 Quality Management System)Environmental Management (ISO 14001 Environmental Management System)Information Security (ISO 27001 InformationSecurity Management System).Groups of experts from all around the world are responsible for developing ISO standards. …
According to Regulation on European standardisation (EU) 1025/2012, a national standard is a standard that manufacturers can use to comply with national product safety laws and policies. According to Regulation (EU) 2019/515, when a product meets a local standard of an EU Member State, other Member States must accept the product on their markets as …
As a manufacturer, you are responsible for checking that your products meet all relevant safety, health, and environmental requirements before placing them on the EU market. To do so, you have to follow the CE marking process and identify the applicable safety standards. Here are a few tips on how to select your standards. First, …
Standardisation is the process of implementing and creating technical standards based on the consensus of different parties, e.g. firms, users, interest groups, standards organisations and governments. Standardisation organisations develop and publish standards on national, international and European level. National standardisation bodies can submit a request to an international standardisation organisation (e.g. ISO, IEEE, and IEC) …
IEC standards are international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. Therefore, these safety standards cover a massive range of technologies from power generation and distribution to office equipment, semiconductors, batteries, solar energy, marine energy, nanotechnology, and many others. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is responsible for preparing and publishing IEC standards. Experts from …
EN safety standards, a.k.a. European harmonised standards, are an integral part of CE marking. Thus, they help prove compliance with the essential requirements of the European CE directives. EN standards are developed by a standardisation institute (CEN, CENELEC, or ETSI), mandated by the European Commission. Products that meet EU harmonised standards’ requirements benefit from an …