How Standards Support Consumers, Workers and Environmental Interests

How standards support consumers, workers and environmental interests

#standardays Ingrid Soetaert (CEN-CENELEC) Natalia Giorgi (ANEC) Justin Wilkes (ECOS) Christoforos Spiliotopoulos (ECOS) Guido De Jongh (ETUC)

- Sets legal framework for standardization in Europe - Confirms importance of development of voluntary European Standards for services - Recognises 3 European Standards Organizations (ESO) – CEN, CENELEC and ETSI - “Annex III” Organizations: • ANEC Consumer interests • ETUC Workers Interests • ECOS Environmental interests • (SBS: SMEs)

• At national level • Through support at European level from ANEC, ECOS, ETUC

The concept of partnership with European Organizations and other stakeholders

• Guidelines for building partnerships • European organizations • Associations • Other recognised stakeholders • If • Interest in European standardization • Willing and able to provide added- value knowledge • Actively contribute

Categories of Partners with CEN and CENELEC

1. Partner organization 2. Liaison organization 3. Associated Body 4. European Counsellor 5. European Institutional Stakeholder 6. Other Cooperating organizations not covered by this Guide

2 main areas

• Partnership at the level of Governing bodies and their working or advisory groups

• Partnership at the level of Technical Committees and other technical bodies

• Cooperation to strengthen EU standardization system and facilitate adoption of European Standards • ANEC/ECOS/ETUC • observership at level of governing bodies • participation at Technical Committee (TC) and Working Group (WG) level

Annex III organizations in partnership with CEN-CENELEC

- Appoint experts - Attend meetings (TC, SC, WG,...) - Access to working documents - Access to draft standards - Submit Comments to draft standards (up to and including voting level) - Submit Opinion to draft standards (up to and including voting level)

Affiliates EC Europe CEN - CENELEC Partners EFTA

ANEC, ECOS, ETUC

National NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB NSB

Trades Unions Professional Standards Users Consumer institutions Bodies Government Research Certification Departments Educational Organizations Bodies Enforcement Bodies Bodies © CEN-CENELEC – 10 #standardays Technical Bodies and Working Groups

National SSOs ANEC, ECOS ETUC National Observers send Members send representatives delegates that Technical that participate represent to the debate national point body (Partner Organization, of view of all Management decisions Liaison Organization, involved Associated body, parties European Commission, EFTA)

Working Group Members send Observers send experts experts Technical standardization work

ANNEX III TC/SC level 1 Observer

WG level X Experts *)

Other groups According to ToRs

*) IRs do not mention any limit of experts to WGs unless specific decision by the parent body

ANNEX III TC/SC level (working 2 Users: documents) • 1 Secretariat staff • 1 Expert WG level (working 3 Users: documents) • 1 Secretariat staff • 2 Experts Draft standard submitted 3 Users from secretariat to formal procedure Submit Comments/Opinion (enquiry or vote)

National Standards Bodies Societal Stakeholder Group: policy group BT: technical policies, technical programmes TC, WG: standards development CCMC • Operational aspects • Concerns • Trainings • Anything!

#standardays Natalia Giorgi Communications officer

• Why ANEC? • About ANEC • Structure and membership • ANEC priorities • ANEC budget • ANEC standardisation activities • Success Stories • Challenges

• Although the European Standardisation System is open to the participation of all stakeholders, it is largely dominated by industry. • ANEC, recognised together with ECOS and ETUC as ‘Annex III Organizations” under regulation 1025/2012, ensures the expertise needed to represent the consumer view in standardisation, and brings balance to a standardisation system where the voice of civil society is commonly weak – or absent – at National level.

© CEN-CENELEC – 18 #standardays About ANEC • ANEC was established in 1995 by the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and national consumer associations. • ANEC acts as the collective European consumer voice in standardisation. We represent and defend the European consumer interest in a continuum:  In the development and the revision of European policies and laws related to standards, consumer protection & welfare  standardisation (governance and technical levels of CEN, CENELEC & ETSI; sometimes technical level in ISO & IEC)  In the use of standards (conformity assessment, market surveillance & enforcement)  ANEC corporate video: https://goo.gl/2gEsHa

General Assembly (ANEC/GA) (one individual from each of 34 countries)

Steering Committee (ANEC/SC) (up to 10 members from GA)

Secretariat (10 FTEs)

Working Groups (ANEC/WGs) (7 WGs comprising experts drawn from member countries)

Child Accessibility Safety

Traffic & ANEC areas Digital Mobility of priority Society

Sustainability Domestic Appliances

Services

The ANEC 2018 Work Programme is available on our website at http://www.anec.eu/images/Publications/other-publications/ANEC-GA- 2017-G-013.pdf

• ANEC relies on funding from the EU (95%) and EFTA (5%) through annual operating grants made after a public call for proposals. • In 2017, the ANEC budget was 1,44M€. That’s 1€ for every 410 European consumers in the countries of its membership.

Population in Europe

© CEN-CENELEC – 22 #standardays ANEC standardisation activities In 2017: • ANEC was active in over 130 technical bodies of CEN, CENELEC or ETSI, and more than 25 technical bodies in ISO/IEC; • ANEC experts participated in 294 meetings at European and international level to develop consensual positions in the collective consumer interest. • ANEC asked its experts in its fields of priority for comments and input 439 times

http://www.anec.eu/images/Publications/other-publications/2018/2018-WCRD-Infographic.pdf

Opinions on draft standards sent to Enquiry or Formal Vote

Not Favourable 16

Favourable 47

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

EN 301 549 “Accessibility requirements suitable for public procurement of ICT products and services in the Europe”

Child-resistant lighters (EN 13869:2002)

Rearward-facing Child-Restraint Systems (UNECE I-size)

© CEN-CENELEC – 30 #standardays Success Stories EN 16664 ‘Playing field equipment — Lightweight goals — Functional, safety requirements and test methods’ and EN 16579 ‘Playing field equipment - Portable and permanent socketed goals - Functional, safety requirements and test methods’

• Attempt some diversification in funding: in view of the increasing challenges for consumers and noting we depend completely on EU financing; • Volunteers: ANEC depends on the contribution of European consumer experts who volunteer and dedicate their knowledge and time to defend the interest of consumers in standardisation at the European level. We need your help!

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• Justin Wilkes • Deputy Director • 4 May 2018 Structure

• Introducing ECOS • Mission • Membership

• Rationale for ECOS engagement

• Engagement in standardisation ECOS Mission

Founded in 2001

ECOS is a non-profit organisation working to promote environmental aspects in the development of standards and specifications at European and international level National Pan-European 35 organisations 9 organisations National 35 organisations

AUSTRIA GERMANY POLAND Umweltdachverband Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) ClientEarth Poland Global 2000 Bundesverband Bürgerinitiativen Polish Foundation for Energy Umweltschutz (BBU) Efficiency (FEWE) BELGIUM Deutscher Naturschutzring (DNR) Bond Beter Leefmilieu Vlaanderen (BBLV) Nature Friends Germany (NFD) PORTUGAL Inter-Environnement Wallonie asbl (IEW) QUERCUS GREECE ZERO BULGARIA Ecocity National Governmental Institute for Ecological Modernisation (IEM) Organization (ECOCITY) SPAIN ECODES CROATIA HUNGARY Croatian Society for Sustainable Clean Air Action Group (CAAG) SWEDEN Design (DOOR) Swedish Society for Nature ITALY Conservation (SNF) CYPRUS Legambiente Onlus Terra Cypria – the Cyprus Conservation SWITZERLAND Foundation LATVIA WWF Switzerland Friends of the Earth Latvia CZECH REPUBLIC UNITED KINGDOM Zelený Kruh (Green Circle) LUXEMBURG Energy Saving Trust Oekozenter Pafendall Sustainability Network for DENMARK Standardisation (SNS) Denmarks Naturfredningsforening (DN) NETHERLANDS Danish Ecological Council (DOR) Stichting Natuur en Milieu (SNM) UNITED STATES Leefmilieu Green Science Policy Institute FRANCE France Nature Environnement (FNE) NORWAY Zero Waste France BELLONA Women in Europe for a Common Future – France (WECF) Pan-European 9 Organisations

Bellona Europe

European Environmental Bureau (EEB)

Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE)

Health Care Without Harm Europe (HCWH-Europe)

Health & Environment Alliance (HEAL)

European umbrella for social enterprises with activities in reuse, repair and recycling (RREUSE)

Transport and Environment (T&E)

WWF-European Policy Office

Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) The challenge of underrepresentation

 No NGO organised participation at national level, except KNU (DE) & SNS (UK)

 ECOS’ membership still developing

 Many obstacles: Lack of understanding of role of standards & process Challenge to have technical expertise High participation costs Challenge to have long term strategy

 Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 & the Annex III organisations Regulation (EU) 1025/2012

Sets legal framework for European standardisation Confirms importance of standards for services Recognises the 3 ESOs Require improved transparency (e.g. work programmes, SRs) Require support & facilitation of participation of underrepresented stakeholders referred to in Annex III Provide Union financing for ESOs and Annex III organisations (ANEC, ECOS, ETUC, SBS) ECOS – More than just a name

 Diverse membership

 Unique environmental NGO: one of its kind in the world

 ‘Annex III’ organisation (Regulation (EU) 1025/2012)

 Partner Organisation of CEN & CENELEC, Member of ETSI

 Liaison organisation with ISO and IEC Our goals

Environmental aspects in standards & product policies:  Acute expertise free of private interests

Legislation & standards:  Complementary, not interchangeable

Transparency and inclusiveness in standardisation:  Balanced stakeholder representation  Effective societal stakeholder participation ECOS vision of the European Standardisation System

 Greater transparency on standards & the process

 Balanced representation of interests

 Effective participation of civil society including through creation of a separate category of partnership within the ESOs, with associated rights

 Participation facilitated at international level, especially IEC

 Strengthened civil society participation at national level (AccESS!)

 Support & training tools for societal stakeholders ECOS involvement in policy

 Political discussions around the EU policy approach to standardisation

 Committee on Standards (Member States comitology committee) – Regulation (EU) 1025/2012

 Joint Initiative on Standardisation

 CEN-CENELEC REFIT mirror group

 Ecodesign Consultation Forum & development of Ecodesign & energy labelling product-specific legislation ECOS structure

Members

EXEC Forces Task Secretariat

Experts

Standardisation organisations ECOS work programme

Climate change & clean energy Circular economy • Product design & production processes • GHG emissions – Environmental management • refrigerants – Bio-economy • cement – Ecodesign & energy labelling • CC adaptation & climate finance – Chemicals in products – Safety of nanomaterials • Smart homes & buildings – Air quality • smart appliances • Turning Waste into a resource & waste management • Electric vehicles – Treatment and reuse of sludge and organic fertiliser

– Reuse & recycling of secondary raw materials – Waste characterisation & management – Plastics: reduction, design & waste management – Reuse & recycling of waste electronics ECOS involvement in standardisation (2017)

 Active in 296 Technical Bodies at European and international level (committees, working groups, coordination groups)

 More than 30 external technical experts (NASA research-funded scientist, former UNEP, World Bank, Coimbra & Berkeley Universities…), hired following public calls (360 days of work)

 Participation in over 120 technical meetings

 Nearly 100 written contributions to draft standardisation deliverables ECOS engagement in standardisation

Horizontal/ Political Technical Working Groups or TOTAL Bodies Committees equivalent or equivalent

CEN 6 54 96 156 CLC 4 20 42 66 ETSI 3 1 4 CEN- 3 11 8 22 CLC ISO 24 24 IEC 11 13 24

TOTAL 16 121 159 296 Communications & Awareness Raising Justin WILKES Deputy Director

Mundo B, Rue d’Edimbourg 26 1050 Brussels, Belgium www.ecostandard.org

@ECOS_Standard ECOS-EU

ECOS is co-funded by the European Commission and EFTA ETUC

CEN CENELEC Management Centre 4th May 2018 - Brussels

Guido De Jongh, Advisor

With financial support of the European Commission & EFTA

• Founded in 1973 • Voice of the workers and representing 45 million members from 89 trade union organisations in 39 European countries, plus 10 European Trade Union Federations • Addressing a wide range of issues: economic governance, social dialogue and industrial relations, social rights and European labour law, migration, training, sustainable development, (…), and… • …since 2015, « ETUC STANDARDISATION project » CONGRESS (once in 4 years)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (every affiliate, 4 times per year)

STEERING COMMITTEE (8 times per year)

GENERAL SECRETARY &Secretariat

19 ETUC « thematic » permanent committee (every affiliate) -> ETUC STANDRDISATION COMMITTEE

(4+2y) • 2,3 FTE at ETUC Secretariat to oversee the execution of the project • Execution of annual work programme • ETUC Permanent Committee ‘Standardisation’ • Consists of delegates of ETUC affiliates and European Trade Union Federations (ETUFs) • 2/y regular meetings • is consulted on major issues regarding standardisation EC/ DG Growth

Committee Annex III organisations on Standards

Joint initiative on Standardisation ETUC PC CEN Standardisation

Strategic ETUC Strategy Secretariat Technical Board Planning Societal Stakeholder Group Programming

Technical Committees Writing of standards ETUC experts

Technical in Standardisation TCs / TU in national mirror committees Participating in the Advanced manufacturing • Maintenance services (CEN/TC 319) technical work of selected • Facility Management services (CEN/TC 348) • Cabin air Quality on civil aircraft (CEN/TC 436) Technical Bodies of ESOs • Private security services (CEN/TC 439) (NEW) Services • Horizontal standards for the provision of services (CEN/TC 447) • Quality of care for elderly people (CEN/TC 449) • Patient involvement in person-centred care (CEN/TC 450)

IT / Industry 4.0 • CEN Focus Group Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies • CEN-CLC/TC 13 “Cybersecurity and Data Protection” • EC Multistakeholder Platform on ICT standardisation

ISO • Healthcare management standardisation (ISO/TC 304) • Human Management Resources (ISO/TC 260) • Ageing Societies (covers Ageing Workforce) (ISO/TC 314) (pending) Ergonomics Private security at airports

Sustainable and traceable cocoa

Quality of care of elderly people

ETUC is supported financially by the European Union & EFTA Useful links

- Societal Stakeholder Toolbox

- Helpdesk for Societal Stakeholders - List of national contact points for societal matters - eLearning course under development

•Civil society – Improving, strengthening and legitimizing the European Standardization System

Ingrid Soetaert ( [email protected] ) Natalia Giorgi ( [email protected] ) Justin Wilkes ( [email protected] ) Guido De Jongh ( [email protected] )

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