CEN (the European Committee for Standardization) and CENELEC (the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization), as the recognised European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs), welcome the European Commissions initiative for a Circular Economy Act (CEA). Harmonized standards are essential to reach the ambitions of the CEA to build a genuine single market for secondary raw materials and circular products.
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CEN and CENELEC
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 63623305522-13
8
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
8
legislative files
of 326 tracked
7
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Who they are
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EP accreditations
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2011
in the register since
Declares membership of
- CEN and CENELEC →
- while remaining two distinct organisations
- have merged their staff and appointed one only Director General. Therefore
- Cinzia Missiroli is the acting Director General of CEN and CENELEC.
- CEN and CENELEC are members of EQUIN, the European Quality Infrastructure Network.
- CEN counts on 34 Members
- which are the National Standardization Bodies of the 27 EU countries plus Iceland
- Norway and Switzerland (EFTA countries) and plus UK
- the Republic of North Macedonia
- Serbia and Turkey.
- To note that 25 National Members of CEN are also the National Members of CENELEC.
- https://www.cencenelec.eu/european-standardization/cen-and-cenelec/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- European Committee for Standardization (CEN)
- Head office
- Bruxelles, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
CEN and CENELEC filed 8 positions between 8 Jul 2025 and 30 Jul 2026, across 8 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 7 times.
2025 · 6 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
CEN and CENELEC believe that standards will play a key role in meeting Europes climate neutrality objectives. To fully realise this potential, CEN and CENELEC asks the European Commission to: Apply standards consistently in future legislation, including through the IDAA, and to fully leverage relevant existing standards that can support the IDAA, including in grid harmonisation, life cycle assessment (LCA)…
CEN and CENELEC develop European Standards setting safety, quality, and performance requirements for medical devices that are put on the European market. A large number of those standards enable manufacturers to make their medical products compliant with the European legislation in the medical sector, for the ultimate benefit of all European citizens.
CEN and CENELEC, two of the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs), together with our Members the National Standardization Bodies (NSBs) and the National Committees (NCs), welcome the European Commissions Innovation Act and highlight the strategic role of European standardization in turning research into market-ready innovations, strengthening competitiveness, and ensuring Europes technological sovereignty.
CEN and CENELEC, two of the European Standardization Organizations (ESOs), together with our Members, the National Standardization Bodies (NSBs) and the National Committees (NCs), see the revision of the Regulation 1025/2012 as an opportunity to reinforce the role of the European Standardization System (ESS) and anchor it in an ever-evolving reality.
CEN and CENELEC support the European Commission's efforts to harmonize criteria for issuing common specifications. This is in principle positive, but it is crucial that the process is done in a way that ensures the involvement of a broad range of stakeholders, from societal stakeholders to Member States and industry (the actors who will later enforce and follow the specifications to gain access to the internal…
CEN and CENELEC support the European Commission's efforts to harmonize criteria for issuing common specifications. This is in principle positive, but it is crucial that the process is done in a way that ensures the involvement of a broad range of stakeholders, from societal stakeholders to Member States and industry (the actors who will later enforce and follow the specifications to gain access to the internal…
Europe faces growing geopolitical pressures and a rapidly evolving defence landscape. To build a resilient and competitive European defence sector, standardization must be integrated early and systematically into defence policy, planning, procurement, and capability development.
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Turns up on the same files
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- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich · 4 files in common
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