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CEN and CENELEC
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 58258552517-56
5
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 326 tracked
4
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #110 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
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.
- CENELEC 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 CENENELC are also the National Members of CEN.
- https://www.cencenelec.eu/european-standardization/cen-and-cenelec/
- CEN and CENELEC are also members of EQUIN, the European Quality Infrastructure Network.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
- Head office
- Brussels, 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 5 positions between 26 Nov 2018 and 30 Jul 2026, across 5 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2018 · 1 filed2025 · 2 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
The attached document provides input to the European Quantum Act by a group of standards contributors from CEN-CENELEC JTC22 on quantum technologies. Our input discusses the JTC22 committee work, standardisation of quantum technologies, observed barriers, as well as policy recommendations.
CEN and CENELEC welcome continued collaboration with the European Commission to fully leverage European Standards in space policy and support the objectives of the EU Space Act. In the EU Space Act, CEN and CENELEC urge the European Commission to: Follow the consistency set in recent legislative negotiations and continue to use the proposed Toy Safety Regulation as blueprint for articles on common specifications…
Dear Madam, Sir, CENELEC welcomes the draft Network code RfG and supports its publication and coming into force. However due to the significant delay since the ACER draft in December 2023 it might be necessary that further technical items need to be modified.
documents ANNEX, chapter, article page please use the following apprevations: Annex EL WM-WD, Annex ED WM-WD, ACT EL WM-WD, ACT ED WM-WD type of comment comment proposed change ge = general te = technical ed = editorial Annex ED WM-WD all Annex ED WM-WD Annex II, 9.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- ECOS · 2 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 2 files in common
- Bitkom e.V. · 2 files in common
- Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. · 2 files in common
- ACT | The App Association · 2 files in common
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