Position Papers

• How will standards meet the Future? • A new online eLearning course • IMCO votes on the Enforcement and Compliance proposal • EPC looks ahead on standards • ANEC active in ICPHSO International Symposium • Evaluation of the Toy Safety Directive • ANEC helps tackle trampoline park accidents • ISO/IEC Guides published • Open letter to EU institutions on accessibility • The role of standards in Active Ageing • Annual meeting of the ANEC DOMAP WG • New ISO standard on unit pricing • Preventing Carbon Monoxide poisoning • Tyre labelling negotiations start • Ecodesign ‘package’ delayed • End of inefficient halogen bulbs • Achieving trustworthy Artificial Intelligence • Web Accessibility standard published • A better standard to protect our hearing? • Empowering consumers in the Clean Energy Transition • Data protection of smart meters • Developments in the postal sector • ANEC presents the next generation of CRS • ANEC co-sponsoring national training in Czech Republic

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Few people are interested in technical standardisation and even fewer have heard of ANEC. Yet, although standardisation may not seem at all sexy at first glance, it is an essential component of modern life and the role of ANEC is key.

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ANEC 2018

Work Programme 2018

The Work Programme sets out the activities ANEC plans to undertake in 2018. It lists areas of activity under our seven priority areas, as well as under the horizontal area of Policy. ANEC priorities are also reflected in the UAWP for Standardisation 2018.

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The European consumer voice in standardisation

The New Approach from the consumer perspective

ANEC comment on the Programme of Community action in the field of Health and Consumer Protection 2007-2013

Preliminary comment of ANEC on the review of the CEN Strategy 2010

ANEC comment on the role and significance of the CE marking (Draft Certif. Doc 2005-11 of 30 August 2005)

Questionnaire on the future of postal standardisation 2005

ANEC comments on the review of the scope of Universal Service

ANEC position on the future challenges of ICT standardisation

ANEC comment on the Commission’s Action Plan for European Standardisation (draft version 5)

Draft comments on aspects of consumer interest on the WCAG 2.0 working draft

ANEC comments on the WIK Presentation “The evolution of the regulatory model for European Postal Services”, 26 April 2005

ANEC Secretary-General’s speech at the European Market Surveillance Programming Conference

ANEC Comment on the Future Consumer Policy Strategy

ANEC-ECOS Position Paper on the revised Packaging Standards prepared under the second Standardisation Mandate M317