• CAN YOU HELP US? • EP IMCO report on Standardisation Strategy • AUWP 2023 published • Publication of Safety Gate report 2022 • ANEC meets the SIS board • ANEC - ETUC Webinar on Social Responsibility • Adoption of CEN standard for carry cots • Button batteries • New Chair of ANEC Working Group • Repairability of tools and garden machinery • ANEC Sustainability WG on climate-related standards • Disappointing timeline for FCM Regulation • Restrictions proposed for "forever chemicals" • To bin or not to bin? • ESOs/ENISA Cybersecurity Standardisation Conference • We ask for risk assessment of ISO/IEC JTC 1 standards • FIEP discusses fire safety and the involvement of women • ANEC responds to consultation on EURO 7

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.