Position Papers

• Smart cities requirements and consumers • Interview with Benedicte Federspiel • EESC event on inclusiveness of the European Standardisation System • ANEC national outreach event in Finland • AUWP for European Standardisation 2020 • Meeting with ISO and IEC • ANEC speaks at ICPHSO International Symposium • ANEC and Danish Standards discuss consumer protection • ANEC joins awareness raising campaign on the dangers of button batteries • Revised standard for cribs • Approval of prEN EN 301549 V3.1.1 (2019-06) • FUNKA-ANEC Workshop on accessibility • ANEC speaks at EDF Seminar • ANEC Accessibility WG meets • ANEC Domestic Appliances WG meets • ANEC participates in EU Fire Safety Week • CEN-CENELEC workshop on materials value chains • ANEC-BEUC position, “Keeping consumers secure” • Turkey- World Standards Day • Portugal- Buying safe children’s products online

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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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Work Programme 2019

The Work Programme sets out the activities ANEC plans to undertake in 2019. 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 2019.

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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