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The European consumer voice in standardisation

ANEC Position paper: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN STANDARDS

ANEC Position paper: The role of standards in meeting consumer needs and expectations of AI in the European Commission proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act

ANEC comments on the EC proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment

ANEC-BEUC Position Paper 'KEEPING CONSUMERS SAFE FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS: How to make the General Product Safety Regulation a useful tool to ensure product safety'

ANEC reply to the European Commission Inception Impact Assessment on Protecting children from unsafe toys and strengthening the Single Market revision of the Toy Safety Directive 200 9 48 /EC

ANEC Response to the EC Public Consultation on the Web Accessibility Directive

ANEC contribution to EC IIA Roadmap on Tourist services – short-term rental initiative

ANEC position on the draft General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR): Response to the EC Consultation, September 2021

ANEC Position Paper: Sunbeds

ANEC-BEUC Position Paper: MAKING MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS THE NEW NORMAL, Consumer recommendations for a meaningful EU Sustainable Product Initiative

ANEC comments on EC draft Delegated Act Radio Equipment Directive Cybersecurity requirements

ANEC Commentary: Sustainability in the construction sector, A consumer perspective on relevant standards and initiatives

ANEC response to the EC Standardisation Strategy Roadmap

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on MACHINERY PRODUCTS: Key issues from a consumer perspective

ANEC comments on the European Commission proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending certain Union legislative acts) COM(2021) 206 final, 2021/0106 (COD)

ANEC Contribution to the EC Consultation on the evaluation of Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border healthcare

Draft Annual Union Work Programme for European Standardisation 2022

ANEC Position Paper: Accessibility of Lifts: How the European standard prEN 81-70:2020 can meet the legal requirements? Open technical issues

ANEC contribution to EC IIA Roadmap for the Revision of REACH Regulation to help achieve a toxic-free environment

ANEC contribution to 1st meeting of the HLR on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

ANEC replies to EC Study on the need of Cybersecurity Requirements for ICT Products

ANEC Position paper: "Toy Safety Directive evaluation and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS): Which way forward?"

ANEC position on the Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive IIA Roadmap

ANEC reply to the Public consultation on the European statistical programme 2013-2020

ANEC contribution to the IIA Roadmap on the Revision of EU rules on food contact materials

ANEC replies to EC Impact Assessment Study to Assess Unbundling of Chargers - Stakeholder survey

SMART AND SAFE MOBILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN STANDARDS ANEC: POSITION PAPER PREPARED BY MEMBERS OF THE SMART MOBILITY & SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PROJECT TEAM

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ANEC Position paper: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN STANDARDS

ANEC Position paper: The role of standards in meeting consumer needs and expectations of AI in the European Commission proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act

ANEC comments on the EC proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment

ANEC-BEUC Position Paper 'KEEPING CONSUMERS SAFE FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS: How to make the General Product Safety Regulation a useful tool to ensure product safety'

ANEC reply to the European Commission Inception Impact Assessment on Protecting children from unsafe toys and strengthening the Single Market revision of the Toy Safety Directive 200 9 48 /EC

ANEC Response to the EC Public Consultation on the Web Accessibility Directive

ANEC contribution to EC IIA Roadmap on Tourist services – short-term rental initiative

ANEC position on the draft General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR): Response to the EC Consultation, September 2021

ANEC Position Paper: Sunbeds

ANEC-BEUC Position Paper: MAKING MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS THE NEW NORMAL, Consumer recommendations for a meaningful EU Sustainable Product Initiative

ANEC comments on EC draft Delegated Act Radio Equipment Directive Cybersecurity requirements

ANEC Commentary: Sustainability in the construction sector, A consumer perspective on relevant standards and initiatives

ANEC response to the EC Standardisation Strategy Roadmap

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on MACHINERY PRODUCTS: Key issues from a consumer perspective

ANEC comments on the European Commission proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending certain Union legislative acts) COM(2021) 206 final, 2021/0106 (COD)

ANEC Contribution to the EC Consultation on the evaluation of Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border healthcare

Draft Annual Union Work Programme for European Standardisation 2022

ANEC Position Paper: Accessibility of Lifts: How the European standard prEN 81-70:2020 can meet the legal requirements? Open technical issues

ANEC contribution to EC IIA Roadmap for the Revision of REACH Regulation to help achieve a toxic-free environment

ANEC contribution to 1st meeting of the HLR on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

ANEC replies to EC Study on the need of Cybersecurity Requirements for ICT Products

ANEC Position paper: "Toy Safety Directive evaluation and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS): Which way forward?"

ANEC position on the Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive IIA Roadmap

ANEC reply to the Public consultation on the European statistical programme 2013-2020

ANEC contribution to the IIA Roadmap on the Revision of EU rules on food contact materials

ANEC replies to EC Impact Assessment Study to Assess Unbundling of Chargers - Stakeholder survey

SMART AND SAFE MOBILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN STANDARDS ANEC: POSITION PAPER PREPARED BY MEMBERS OF THE SMART MOBILITY & SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PROJECT TEAM

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