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51 www.drivesncontrols.com June 2015 GAMBICA SUPPLEMENT n Ensuring that industry has a bigger role in European standards G AMBICA has always seen participation in regulation and standards as a key part of what we do, representing our industry’s view to European and international regulators and standards bodies. We are represented on more than 100 BSI committees which, in turn, influence European and international standards in our sectors. We interact directly with UK and European governments and are active in Europe through organisations such as Orgalime, CAPIEL and CEMEP for engineering and product-related representation. Standards and regulation are often linked and one area we have been actively involved in is the use of harmonised standards to demonstrate compliance to legislation. For some time now, industry has been politely requesting inclusion as an observer to the regulatory Committee on Standards (CoS). This is the body that makes decisions on implementing standardisation requests from the European Commission. These decisions invariably have an impact (be it positive or negative) on European companies using harmonised standards to show compliance with EU product legislation. Moreover, standards work is undertaken mainly by industry experts who contribute their expertise free-of-charge to develop European standards – equating to some 95% of the standards development costs. So why not involve industry as one of the accepted “observers” that Regulation EU 1025/2012 on European Standardisation denotes to four categories of stakeholders? The recent Competitiveness Council conclusions stressed “the need for the European Standardisation system to remain inclusive, transparent, market-driven and efficient, and to be fit for the future”. The ‘Ingress’ (INdustry GRoup on European Standardisation Strategy) platform has therefore been born from the common wish to inform European policy-makers about industry’s interests and priorities for using harmonised standards in the framework of Regulation EU 1025/2012. So far, 16 European industry associations have teamed up within Ingress, with the numbers expected to rise rapidly – not surprising when one considers the enormity of the issues at stake. GAMBICA is a participating member of three of these European associations – Orgalime, CAPIEL and CEMEP – so our involvement and influence is assured. According to Orgalime’s director-general, Adrian Harris: “Harmonised standards have been one of the great success stories which helped Europe’s internal market to take off and develop. But these standards must always be relevant to manufacturing companies whose markets both in Europe and worldwide depend on them. It is therefore disingenuous to believe that the European Commission and Member States can go on discussing the future of European standardisation and how it can best support the application of European legislation and policies without manufacturing industry, its main stakeholder being involved!” On Tuesday 24 March, a letter was sent to Mrs Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Member of the European Commission for Internal Market, industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs explaining: “We are pleased to inform you of the official launch of the INdustry GRoup on European Standardisation Strategy (Ingress) which aims to inform European policy-makers about manufacturing industry’s interests and priorities in the area of harmonised standards in support of the application of European legislation and policies.” Ingress is an industry alliance which was established through the joint efforts of its 16 founding members. These include: ACEA, BIBM, CAPIEL, CECAPI, CECED, CECIMO, CEMEP, COCIR, EFCEM, ESMIG, EUBAC, EURALARM, EUROPUMP, FEM, ORGALIME and T&D Europe. n For more information, please visit the Ingress Web site (http://ingress1025.eu) or contact Andrew Evans ([email protected]) Andrew Evans, head of GAMBICA’s Process Instrumentation & Control sector, explains the background to a new group that is aiming to involve industry more closely in the European standards-making process.
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51www.drivesncontrols.com June 2015
GAMBICA SUPPLEMENT n
Ensuring that industryhas a bigger role inEuropean standards
GAMBICA has always seenparticipation in regulation andstandards as a key part of what wedo, representing our industry’s view
to European and international regulators andstandards bodies. We are represented onmore than 100 BSI committees which, in turn,influence European and internationalstandards in our sectors.
We interact directly with UK and Europeangovernments and are active in Europethrough organisations such as Orgalime,CAPIEL and CEMEP for engineering andproduct-related representation.
Standards and regulation are often linkedand one area we have been actively involvedin is the use of harmonised standards todemonstrate compliance to legislation.
For some time now, industry has beenpolitely requesting inclusion as an observerto the regulatory Committee on Standards(CoS). This is the body that makes decisionson implementing standardisation requestsfrom the European Commission. Thesedecisions invariably have an impact (be itpositive or negative) on Europeancompanies using harmonised standards toshow compliance with EU productlegislation.
Moreover, standards work is undertakenmainly by industry experts who contributetheir expertise free-of-charge to developEuropean standards – equating to some 95%of the standards development costs.
So why not involve industry as one of theaccepted “observers” that Regulation EU1025/2012 on European Standardisation
denotes to four categories of stakeholders?The recent Competitiveness Councilconclusions stressed “the need for theEuropean Standardisation system to remaininclusive, transparent, market-driven andefficient, and to be fit for the future”.
The ‘Ingress’ (INdustry GRoup on EuropeanStandardisation Strategy) platform hastherefore been born from the common wishto inform European policy-makers aboutindustry’s interests and priorities for usingharmonised standards in the framework ofRegulation EU 1025/2012.
So far, 16 European industry associationshave teamed up within Ingress, with thenumbers expected to rise rapidly – notsurprising when one considers the enormity ofthe issues at stake. GAMBICA is a participatingmember of three of these Europeanassociations – Orgalime, CAPIEL and CEMEP –so our involvement and influence is assured.
According to Orgalime’s director-general,Adrian Harris: “Harmonised standards havebeen one of the great success stories whichhelped Europe’s internal market to take offand develop. But these standards mustalways be relevant to manufacturingcompanies whose markets both in Europeand worldwide depend on them. It istherefore disingenuous to believe that theEuropean Commission and Member Statescan go on discussing the future of Europeanstandardisation and how it can best supportthe application of European legislation andpolicies without manufacturing industry, itsmain stakeholder being involved!”
On Tuesday 24 March, a letter was sent toMrs Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Member of the European Commission forInternal Market, industry,Entrepreneurship and SMEsexplaining: “We are pleased
to inform you of the official launch of theINdustry GRoup on EuropeanStandardisation Strategy (Ingress) whichaims to inform European policy-makersabout manufacturing industry’s interests andpriorities in the area of harmonised standardsin support of the application of Europeanlegislation and policies.”
Ingress is an industry alliance which wasestablished through the joint efforts of its 16founding members. These include: ACEA,BIBM, CAPIEL, CECAPI, CECED, CECIMO,CEMEP, COCIR, EFCEM, ESMIG, EUBAC,EURALARM, EUROPUMP, FEM, ORGALIME andT&D Europe. n
For more information, please visit theIngress Web site (http://ingress1025.eu)or contact Andrew Evans([email protected])
Andrew Evans, head ofGAMBICA’s ProcessInstrumentation & Controlsector, explains the backgroundto a new group that is aiming toinvolve industry more closely inthe European standards-makingprocess.
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