European harmonised standards are developed by the European standardisation organisations (ESOs). When the reference number of the standard is published in the EU Official Journal regulators recognise these standards to provide presumption of conformity with legislation. The publication of key standards have been delayed in the last years causing uncertainties for the market. This is due to […]

Over 25 European Commission’s officials from DG Environment and DG Climate Action took part in a training explaining the role of standards in policy, and how the standards development process works. Organised by CEN-CENELEC, the training provided a good opportunity to explore the pros and cons of commissioning standards to support the implementation of environmental laws. ECOS, who also attended, […]

Five years have passed since the adoption of EU Regulation 1025/2012 on European Standardisation. This Regulation sets out to allow the voices of societal stakeholders (environment, consumers, workers) and SMEs to be represented in the standardisation system with support from the European Union. On October 10, SBS, representing the SMEs in standardisation, held an event looking […]

With their broad range of applications – from construction to tyres, from cosmetics to toys – bio-based products (products made from biological resources) continue to receive a lot of political attention. Bio-based products can help improve the environmental profile of products since they can replace synthetic materials such as chemicals or plastics. However, their use […]

ECOS is looking for experts with extensive knowledge of fire safety and/or flame retardants to represent environmental interests in the development of standards. Experts will provide technical and scientific input into discussions, in accordance with the related policy context and ECOS strategy. The nominated expert(s) will represent ECOS in some of the following technical committees: […]

The European standardisation organisations CEN-CENELEC have agreed to begin work on a European Commission request to remove barriers to natural refrigerants in European standards. This is marked by the adoption of the agreement known as the ‘Fluorinated-Gas Standardisation Request’ by the European Commission. The agreement between CEN-CENELEC and the European Commission is significant as it […]

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Digi-Label project partners discussed work-progress in a two-day meeting in September and also hosted the second Partners Roundtable. The roundtable consists of a group of expert advisors composed of retailers, manufacturers, consumers representatives and other stakeholders taking part in the project. The findings from the two pilot studies in Spain and the UK, together with stakeholders’ […]

ECOS is pleased to have been invited to join the Advisory Board of EEPLIANT II. This EU-funded project is run by market surveillance authorities (MSAs) focusing on joint monitoring, verification and enforcement activities under the EU Energy Labelling and Ecodesign Directive and Regulation. Market surveillance actions are an integral part of the overall framework of product […]