Tag: Standardisation Regulation

• Standards need to work for everyone – here’s how we do it

  The outcome of any negotiation depends on who sits at the table. Environmental stakeholders must be included for standardisation to be effective. Smooth collaboration between companies, workers, consumers, civil society, and environmental groups is the key to delivering standards and EU policies that work for everyone and strengthen the single market. Here’s how.

• ECOS newsletter – July 2025

  The European Standardisation Regulation holds strategic importance for ECOS and is now under revision. Watch this space, as the public consultation is expected in the coming weeks. In other news, we have a new European standard for testing the durability of washing machines and we also discuss ‘the big question’ - what kinds of hydrogen now qualify as ‘low-carbon’ in the EU?

• European standards: Inclusive, fit for purpose, and environmentally ambitious

  In our response to the call for evidence on the revision of the EU's Standardisation Regulation, ECOS provides valuable insight on the main challenges within the European Standardisation System, both directly experienced as a stakeholder and those identified in the EC’s evaluation report. We also propose improvements to address these challenges.