2. European standardization
At European level, standardization is mainly organized within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Although created in 1962, CEN received a new impetus towards the end of the 1980s. While Article 100A of the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957 stipulated that technical harmonization was to be achieved by means of directives transposed into national law, the Council Decision of May 7, 1985, known as the "New Approach", strengthened the role of standardization with the aim of :
simplify and accelerate the legislative process;
avoid making detailed rules compulsory;
strengthen synergies between economic players....
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Standards pool at ISO/TC 86 "Refrigeration and air conditioning
Under the responsibility of ISO/TC 86/SC 1 "Safety and environmental requirements for refrigeration systems".
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Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 21, 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products.
Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 19, 2010 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy...
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Afnor – Association française de normalisation http://www.afnor.org
UNM – Union de normalisation de la mécanique http://www.unm.fr
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