Discover how European standards can contribute to the success of your research and innovation activities, by facilitating market uptake, linking you up with new partners, helping you secure funding, and giving you access to essential industry and market information.

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Working with a European standardization organization

There are four different ways you can work with a national standardization organization:

#1 Screen existing standards

By screening existing standards on national, European, and international level, you will be able to access leading knowledge and resources on the topic you are working on. This includes European product standards across various industries.

#2 Join an existing

standardization community

Joining a standardization community allows you to exchange ideas and perspectives on ongoing work, and access relevant information that will inform and support your entrance into the market.

#3 Revise an existing European

Standard or develop a new one

If you have identified a need to revise an existing standard or to develop a new one, you will need to follow the process set by European standards organizations CEN or CENELEC.

#4 Fast track to new standardisation

Developing a new standard involves creating a CEN-CENELEC Workshop Agreement (CWA), which is a specific document designed for R&I projects and that forms the basis for new standards. Drafting time is about 6-12 months, after which your CWA could be further developed into a European standard or integrated into an existing one.

Ready to get started? Get in touch with your local standardization body

Learn how your local partner can best support your R&I project through standardization.

Austria

Austrian Standards International (ASI) Heinestraße 38, 1020 Vienna, Austria karl.gruen@as-institute.at https://www.austrian-standards.at/en/infopedia-topic-center/specials/research-innovation/ Austrian Electrotechnical Association (OVE) Eschenbachgasse 9, 1010 Vienna, Austria c.gabriel@ove.at http://www.ove.at
Belgium

Comité Electrotechnique Belge (CEB/BEC) Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Bruxelles, Belgium jo.cops@ceb-bec.be centraloffice@ceb-bec.be http://www.ceb-bec.be Bureau de Normalisation (NBN) Jozef II-straat 40, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium info@nbn.be http://www.nbn.be
Bulgaria

Bulgarian Institute for Standardization / Българският институт за стандартизация (BDS) Lachezar Stanchev str ''Izgrev'' Complex, 13 BG - 1797 Sofia, Bulgaria standards@bds-bg.org http://www.bds-bg.org
Croatia

Croatian Standards Institute / Hrvatski zavod za norme (HZN) Ulica Grada Vukovara, 78 HR - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia hzn@hzn.hr https://www.hzn.hr
Cyprus

Cyprus Organization for Standardisation / ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΟΣ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΤΥΠΟΠΟΙΗΣΗΣ (CYS) CY - 2086 Nicosia, Cyprus y.vassiades@cys.org.cy https://www.cys.org.cy/index.php
Czech Republic

Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing / Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví (UNMZ) Biskupský dvůr 1148/5, 110 00 Praha-Nové Město, Tschechien suser@unmz.cz czunmz@unmz.cz https://www.unmz.cz/
Denmark

Dansk Standards (DS) Göteborg Pl. 1, 2150 København, Denmark sab@ds.dk http://www.ds.dk/forskning
Estonia

MTÜ Eesti Standardikeskus (EVS) Akadeemia tee 21-6, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia info@evs.ee https://www.evs.ee
France

Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) 11 Rue Francis de Pressensé, 93210 Saint-Denis, France aurelie.thiebaud@afnor.org https://www.afnor.org/
Finland

Suomen Standardisoimisliitto (SFS) Malmgatan 34, 00100 Helsingfors, Finland Antti.Karppinen@sfs.fi https://www.sfs.fi/ Finnish Electrotechnical Standards Association Särkiniementie 3, FI - 00211 Helsinki, Finland finnc@sesko.fi www.sesko.fi
Germany

Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN) Am DIN-Platz, Burggrafenstraße 6, 10787 Berlin, Germany hermann.behrens@din.de https://www.din.de Deutsche Kommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik (DKE) Stresemannallee 15, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany dke@vde.com http://www.dke.de
Greece

National Quality Infrastructure System / Ελληνικού Οργανισμού Τυποποίησης (NQIS/ELOT) Par. Leoforou Kifisou 50, Peristeri 121 33, Greece ixs@elot.gr http://www.elot.gr
Hungary

Magyar Szabványügyi Testület (MSZT) Budapest, Horváth Mihály tér 1, 1082 Hungary isoline@mszt.hu http://www.mszt.hu
Iceland

Staðlaráð Íslands (IST) Þórunnartún 2, Reykjavík, Iceland arngrimur@stadlar.is http://www.stadlar.is
Ireland

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Swift Square, 1 Northwood Park, Northside, Dublin 9, Ireland paul.killeen@nsai.ie https://www.nsai.ie/
Italy

Ente Nazionale Italiano di Normazione (UNI) Via Sannio, 2, 20137 Milano MI, Italy elena.mocchio@uni.com http://www.uni.com Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano (CEI) Via Pietro Andrea Saccardo, 9, 20134 Milano MI, Italy dt@ceinorme.it http://www.ceiweb.it
Latvia

Standartizācijas, akreditācijas un metroloģijas centrs (LVS) Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 157, Vidzemes priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1013, Latvia ingars.pilmanis@lvs.lv https://www.lvs.lv
Lithuania

Lietuvos standartizacijos (LST) Algirdo g. 31, Vilnius 03219, Lithuania lstboard@lsd.lt http://www.lsd.lt
Luxembourg

Institut Luxembourgeois de la normalisation, de l’accreditation, de la sécurité et qualité des produits et services (ILNAS) Southlane Tower I, 1 Avenue du Swing, 4367 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg jerome.hoerold@ilnas.etat.lu https://portail-qualite.public.lu/fr/normes-normalisation/education-recherche.html
Malta

The Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) National Road, Il-Hamrun, Hamrun HMR 9010, Hamrun, Malta francis.p.farrugia@mccaa.org.mt http://www.mccaa.org.mt
Netherlands

Nederlands Normalisatie Instituut (NEN) Vlinderweg 6, 2623 AX Delft, Netherlands innovatiemakelaar@nen.nl www.nen.nl/innovatie Nederlands Electrotechnisch Comité (NEC) Vlinderweg 6, NL - 2623 AX Delft, Netherlands nec@nen.nl www.nen.nl
Norway

Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite (NEK) Mustads vei 1, 0283 Oslo, Norway birger.hestnes@nek.no http://www.standard.no/toppvalg/nek Standards Norway (SN) Mustads vei, 1 NO - 1366 Lysaker, Norway info@standard.no www.standard.no
Poland

Polski Komitet Normalizacyjny (PKN) Świętokrzyska 14, 00-050 Warszawa, Poland piotr.terlecki@pkn.pl http://www.pkn.pl
Portugal

Instituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ) R. António Gião 2, 2825-002 Caparica, Portugal ipq@ipq.pt http://www.ipq.pt
Republic of North Macedonia

Standardization Institute of the Republic of Macedonia (ISRM) Jurij Gagarin 15, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia isrsm@isrsm.gov.mk https://isrsm.gov.mk/en/
Romania

Asociaţia de Standardizare din România (ASRO) Strada D. I. Mendeleev 21, București 030167, Romania speranta.stomff@asro.ro http://www.asro.ro
Serbia

Institut za standardizaciju Srbije (ISS) Stevana Brakusa, Beograd, Serbia infocentar@iss.rs http://www.iss.rs
Slovakia

Úrad pre normalizáciu, metrológiu a skúšobníctvo Slovenskej republiky (ÚNMS SR) 810 05 15, Štefanovičova 4558/3, 811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia adriana.lengyelova@normoff.gov.sk http://www.unms.sk
Slovenia

Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo (SIST) Šmartinska cesta 152, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia jozica.skof-nikolic@sist.si http://www.sist.si
Spain

Asociación Española de Normalización (UNE) Génova 6, 28004 Madrid, Spain innovacion@une.org https://www.une.org/normalizacion/la-normalizacion-une/innovacion
Sweden

Svensk Elstandard (SEK) Kistagången 16, 164 40 Kista, Sweden thomas.korssell@elstandard.se http://www.elstandard.se Svenska institutet för standarder (SIS) Solnavägen 1E, 113 65 Stockholm, Sweden sarah.sim@sis.se & bledar.beqiri@sis.se http://www.sis.se
Switzerland

Association Suisse de Normalisation (SNV) Sulzerallee 70, 8404 Winterthur, Switzerland info@snv.ch http://www.snv.ch Electrosuisse Luppmenstrasse 1, 8320 Fehraltorf, Switzerland joerg.weber@electrosuisse.ch http://www.electrosuisse.ch
Turkey

Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) Bakanlıklar, Necatibey cad No:112, 06570 Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey usm@tse.org.tr http://www.tse.org.tr/tr/
United Kingdom

British Standards Institution (BSI) 389 Chiswick High Road, London W4 4AL, UK Steve.Brunige@bsigroup.com http://www.bsigroup.com
Europe

CEN CENELEC Wetenschapsstraat 23, 1000 Brussel, Belgien +32 2 550 08 11 Research@cencenelec.eu https://www.cencenelec.eu

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