- From 1 July 2013, under the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), it became mandatory for manufacturers to apply CE marking to any of their products covered by a harmonised European standard (hEN) or a European Technical Assessment (ETA). This was a major change in the United Kingdom as affixing of CE marking under the old Construction Products Directive (CPD) had been voluntary. This, coupled with other changes introduced by the CPR, left the construction industry facing its most significant change for a decade in the way in which construction products were to be sold in Europe. - See more at: Click Here .
- ISO 9001 is being updated! ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems is under review, with the draft version now available for purchase. The final updated version is expected by the end of 2015. Learn more about the changes and how you can contribute to or purchase the draft version of ISO 9001:2015
- On 13 November, leaders from the European and Japanese standardization organizations have signed a joint Cooperation Agreement in Tokyo. The Cooperation Agreement between CEN, CENELEC and JISC provides a new framework for closer collaboration on various aspects of standardization, which will facilitate trade in goods and services between Europe and Japan.
- On July 11, 2014 the European Commission has published an updated list of European harmonized standards that pertain to the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) in the Official Journal of the European Union. Besides updates to existing standards, this list (2014/C 220/01) also contains 16 new standards
