IIW 2018 Thomas Lecture

S t a n d a r d i s a t i o n – A v a l u a b l e t o o l t o ( r e a l l y ) c l a r i f y g l o b a l e c o n o m i c e x c h a n g e s ( ? )

1 - The European “New Approach”

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Harmonised standards (HaS)  HaS = EN with additional “features”.

Mandatory adoption in ALL countries of the EU.

 Compliance with HaS provides a “presumption of conformity” to essential requirements (e.g., safety) given in legislation .

Published in all 3 official languages of the EU.

Answers an official request of the European Commission

▪ Examples of subjects covered by regulations referring to Harmonised standards:  Construction Product (Directive 89/106/EEC and Regulation (EU) No 305/2011);  Pressure Equipment (Directive 2014/68/EU);  Simple Pressure Vessels (Directive 2014/29/EU).

European Standard

« Z » annex(es), evaluated by a New

Key:

Normative references to be dated (?!)

Common to ALL EN standards

Approach consultant

Specific to « harmonised standards »

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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WELDING – IIW 2018 THOMAS LECTURE Jérôme DIETSCH, Standardisation officer, Institut de Soudure, France