FYI _______________________________________________________________________________ To: Multiple recipients of list SAFETY From: Safety on Mon, Nov 27, 1995 11:22 Subject: FW: EU Standards Guide
Several questions regarding European Union standards have popped up on SAFETY recently, so I hope the note below from the NIST_Update (11/27/95) is helpful! > New Guide Highlights EU Standards Setting > > NIST Special Publication 891, Standards Setting in the > European Union Standards Organizations and Officials in EU > Standards Activities, a joint publication of NIST and the > Commercial Service at the U.S. Mission to the European Union, > provides information on the harmonization of standards in the EU > for U.S. manufacturers, exporters, government and private-sector > officials. Information was obtained from interviews and documents > provided by the EU Commission and major, key standards-developing > organizations in the EU: the European Committee on Standardization > (or CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical > Standardization (or CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications > Standards Institute (or ETSI). When mandated, these > organizations are those competent to develop or adopt the > harmonized standards needed technically to achieve conformity to > the EU "New Approach" and "Global Approach Directives." Included > are lists of EU New Approach Directives, NIST standards-related > publications, sources for standards in the United States and > Europe, and contact points for information. SP 891 is available for > $5 prepaid from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, > D.C. 20402, (202) 512-1800. Order by stock no. 003-003-03369-3. > Media Contact: Roger Rensberger, (301) 975-2762 > [email protected] ============================================= Duane Caldwell Safety & Environmental Analyst Philips Semiconductors Security, Environmental, Health, & Safety Dept. 811 E. Arques Ave. MS 39, PO Box 3409 Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3409 Ph: 408/991-5283 Fax: 408/991-3274 or -3802 Internet: [email protected] OR [email protected]
