BSI secures membership of CEN and CENELEC

FETA were joint signatories to a letter in May this year from BSI to Secretary of State Greg Clark in which BSI requested a commitment from Government to the UK’s continued participation in the European standards system. As a result of these joint efforts, the General Assemblies of the European Standards Organizations CEN and CENELEC have agreed an arrangement that secures BSI’s continued full membership of those bodies post-Brexit. BSI has welcomed these decisions as a pragmatic solution that provides stability for the European standards system while meeting the needs of our stakeholders.

The decisions, taken separately in both organizations, will enable UK industry and other stakeholders to continue their important work shaping and maintaining best practice standards used across Europe and internationally. They also mean that UK experts will continue as chairs, convenors, committee members and policy experts to work on maintaining and developing the 20,000 European standards that are managed by CEN and CENELEC.

A full statement from BSI can be viewed here

29-11-2018