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10 BT N 9056 2012-11-23 CCMC suggested that once the supplement had been drafted, it could be proposed to ISO for a revised Guide 64, eventually resulting in a harmonised document. With regard to BT N 9015, Bob Brett further presented the results of the Resource Efficiency project, on which the EC laid great store. This document was submitted for noting in view of a future proposal to be circulated by CCMC for BT decision by correspondence. CCMC pointed out that certain items in the document may require further consideration by CCMC and the members (e.g. final approval of the report produced by the consultant, access to documents, CCMC IT systems,…). Bob Brett was thanked for his presentations. 5.1.2 SF Rail Bernard Alibert, Rapporteur for the Sector Forum Rail, presented the current activities in this sector and highlighted a discussion that took place within JPC Rail about the setting up of a possible CEN-CLC/TC. CCMC stressed that the main issue here was the mandate on urban rail for which the work programme had been agreed upon by CEN and CENELEC/BTs and of which the items are allocated to CEN/TC 256 and CLC/TC 9X. However, one of the work items deals with a topic which should be handled under mode 5 cooperation (i.e. ‘Urban Rail Fundamental Requirements’) and for which the Rapporteur confirmed that, following consensus within JPC Rail, it was ready for circulation to UAP. The misunderstanding that arose at JPC Rail level was about the wording of IR part 2, clause 4.2.1.3.1, namely "In this case, the pre-existing Technical Committee or Working Group shall be disbanded at the time when the joint Technical Committee or joint Working Group is created". CCMC pointed out that it is of course the possible work associated with the concerned work item that is to be stopped and that there is no reason whatsoever to disband both CEN/TC 256 and CLC/TC 9X. Considering the urgency to have the above mentioned document published, it was suggested to progress it under the responsibility of both BTs (without setting up a dedicated joint TC). CCMC will submit a suggestion for improved wording of clause 4.2.1.3.1 of the IR Part 2 to the WG R&P. Bernard Alibert was thanked for his useful intervention. 5.1.3 Construction -Presentation -BT/WG 206 'Lead Market Initiative' - report BT N 9019 John Moore, Rapporteur for the Construction sector, gave a presentation, referring to BT N 9017 which had been distributed for information before the meeting. His report highlighted three main elements: Construction Products Regulation, BT/WG 206 'Lead Market initiative' and BIM (Building Information Modelling). With regard to the template for Annex ZA, Andy Vaughan asked whether this had an impact on the Annex ZA for the healthcare sector, to which it was confirmed that this was specific to the Construction sector. BSI alerted members to the fact that the CPR makes CE mandatory in all Member States. As the CPR also establishes many construction-related standards as being the only route for demonstrating compliance with the CPR, this has the effect of making these standards mandatory. It was considered that this could have significant commercial implications. Whilst not a technical matter, BSI believed that members should be conscious of the likelihood that they could face calls for such standards to be made available free of charge. With regard to BT N 9019 and BT/WG 206 'Lead Market Initiative', it was suggested that its activities be allocated to the Core Group with the possible expansion of its expertise. FIEC echoed this view. A proposal for disbandment of BT/WG 206 and continuation of its work within the Core Group would be circulated by correspondence after this meeting. With regard to BIM, it was hoped that a final report to BT would be made by April 2013. The BT Chairman wished the Rapporteur success for continuation with this and the final document. He was thanked for his presentation and recommendations. 5.1.4 Healthcare Andy Vaughan, Rapporteur for the Healthcare sector, made a presentation with the Healthcare sector's advice to make certain information crucial to the users, in particular the SME's, freely available i.e. Foreword, Scope and Annex ZA/ZZ. The BT Chairman highlighted that the scopes were already publicly available on the internet.
11 BT N 9056 2012-11-23 As for the Annex ZA/ZZ, it is unclear how this could be handled. It was also suggested that this would need to be considered by the CA. With regard to the ongoing issues in the Healthcare sector relating to the citation of standards in the OJEU (e.g. lack of citation, retroactive DOCOPOCOSS set by the EC without any consultation,…) and the Annex ZA, the group was informed of the proposal to the EC to have a high level meeting in order to secure progress, on which a response was expected from DG SANCO. The Rapporteur was thanked for his presentation. 5.1.5 Machinery Safety Gerhard Steiger, Rapporteur for the Machinery Safety Sector, gave a presentation including detail on the follow up to Mandate M/501 for equipment used in the offshore oil and gas industry, which had been rejected by CEN and CENELEC. He also highlighted activities in ISO with relevance to the sector. 5.2 Creation of a new TC – 'Sustainable development in communities' European need for work – AFNOR proposal (follow-up of 71BT item 5.7) :for decision AFNOR presented their proposal as circulated in Addendum to BT N 8798. BT N 8798 BT N 8798a BT N 8798a2 Following an exchange of views, it was generally felt that a decision should not be taken at this time since much was going on at EU-level and that it was better to await the outcome of the Workshop on Smart Cities and Sustainability to take place early December 2012. DECISION BT 30/2012 (72 nd BT item: 5.2) Subject: Creation of a new Technical Committee on Sustainable Development in Communities BT, having considered the proposal for new work (Form A) on Sustainable Development in Communities submitted by AFNOR as included in document BT N 8798, circulated as draft BT C151/2011 which had failed by correspondence; noting the evidence provided by AFNOR in annex 2 to BT N 8798 for the need for a CEN/TC 'Smart and sustainable cities and communities', following discussions at the 71 st BT meeting; noting the discussions at the 72 nd BT meeting; asks the BT/TCMG to take a final decision on the topic during its meeting in December 2012, following the outcome of the discussions to take place at the CCMC Workshop on Smart Cities, on 2012-12-05/06 5.3 Mandate M/504 'Pyrotechnical articles with a view to Amendment of EN 15947 'Fireworks' – allocation to CEN/TC 212 (follow-up of failed BT C72/2012) :for decision This decision is applicable as from: 2012-10-24 BT N 8970 rev. BT N 8970 a Mr Julian Foley and Mr Dimitrios Diamantopoulos, EC, were present for this item. CCMC gave a background to the NEN proposal circulated by correspondence, which had received 2 fundamental disagreements. NEN, as responsible for the secretariat of CEN/TC 212 'Pyrotechnic articles', stated that the technical committee would meet in January 2013 to discuss this item and work out the conditions of the request within the mandate. The EC expressed disappointment at the non-acceptance of the mandate which was in line with the need to revise the standard and agreed to postpone any decision pending the outcome of the technical discussions within the TC. DIN reiterated their comments made in their response to draft BT C72/2012, stating that the marking was already in the standard and there was no need to revise it for safety reasons. DS's fundamental disagreement had been based on their wish for a clear indication from CEN/TC 212 before accepting the mandate that the work could be carried out. The BT Chairman concluded that the experts in CEN/TC 212 would advise as to whether revision of the standard was needed. EC confirmed that there was no time pressure where acceptance of the mandate was concerned.
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