BT Meeting 9056 - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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BT N 9056
2012-11-23
The Machinery Safety Rapporteur, Dr Steiger, stressed the importance of consensus versus speed. Skipping a
stage could affect the content of standards and important issues could be compromised.
NSAI suggested that there could be scope for saving time when dealing with subsequent editions of a standard.
The BT Chairman confirmed this, stating however that the current provisions did not prevent this.
The Champion was wished success for future activities with this action.
Action 1.1.2 To optimize the use of electronic tools
By Resolution BT 16/2011, responsibility for this action had been passed to the CEN/WG IT Tools on behalf of
which Renée Vander Cammen, Director EDP at CCMC, presented the main ongoing projects in brief. The
following were highlighted:
common CEN and CENELEC projects such as the merging of databases allowing for a more coherent
management of common work, a future common Projex-Online, iPROJEX, avoiding duplication of
developments;
the migration to GD3, launched at ISO in September, and expected in CEN during Q1 2013.
the XML project. CCMC is working on upgrading their production chain as well as training CCMC resources.
The first ENs in XML format in English should be produced in Q1 2013. Pilot conversion of some legacy
standards is also ongoing. Although currently concentrating on XML content as raw material to build
commercial products by NSBs, the XML is also seen as essential in support to quality documents during the
whole development cycle in the future.
With regard to XML, the Chairman recalled that this is a pilot project which currently does not support the
standardization process. It aims at providing content for the development of commercial products. As this project
will need important investments, a concrete project plan has to be developed for approval by CEN/CA.
With regard to the GD, the question of stakeholder classification was raised, noting that the current classification
as decided in ISO will not be adequate for CEN needs and should be looked at rapidly.
Action 1.1.3 To strive for an integrated quality approach
for standards (operational)
-BT Action 1.1.3.6 Report on 'Regular review
process'
:for decision
The Champion, Anja Berndt, gave an overview of actions including sub-actions, in her presentation.
BT N 9011
NSAI stressed the importance of training editors and asked whether centralised training by CCMC could be
considered. CCMC stated that this was possible.
The Champion went on to present document BT N 9011, the report on 'Regular review process' wherein a model
as close as possible to ISO was proposed. A close monitoring of the process and its review after one year of
implementation was suggested.
In answer to the suggestion of a delegated decision for the withdrawal of a standard, BT Chairman stated that
this should remain an NSB decision and not one delegated to TCs.
BSI supported alignment with ISO, suggesting that where no technical authority responsible for a standard
existed, it should be withdrawn. The BT Chairman stated that if no expertise existed, it should indeed be
withdrawn but that a BT decision to confirm, revise or withdraw a standard was a way of investigating whether
expertise exists or not.
DECISION BT 17/2012 (72nd BT item: 3-1.1.3)
Subject: Establishing a mechanism for ensuring that CEN's products are regularly reviewed
BT,
noting the report of the BT Action1.1.3 working group on 'Regular review process' in Annex 1 to BT N 9011;
asks CCMC to elaborate a proposal for a centralized review process, based on the elements in this report and feedback
from the 72 nd BT meeting, for final approval by BT.
This decision is applicable as from: 2012-10-24