Description
European legislation defines standards and their application as voluntary, and each organization is free to use them to develop new services, skills, procedures or products. Although this concept is one of the key concepts of the European single market, it exists some case where the technical requirements contained in standards support legal requirements provided by European or national legislation, and consequently their application may become recommended or even mandatory. The obligation to comply with standards may also arise in a contractual context. This course will provide to participants the knowledge to understand the role of standards in these particular situations.
Learning outcomes and objectives
- Apprehend the legislative framework of technical standardization
- Understand the specific cases in which standards can become mandatory
- Understand the role of standards in the European and national legislation
Program
- European legislative framework on technical standardization
- Definitions
- Concepts
- Recognized organizations
- Presumption of conformity
- The various European regulations/directives
- Harmonized standards
- Notification bodies
- Standards in national and European legislation
- Contractual context
Targeted audience
Industrials, SME, start-ups, distributors, regulators and researchers.
Duration
3 hours