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European standardisation and SMEs

Launch of the SBS Lift Forum on standardisation 13/12/2017. European standardisation and SMEs. Annalisa Tessarolo Legal Officer DG GROW. Importance of standardisation in major EU policies. Single Market Strategy Better Regulation Package Digital Single Market

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European standardisation and SMEs

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  1. Launch of the SBS Lift Forum on standardisation 13/12/2017 European standardisation and SMEs Annalisa Tessarolo Legal Officer DG GROW

  2. Importance of standardisation in major EU policies • Single Market Strategy • BetterRegulation Package • Digital Single Market • RenewedIndustrial Policy Strategy

  3. SMEs' importance in Europe • - Backbone of Europe's economy • - 99% of all businesses in the EU • - In the past five years, SMEs have created around 85% of new jobs and provided 2/3 of the total private sector employment in the EU • - Key for economic growth, innovation, job creation and social integration in the EU

  4. SMEs should be involved in standardisation! • Many benefits • Standards can help: • ● reduce costs • ● improve innovative capacity • ● enhance competitiveness • ► The Commission supports SMEs‘ participation in the standardisation process and aims to raise awareness about their involvement.

  5. What does the EC have to do with standardisation? • Coordinates thestandardisation policy and cooperates with the different stakeholders • Promotes the use of European standards to support EU legislation and policies for the sake of competitiveness and safety • Formulates thestandardisationrequests • Prepares the Annual Union Work Programme for standardisation • Funds certain actors of the system, including the organisation representing SMEs in European standardisation

  6. N.B. Who pays for standardisation? European standardisation ismainlyfinanced • by industry (93 - 95%) • Followed by • National goverments (3 – 5%) • EC/EFTA (2%)

  7. Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 (1) Better communication & transparency for the EC: • Annual Union Work Programme for European standardisation (planning future mandates and strategic priorities, Art. 8) Better inclusiveness of standardisation processes: • Stakeholder participation in ESOs (Art. 5) • SME access for NSBs (Art. 6) • Participation of public authorities for Member States (Art. 7)

  8. Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 (2) Union financing of European standardisation • Financing ESOs (and NSBs for joint actions) and other bodies co-operating with them • Financing European stakeholder organisations • SBSreceivesfunding for: • the functioning of the organisation • participation in technical work through experts • promotion dissemination and awareness-raisingactivities

  9. Beyond the Standardisation Regulation:Joint Initiative on Standardisation • ● Non-legislative initiative to improve governance, interaction and communication to improve the ESS • ● Vision supporting the Juncker priorities + 15 actions to be delivered by 2019 • ● Driven by stakeholders - EC coordinating and bringing together all participants • ● More than 120 signatures/endorsements • ● SBS signed and is the lead for action 15 " Improve the representation of the interests of SMEs in Europe in international standardisation processes"

  10. DO NOT FORGET TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/european-standards/index_en.htm Thank you for your attention! Any questions? annalisa.tessarolo@ec.europa.eu

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