From delay to delivery: making the development of harmonised European standards smarter & faster

Orgalim calls for a number of important, yet targeted improvements to the European standardisation system while maintaining the proven New Approach. The improvements aim at accelerating speed in standardisation development processes while preserving quality, market relevance and consensus and at incentivising experts to participate in this strategically important activity. The proposed solution is not to replace, but rather to upgrade, the current framework for faster, smarter delivery of standards and ensuring a high degree of international alignment which is of critical importance for Europe’s competitiveness.

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