CENELEC’s mission is to prepare voluntary electrotechnical standards that help develop the Single European Market/European Economic Area for electrical and electronic goods and services removing barriers to trade, creating new markets and cutting compliance costs.
For doing this, CENELEC is strongly committed to:
· Satisfy the needs of the European industry and other stakeholders in the market place in the areas of standardisation and conformity assessment in the fields of electricity, electronics and associated technologies.
· Lead the improvement of all aspects of product quality, product safety, service quality and service safety in the fields of electricity, electronics and associated technologies, including protection of the environment, accessibility and innovation, and so to contribute to the welfare of society.
· Support IEC, the International Electrotechnical Commission, in achieving its mission: "To be globally recognised as the provider of standards and conformity assessment and related services needed to facilitate international trade in the fields of electricity, electronics and associated technologies.
In addition to the regular standardisation work achieved by CENELEC since its foundation, a European Council Resolution of 7th May 1985 gave a new dimension to CENELEC's mission by recognising it as the Standardisation Body able to provide harmonised standards for the electrotechnical field under the New Approach.
Priority Areas of Standardisation
The CENELEC Strategy
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