European Accreditation and CEN-CENELEC renew agreement to strengthen the European Market

 

La European Accreditation (EA), Together with European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), have announced the renewal of their crucial strategic cooperation agreement. This reaffirmation of their alliance underscores the three organizations' commitment to advancing European-level standardization and accreditation, directly benefiting businesses, public administrations, and consumers across the continent.

 

Collaboration between these entities is essential to improving the quality of products and services, strengthening consumer confidence, and boosting the competitiveness of European companies on the global stage.

 

As an integral part of the European Quality InfrastructureThis renewed agreement will enable a more coordinated and effective response to emerging challenges. These include sustainability, digital transformation, and ongoing regulatory developments, ensuring the European market remains at the forefront.

 

El Dr. Andreas Steinhorst, Executive Secretary of EA, expressed the importance of this renewal: "The extension of our cooperation agreement with CEN and CENELEC It consolidates our shared commitment to providing a robust and reliable accreditation and standardization infrastructure for the benefit of European businesses, consumers, and regulators."

 

For its part, Elena Santiago Cid, Director General of CEN and CENELEC, emphasized the value of continued collaboration for the fulfillment of European public policies. "The renewal of our agreement with EA builds on a strong partnership that will contribute to strengthening and ensuring consistency in the development and revision of standards for accreditation and conformity assessment, in support of the New EU Legislative Framework (NLF) and the general functioning of the European Quality Infrastructure"," said Santiago Cid. The NLF seeks to optimize the internal market for goods by improving market surveillance and boosting the quality of conformity assessments.

 

This agreement reiterates the critical importance of accreditation for the development of the common market, promoting business efficiency and competitiveness, and generating confidence in products and services. Within this framework, the National Accreditation Entity (ENAC), as the only accreditation body in Spain and an active member of EA, together with the Spanish Association for Standardization (A) and the Spanish Metrology Center (EMC), make up the three essential pillars of the quality infrastructure in Spain.