Number 90 – May 2007

Horizontal issues | Child safety | Domestic Appliances & Design for All | Domestic appliances | Environment | Information society | Services and Standardisation | Traffic safety | New ANEC Representatives | Miscellaneous

Commissioner Kuneva presents a “soft contract” for ANEC

After delivering her keynote address to ANEC’s 18th General Assembly meeting, Mrs Meglena Kuneva, Member of the European Commission responsible for Consumer Policy, handed her speech to the ANEC President and declared that it represented her “soft contract” with ANEC, and, through ANEC, with European consumers.

In her speech, the Commissioner confirmed the need to support ANEC from public funds in order to provide consumers with an independent and authoritative voice at European level. In the extension of the ‘digital world’ to ever more aspects of daily life, the importance of promoting and defending consumer interests became ever more evident. Mrs Kuneva therefore welcomed the decision of the Council and Parliament to secure the funding of ANEC through the Consumer Programme 2007 to 2013.

On the issue of the revision of the "New Approach", the Commissioner thanked ANEC for its participation in the public consultation and its response to the Commission proposal. She accepted ANEC’s assertion that the New Approach should not be considered the only ‘approach’ in the harmonisation of laws for products and services. She also touched upon the safety of services, and the role of standards should play in this regard. Finally, Mrs Kuneva welcomed the continued commitment of ANEC and its experts to represent consumer interests in European standardisation, noting that the Commission considers standardisation to be a cornerstone of ‘better regulation’ in EU policy making.

ANEC has a new President!         See below under Horizontal Issues

ANEC study reveals significant shortcomings in EU Energy label scheme The results of a study commissioned by ANEC show that better enforcement of the EU Energy Label scheme is needed in the Member States. The report points out several shortcomings in the current scheme, and outlines options for improvement that should be taken into account in the up-coming revision of the scheme. For more on this story, please see under Environment

Horizontal Issues

18th ANEC General Assembly: New members, new venue, new issues

With a new membership, new meeting venue and focus on the consequences of RFID technologies for consumers, the 18th ANEC General Assembly (GA) meeting was held in Brussels on 31 May and 1 June 2007.

Essential items on the agenda were the appointment of national members to the ANEC GA for the term 2007 to 2011, and to the Steering Committee for 2007 to 2009 In addition, the ANEC Secretary-General, Stephen Russell, presented the Annual Report 2006 and highlighted key activities in the first months of 2007. The GA also accepted the audited accounts for 2006.

The keynote address was made by Commissioner Meglena Kuneva (see cover). Mr Michel Ayral, Director, DG Enterprise & Industry, European Commission, also spoke on the revision of the New Approach. Despite clarifications made by Mr Ayral, the GA decided to lobby against a Commission proposal to launch a Europe-wide campaign intended to promote CE Marking as a ‘mark of reassurance to consumers’.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is an upcoming consumer issue, and to increase awareness and determine ANEC’s position, two speakers addressed the GA. Lara Srivastava from International Telecommunications Union (ITU) spoke about the consequences for consumers while Emilie Barrau of BEUC explained the Commission Communication on RFID.

A complete list of the new GA members is available on the ANEC website at www.anec.eu. Each GA member will be profiled in this newsletter in the coming months.

ANEC appoints a new President

The General Assembly appointed Professor Dr. Lothar Maier as President of ANEC for the term 2007 to 2009. Dr Maier is Professor of Consumer Policy at the University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg. He also has a long history of involvement with various German consumer information centres and is the Chairman of the Consumer Council of the German Institute for Standardization (DIN).

In his address to the General Assembly, Prof Maier touched upon key priorities for his two-year term: striving for a more balanced representation in the standardisation process; enhancing relations between the association and its national members; more comprehensive training for the ANEC representatives and a strategy to position ANEC more effectively in both informal and formal standardisation. He highlighted that the focus of standardisation is changing rapidly: from classic product-oriented standardisation to services, ICT, environmental protection, societal security, design for all, nanotechnology and RFID. He wanted to see ANEC develop in order to be able to respond to these new challenges with the maximum of flexibility.

Prof Maier was a member of ANEC’s Steering Committee in its previous term and the ANEC Treasurer.

The General Assembly also appointed Mrs Conchy Martin-Rey as Vice-President and Mrs Benedicte Federspiel as Treasurer for the term 2007-2009.

Mrs Federspiel accepted her appointment as Treasurer having served as the ANEC President since November 1996. Prof Maier recalled the huge debt ANEC owes to his predecessor in a special address to the General Assembly dinner.

Child Safety

ANEC re-iterates position on future revision of European lighters standard

ANEC and BEUC were recently contacted by DG SANCO to comment on a draft Commission Decision on the child resistance requirements to be met by European standards for lighters. As we have previously reported (see ANEC Newsletter 85), the Commission wants to give a mandate to CEN to revise the existing EN 13869 standard on child resistant cigarette lighters. According to the General Product Safety Directive, the Commission has first to adopt a Decision before it can give a mandate to CEN.

In our response, we re-iterated our concern that a revision of the existing standard EN 13869 will endanger past standardisation achievements and the related level of consumer protection, and that we do not wish to see a revision of EN 13869 until an alternative method for the ‘child panel test’ is found and proven to be effective, reliable and enforceable.

ANEC submits input for revision of European standard for soothers

This year, the European Standard EN 1400:2002 ‘Soothers for children and young babies’ is due for its CEN five-year review. ANEC took this opportunity to write to CEN TC 252 WG 5 indicating what we believe needs to be changed as part of the revision.

ANEC is of the opinion that this review gives CEN the opportunity to revise the standard as a hazard-based standard following a suitable hazard risk analysis, with all test equipment defined in the body of the standard, rather than having examples of test equipment in annexes. If a truly hazard-based standard results from the review, it can be expected that the need for interpretations will be reduced and conflict between clauses removed. This hazard approach also links in better with the General Product Safety Directive, which should make enforcement easier, as well as improving the possibility of publishing the reference of the standard in the OJEU.

A revision can also remove any areas of conflict within the standard and format the product information in line with the related CEN Guide 11. We requested that the WG also consider ensuring all hazards associated with the use of soothers are appropriately addressed, all requirements are achievable, clear and consistent, and all test methods are repeatable and reproducible. The size of the shield should also be reviewed and the hazard of a teat being bitten off a soother should be properly and correctly addressed during a revision. We asked too for a review of dual use products, such as soothers used for administering medicine or reducing pain, to ensure there are no conflicts or reduction in safety.

In addition, ANEC asked WG 5 to consider the near-fatal choking incident in Belgium, which showed that the current design of soothers is not optimized. In this incident, the combination of the size of the soother and the provision of ventilation was inadequate (see ANEC Newsletter 86). Finally, ANEC provided CEN TC 252 WG 5 with accident data involving soothers, which could be of help during a revision.

Baby walkers: still no clarity at EU level

ANEC recently wrote to DG SANCO to express concerns on the delay of publication of references of the standard for baby walkers in the Official Journal. In 2005, Member States were divided on the issue of referencing a standard for a product that by its nature is unsafe, and would have preferred to see it banned from the market. ANEC regrets that since then no further action has been taken.

ANEC is of the opinion that baby walkers are neither a walking aid nor an essential nursery product, and as their use can lead to hazardous situations (falls, overreach), the use of walking frames should not be promoted. ANEC would like the European Commission to propose a total ban of the product, however, as long as baby walking frames are still for sale on the European market, they should be properly standardised. ANEC considers the revised European standard for baby walkers to be a marked improvement over its predecessor.

ANEC has urged the Commission to either publish the references of EN 1273:2005 in the Official Journal, or propose a ban for baby walkers on the European market. The current situation is unacceptable. ANEC has also asked DG SANCO to put the issue on the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Committee established under the General Product Safety Directive.

Domestic Appliances & Design for All

Consumers get support from IEC ACOS on exclusion clause issue

As part of ANEC and Consumers International’s strategy to eliminate the Exclusion Clause from the scope of the 60355 standards for electrical household appliances, we sent a letter to IEC ACOS, the Advisory Committee on Safety within IEC.

Consumers have had a seat in this Committee since 2006. At its April meeting, ACOS reacted positively to our letter and accepted that “normal use” now had to cover a wider range of persons using the appliances, from children to the elderly and people with disabilities. ACOS acknowledged that this work is currently at the CENELEC level, encouraged other regions to follow, and agreed to convey its support to our letter to IEC TC 61. If the ongoing CENELEC work on the exclusion clause is agreed upon in IEC TC 61, ACOS agreed to bring the issue to the attention of all relevant IEC technical committees.

ANEC submits proposals for inclusive kitchen machines and irons

In view of the forthcoming meeting of CENELEC TC 61 WG 4 ‘Use of appliances by vulnerable people’ on 11 and 12 June in London, ANEC submitted new proposals for the revision of EN60335-2 series of standards dealing with the safety of domestic appliances. ANEC also commented on the standards for kitchen machines and irons.

So far, ANEC has submitted seven proposals to WG 4, in particular to review the Parts 2 for washing machines, hairdryers, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, oral hygiene appliances, kitchen machines and irons.

The proposals for washing machines and hairdryers have been discussed and finalised by WG 4 and will be discussed by CENELEC TC 61 at its June meeting, which ANEC will attend. ANEC strongly supports these drafts as they potentially set a precedent for many other Part 2 standards to follow.

ANEC releases results of exclusion clause research project

ANEC has published the conclusions of the 2006 research project to review Parts 2 of EN 60335 on safety of household appliances with respect to the safety of children and older people and people with disabilities, together with a safety needs table and hazard risks table.

The results reflect the fact that children may be less careful when using appliances and more easily distracted. Older people are more likely to have visual, hearing, dexterity and mobility impairments which can affect their use of appliances. Therefore, surface temperatures, for example, should be lowered to a safer level for children and older people, and instructions for use should be more legible.

The proposed detailed text changes to the Parts 2 of EN 60335 have been submitted to CENELEC TC 61 WG 4 dealing with the revision of Parts 2. ANEC now looks forward to the next CENELEC TC 61 meeting in June, where the discussion on WG 4 proposals and the decision to approve them is on the agenda.

More information is available on

http://www.anec.eu/anec.asp?rd=28956&ref=03-01.01-01&lang=en  

ANEC presentation at EUNESE conference

ANEC representative Lindsey Etchell presented the results of the 2006 research project to review Parts 2 of EN 60335 on safety of household appliances with respect to the safety of children and older people and people with disabilities, at the 1st conference of the European Network for Safety among Elderly (EUNESE) on 15 May 2007.

ANEC presented its successful work on using standardisation to ensure domestic appliances that are safer for older people, by revising the relevant EN 60335 standards. ANEC convinced standardisation bodies and the European Commission that standards need to cover the safety needs of vulnerable consumers. As a result, CENELEC established a working group to deal with this issue and the Commission has issued a standardisation mandate to support this work. Conference participants show a lot of interest in ANEC’s project.

On 14 May 2007, ANEC also attended two workshops dealing with advocacy on safety of elderly and implementation of interventions. During the latter, ANEC suggested that in addition to influencing the individual behaviour of older people in order to avoid accidents, better design of products and built environments could also contribute to increasing safety.

Domestic Appliances

Workshop on the new Machinery Directive

On 29 May 2007 DG Enterprise and Industry organised a workshop in Brussels on the revised Machinery Directive, attended by more than 400 people. The main aims of the workshop were to explain the changes introduced in the revised Machinery Directive, and to present the initiatives taken by the European Commission and other parties to manage the transition from the current Machinery Directive 98/37/EC to the new Directive 2006/42/EC.

Tania Vandenberghe, ANEC Programme Manager for Domestic Appliances, was invited to present the consumer view concerning standards for the new Machinery Directive. In her presentation, she touched upon the overlap and borderline between the new Machinery Directive and the Low Voltage Directive and the consequences for the CENELEC standards for electrical household appliances. Hundreds of standards need to be reviewed following the adoption of the new Machinery Directive. ANEC asked the standards bodies to take health and safety issues seriously with a complete rethink if necessary, and to take into account the newly adopted CENELEC Guide 29 on temperatures for hot surfaces, the migration of professional machinery into consumer hands, and design for all aspects through the use of CEN/CENELEC Guide 6. Finally, ANEC stressed the importance of effective market surveillance, and reminded participants that all products on the market should be safe, no matter which Directive they fall under.

ANEC also re-iterated its request for a legal framework for fairground and amusement equipment and machinery. Although millions of consumers make use of this machinery and serious accidents continue to happen, it was not included in the scope of the new Machinery Directive. In addition, the existing European standard is completely unsatisfactory. The Commission recognised the problem and agreed that further discussions should be held in order to find a solution.

Environment

ANEC study reveals significant shortcomings in EU Energy label scheme 

The ANEC study was co-financed by the UK government Market Transformation Programme, and is based on interviews with 11 governmental bodies in nine Member States and consumer organisations from six countries. The study shows that the current EU energy labelling scheme is not living up to its full potential and urgently needs a boost. Although the scheme was introduced over ten years ago, a significant number of appliances in shops remain either unlabelled or incorrectly labelled, with independent verification of industry claims as the exception rather than the rule. The report shows that a large proportion of the appliances only meet their declared energy rating due to the high measurement tolerances allowed in European standards. Moreover, the currently used A+ and A++ ratings for products are considered highly confusing by consumers, thereby further undermining the potential benefits of the scheme.

Based on the findings of the study, ANEC calls for the European Commission to ensure strengthened market surveillance by Member States, including concrete annual minimum targets for such surveillance to be elaborated at the European level. European funding should be allocated to enhance shop inspections and third party testing. Moreover, surveillance activities ought to be centrally registered and reported to the Commission. ANEC also proposes that the existing measurement tolerance of 15% of some European standards be removed. Finally, ANEC recommends that the expected revision of the scheme ought to drop the A+ and A++ ratings and ensure that in the future, product-specific criteria is updated in a timely fashion according to compulsory review periods, and that new product groups, e.g. cars, are added to the scheme.

For the full ANEC study:
http://www.anec.org/attachments/ANEC-R&T-2006-ENV-008%20(final).pdf

For the ANEC position:
http://www.anec.org/attachments/ANEC-R&T-2007-ENV-003final.pdf

ANEC attends CEN meeting on sustainability of construction works

ANEC representative Guido Hoff participated in the fifth meeting of CEN TC 350 ‘Sustainability of construction works’ WG 3 ‘Product level’ on 19-20 April 2007 in Paris. The WG discussed, inter alia, the presentation of data on Type III environmental declarations (EPD). ANEC strongly opposed the statement made by industry that a business-to-business format could also be used within the consumer context. It was recognised by members of the group that a third party verification procedure was essential for EPDs in the business-to-consumer context. ANEC also stressed that consumers would not want to end up with a label claiming that EPD information is available on request. The second day of the meeting discussed the draft PCR (Product Category Rules) document. Once more, ANEC objected to the statement that this PCR document would be the only PCR document for the building sector, rather than a framework document. With regard to the question as to what additional environmental information should be taken into account, ANEC expressed the opinion that this should be looked at for each product individually.

ANEC participates in new CEN TC 217 Task Group on Environmental aspects of synthetic sports surfaces

On 6 March 2007, ANEC representative Franz Fiala attended the meeting of CEN TC 217 ‘Surfaces for sports areas’ Task Group ‘Environmental aspects’. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss possible elements of a future standard dealing with environmental aspects of synthetic sports surfaces. The group was established as a result of an ANEC intervention regarding the lack of chemical requirements in prEN 15330 ‘Synthetic turf surfaces primarily designed for outdoor use – specification’. Several issues of consumer concern were identified at the meeting. Leaching of chemicals was identified as an environmental concern, whereas human health concerns included dust concentration in the air and the necessity for limits for volatile organic compounds. ANEC made several interventions, stressing, inter alia, the need to cover all relevant issues including skin contact and smell and pointing out that these issues need to be discussed in parallel to the other priority subjects.

Information Society

Open Workshop on ICT Standardisation

ANEC Programme Manager Tania Vandenberghe attended an open workshop on ICT Standardisation on 24 May 2007 in Brussels, where the draft recommendations for the future of EC standardisation policy in the ICT sector were presented.

ANEC made a statement on consumer participation in ICT standardisation (Recommendation 6). We expressed our support for the recommendation made to distinguish between the different “user” categories participating in standardisation, especially consumers. Moreover, we are happy that the need to ensure effective “balanced representation” at the national level is recognised by the study.

However, ANEC voiced strong concerns on the stated assumption that “consumers do not want to participate in standardisation”. Consumer participation in standardisation is low only because of the lack of human and financial resources, especially at the national level. This is the result of a survey that the European Commission published in early 2005. Given that the lack of public funding is one of the major obstacles for consumer participation in standardisation, it is crucial to provide funding for the co-ordination of consumer participation at EU level and to encourage national governments to provide resources to consumer organisations at the national level.

ANEC is also worried by the suggested need to specify the levels of user and consumer involvement in ICT standardisation, i.e. determining when consumer participation is necessary and when it is only “desirable”. ANEC thinks that consumer involvement should be ensured not only in standardisation underpinning regulation but also in all the cases where standards, as opposed to regulations, deal with societal interests.
The final report will be published in July and an open meeting is planned for November 2007 to discuss the practical means to implement the study recommendations.

You can download a copy of the pre-final report of the study from the website www.ictstandardisation.eu.

Commission scientific committee recommends further research into the effects of electromagnetic fields on consumer health

The European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENHIR) released an opinion on the possible health risks of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF).

The opinion does not reveal new evidence of risks but makes recommendations for further research to be carried out in certain areas such as extremely low frequency (ELF) fields (e.g. household appliances or nearby power lines). ANEC’s previous comments on this issue have been partially addressed, as studies including exposure to combinations of frequencies as well as combinations of electromagnetic fields and other agents are recommended. Moreover, the opinion confirms the conclusion from its 2001 opinion that ELF magnetic fields are possibly carcinogenic, mostly based on occurrence of childhood leukemia.

However, the opinion concludes that no health effects have been consistently demonstrated for Radio Frequency Fields (e.g. for mobile phones) below the limits set in Community legislation, although the data available is limited.

In view of the gaps in knowledge identified in the opinion, the SCENHIR proposes further and appropriate research to be conducted, which will be taken into account by the Commission.

The opinion can also be found at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_risk/committees/
04_scenihr/04_scenihr_en.htm  

ANEC attends CLC TC 106x on Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)

ANEC representative Jürg Fröhlich attended the CLC TC 106x meeting on 28 March 2007, where IEC Guide 115 on taking measurement uncertainty into account was discussed. One way to handle measurement uncertainty is the so called “shared-risk approach”, instead of taking measurement uncertainty into account before checking for compliance with current safety guidelines. In ANEC’s opinion, it could mean that an uncertain number of devices will potentially operate above the safety limits. Whether this is an appropriate way of sharing risk among manufacturers and consumers needs further discussion.

Services

ANEC Services Working Group holds 2nd meeting in Brussels

The ANEC Services Working Group held its second meeting on 15 May 2007 in Brussels. The Working Group (WG) discussed a wide array of topics, including developments in the standardisation of tourism services, postal services, services of real estate agents, and the services provided by customer contact centres. The WG was also informed of several developments at the ISO level, such as a new ISO TC 228 Working Group on Spa Services, and work in ISO TC 176 SC 3 on draft ISO 10004 ‘Customer satisfaction – Guidelines for monitoring and measuring’.

The members agreed that ANEC should take part in the new CEN BT Task Force 200 which will set requirements for the services of hearing aids specialists. The group was also informed of a new CEN BT Working Group 192 which will work on the issue of qualifications of personnel, and it was agreed that ANEC should consider participating in this work, and should also collect more national data on the topic. The group also discussed the Services Directive which encourages service standardisation without setting regulatory requirements for the safety of services. Working Group members stressed the importance of stakeholder participation in the implementation of the Directive at the national level, noting again that services should not be left entirely to voluntary measures.

In the afternoon, Chiara Giovannini, ANEC Programme Manager for the Design For All Working Group (DFA WG), gave a presentation on the priorities of the DFA WG, explaining the use and history of CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 on how to address the needs of older and disabled people in standards work. Chiara also highlighted several areas of collaboration for the DFA and Services WGs, and noted that, for instance, cognitive disabilities is a new topic in the accessibility field. The afternoon continued with an exchange of views on on-going CEN services feasibility studies, carried out by National Standards Bodies, and ANEC’s potential contributions to some of these.

The next meeting of the Services Working Group will be held on 14 and 15 April 2008.

ANEC comments on proposed Postal Directive

Following the publication of the European Commission proposal for a revised Postal Directive, ANEC has issued a position stressing, inter alia, the need for National Regulatory Agencies and the European Commission to ensure that universal service is indeed properly financed once the postal market has been fully opened. ANEC also restates its call for free postal services to blind and partially sighted persons to be included in the definition of universal service. On this issue ANEC supports the position of the European Blind Union, who calls for the provision of these special services to be obligatory for Member States, rather than optional as is the case for the current proposal of the Commission.

ANEC also considers that uniform tariffs should be made compulsory for consumer mail, and more precise provisions should be stipulated for complaints and redress procedures, for example compensation for lost or damaged mail. ANEC notes that accessibility should also be specifically noted as one of the requirements for complaints procedures. Finally, ANEC supports BEUC in calling for minimum targets for opening hours and collection/delivery times of mail.

The ANEC position is available at:
http://www.anec.org/attachments/ANEC-SERV-2007-G-023final.pdf

For more information on the proposed Postal Directive:
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/post/legislation_en.htm#proposal  

Traffic Safety

ANEC successfully draws attention to consumer demands for safer car seats

ANEC representative Ronald Vroman attended the 41st meeting of the UNECE Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP) in Geneva, 7-11 May 2007, under the umbrella of Consumers International. At the meeting, the regulation on child restraint systems (CRS) for passenger cars, UNECE R 44 was discussed. As this issue is a key priority for the ANEC Traffic Safety WG, this meeting was attended also by Helena Menezes, ANEC Traffic Safety WG chair and Parul Goel from the ANEC Secretariat.

ANEC presented aspects of Regulation 44 that need to be improved in the short, medium and long term. In the short term we asked for a focus on permanence and visibility of labels, changes to CRS shell size and legroom for Group 0+, and specific text on replacing a CRS after an accident. In the medium term we made a case for the current overlap between Group 0+ and Group I to be reduced and the upper mass limit of Group III to be extended. Finally, for the longer term, a major revision was needed, including an upgrade of the dynamic tests, a more state of the art deceleration pulse, better dummy bio fidelity, introduction of a side impact test procedure, and last but not least to improve accessibility of the system for consumers.

Our suggestions were very well received, with several countries commending the presentation. France supported our presentation and thanked us for bringing up these issues, adding that the current regulation is confusing, not just for consumers, but also for test houses and manufacturers. There was general agreement to revisit the regulation and simplify it. Consequently, France offered to set up and host the Secretariat for a working group to develop a new regulation on CRS. This development was a positive result for ANEC and work on new regulations for CRS will lead to better safety for children in cars.

ANEC also made a presentation to underline the necessity of marking top tether anchorage points in passenger cars, used to secure universal ISOFIX car seats. At an earlier meeting, OICA (Association of car manufacturers) refused to follow up this issue. However, our presentation this time clearly showed that consumers need these markings, and as a result, this issue was put back on GRSP’s agenda.

‘Choose ESC!’ Campaign launched in Rome

The Europe-wide ‘Choose ESC!’ campaign was launched at the Bridgestone European Testing ground near Rome on 8 May 2007. The two campaign patrons Commissioner Viviane Reding and FIA President Max Mosley opened the event calling for measures to be taken as fast as possible to save as much as 4.000 lives each year on Europe’s roads if all cars had Electronic Stability Control (ESC). ESC recognises when a skid is starting to happen. In a fraction of a second the electronic control unit applies the brakes at individual wheels, helping to keep the car control before the skid.

More information is available at www.chooseESC.eu  

WHO focuses on child restraints

A new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on traffic safety focuses on child restraints and identifies needs such as development of culturally-appropriate education material on child restraint use, mandatory restraint use laws, efforts to increase public awareness and projects to distribute or loan child restraints, especially in low-income nations.

The report can be downloaded from

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/9241595116_eng.pdf

New ANEC Representatives

CEN TC 261 WG 2 – Packaging – Ease of opening

Ms Meg Galley from the BSI CPC, UK, has been approved as the new ANEC Representative for CEN TC 261 WG 2 – Packaging – Ease of opening. She has expertise in ergonomics and packaging test method procedure and is already a member of the ANEC DFA Working Group. We welcome Meg Galley and look forward to continuing working with her.

CEN TC 52 – Safety of Toys

Mr Paul Hale from BSI CPC, UK, has been appointed as ANEC representative to CEN TC 52 – Safety of Toys. Paul is a member of the ANEC Child Safety Working Group and has considerable standardisation experience in the child safety field. We congratulate Paul with his appointment.

Miscellaneous

Meetings with ANEC representation 

Standards Out for Public Enquiry

Standards Out for Formal Vote

Published Standards

Latest ANEC Comments

Further Information

For comments, or to write an article for the ANEC Newsletter, please contact: Parul Goel (parul.goel@anec.eu)