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and instruments all be brought together efficiently in such a way that the shared objective is reached? One conclusion from the 4th EUROSHNET conference, held in Helsinki in 2012, was that market surveillance

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position paper is also intended to provide motivation and to serve as a point of reference for more far-reaching practical guides for the users of the standard. DIN calls upon ISO to consider the details of the

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The quality of a harmonized European standard depends above all upon the quality of the consensus reached by the experts, the active and balanced participation of the stakeholders, and the care taken in

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generally accelerated and do not involve the OSH lobby. Since a consensus need not necessarily be reached, a risk exists of particular interest groups exerting undue influence upon standardization through

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of individual comments with the standards committees, it became clear that it is not even easy to reach agreement upon which measurements are trivial. Criteria for measurement provisions When factors are

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s, and serve an important purpose in many areas of European legislation. They may also have far-reaching impacts on society, for example on consumers, the environment and the safety of workers. In accordance

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negotiations. As a result, these two Regulations are no longer optimally intermeshed – the solution reached by the legislators at EU level isn’t as user-friendly as it could have been. Another new aspect in

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we talk to politicians on a regular basis and offer our specialist expertise to support them in reaching decisions. A good example is workplace exposure to asbestos. In December 2025, the proposed directive

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prompted the application for standardization. The work in Project Team 2 has therefore already reached an advanced stage. In July 2010, CEN/TC 397 agreed to publish the draft document for the purpose

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document without having to involve all parties with a vested interest and without necessarily having to reach a consensus. In cases of doubt, the chairperson decides when a draft is complete. As an option, the