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CEN and CENELEC are happy to support the EU Product Safety Award, organised by the European Commission. The Award celebrates innovative business initiatives and research that increase the safety of consumers.

CEN and CENELEC have developed a position paper on the proposed Net-Zero Industry Act. This document has been written in response to the consultation launched by the European Commission on 20 March 2023. CEN and CENELEC believe that European standards will be a vital tool to meet the high ambitions of increasing strategic net-zero technology production in Europe set by the Net-Zero Industry Act. 

A new macroeconomic study reveals the substantial benefits of standards in fostering economic growth. Looking at the evidence from six Northern European countries, the study finds that 25 % of labour productivity growth in the past decades is associated with increased standardization as well as 9 % of total exports growth. 

The application of (photo)electrocatalytical technologies for the reduction of CO₂ to CO holds immense relevance for our current and future society with regard to sustainable methods to mitigate CO₂ levels in the atmosphere and to reduce the dependence on fossil feedstocks. Electrocatalysis offers a promising solution by using renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind, to drive the electrochemical conversion of CO₂ into CO. This process not only helps in the utilization of CO₂ as a valuable feedstock but also offers a viable pathway towards carbon neutrality.

An open call for experts, closing on 11 September 2023, has been launched by SBS to ensure that the European SME position will be represented in Technical Committees, Sub-Committees and Working Groups at CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, ISO and IEC.

The 15th ETUC Congress was held from 23 to 26 May 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The event saw the participation of more than 600 national trade union delegates of 93 national trade union organizations from 41 European countries, 10 European sectoral trade union federations, and special guests from Europe and beyond. For four days, European trade union leaders discussed trade union demands and the priorities to ensure a Fair Deal for Workers.  

The first meeting of the new four-year term of the ANEC General Assembly was held in Brussels on 14 & 15 June 2023. It saw elections to the Office Bearer posts of the association, as well as to the Steering Committee (the board of ANEC).

We would like to extend a friendly reminder to our Members that CCMC, along with the SESEI project, will be hosting a Webinar for our Members on "SESEI and India: Priorities and Outlook."

The June issue of the CEN-CENELEC newsletter 'On The Spot' is out now!

In SIST, the Slovenian Institute for Standardization, there are two technical boards that direct the technical work in standardization:

• a Technical Board for the general area,
• and a Technical Board for the electrotechnical, IT and telecommunication areas.