European Committee for Standardization

At the European level, the national organizations from both the EU (European Union, formerly the EEC) and the EETA (European Free Trade Association) are grouped in the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) and its counterpart for the electrical industries CENELEC. The standards published by these two organizations have authority in all EU countries as well as the EFTA countries who have voted their approval, which means that these standards have replaced their corresponding national standards. 

European Committee for Standardization (CEN) me Brederode 2, Bte 5 1000 Bmssels, Belgium... 

European Committee for Standardization. EN 689 1. Workplace atmospheres Guidance for the assessment of exposure to chemical agents for comparison with limit values and measurement... 

European Committee for Standardization. CENfTC 156A)PG6 Ventilation for Buildings Design Criteria for Indoor Environment. Draft, European Prestandard prENV 1752, June 1996. 

EN ISO 6946 Building components and building elements—thermal resistance and thermal transmittance—calculation method. 1998. Brussels European Committee for Standardization... 

Arresters—Speeifieations, Operational Requirements and Test Procedures. European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium. 

CEN (Comite Europeean de Normalisation) Std. EN12874. 2001. Flame Arresters-Speeifieations, Operational Requirements and Test Procedures. European Committee for Standardization, Brussels, Belgium. 

European Norm (EN) 1528, Fatty Food - Determination of Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). European Committee for Standardization Beuth Verlag, Berlin (1997). 

The development of methods of analysis for incorporation into International Standards or into foodstuff legislation was, until comparatively recently, not systematic. However, the EU and Codex have requirements regarding methods of analysis and these are outlined below. They are followed by other International Standardising Organisations (e.g. AOAC International (AOACI) and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)). 

There are other international standardising organisations, most notably the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and AOACI, which follow similar requirements. Although CEN methods are not prescribed by legislation, the European Commission places considerable importance on the work that CEN carries out in the development of specific methods in the food sector CEN... 

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION, General Criteria for the Operation of Testing Laboratories - European Standard EN 45001, Brussels, CEN/CENELEC, 1989. 

The European Commission has mandated the European Committee for Standardization to establish a validated method of analysis for the determination of OMLs and SMLs. If a product complies with the compositional requirements of the directives, i.e., it is produced from authorized monomers and additives, then it may be tested for any desired application. If it meets the migration requirements, it is acceptable for use in cases covered by that test method. Typical food simulants used in the tests are hot water, acetic acid, ethyl alcohol and olive oil. The choice of an appropriate simulant depends on the type of food expected to come into contact with the packaging. 

Significant progress has been made in the field of analytical detection of irradiated food to improve consumers confidence and to assist international trade of irradiated food [135,136]. Due to national and international programs and activities of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), five validated and standardized detection methods are now available. The CEN is also considering the adoption of further five detection methods three will be screening methods (positive results from a screening method must be confirmed using a standardized method) [136]. 

European Committee for Standardization CEN/TC 275/WG5. Criteria of Analytical Methods for Mycotoxins (N. 93). Delft The Netherlands, Dutch Standardization Institute, 1993. 

In 1990, the technical committee CEN/TC 243 Cleanroom Technology was established under the umbrella of CEN, the European Committee for Standardization (founded by EU and EFTA). In 1991, the ISO/TC 209 was inaugurated at the request of the American National Institute for Standardization (ANSI). 

CEN - European Committee for Standardization Brussels wvwv.cenorm.be EN/ISO 4126- Safety Devices for Protection Against Excessive Pressure Part 1 - Safety Valves Part 2 - Bursting Disc Safety Devices Part 3 - Safety Valves and Bursting Disc Safety Devices in Combination Part 4 - Pilot Operated Safety Valves Part 5 - Controlled Safety Pressure Relief Systems Part 6 - Application, Selection and Installation of Bursting Disc Safety Devices Part 7 - Common Data... 

EN 12457-1 (2003) Characterization of waste - Leaching - Compliance test for leaching of granular waste materials and sludges - Part 1 One-stage batch test at a liquid to solids ratio of 2 L/kg for materials with high solids content and with a particle size below 4 mm (with or without size reduction), CEN/TC292/WG2, European Committee for Standardization, Brussels. 

EN 12920 (1998) Characterisation of waste - Methodology guideline for the determination of leaching behaviour of waste under specific conditions, CEN/TC292/WG6, European Committee for Standardization, Bmssels. 

Fig. 1 Exemplified overview and interconnectivity of standardization of analytical methods for food. CEN The European Committee for Standardization, ISO International Organization for Standardization, JSA Japanese Standardization Agency, AACC American Association of Cereal Chemists, AOAC Association of Official Analytical Chemists, CCMAS Codex Committee of Methods of Analysis and Sampling...

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