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EU Member States approve interinstitutional agreement on regulation pertaining to European standardisation process

Brussels, 20/10/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday, 19 October, Member States’ deputy permanent representatives approved the interinstitutional agreement on the regulation concerning the decisions of European standardisation organisations. No Member State interfered.

The EU Council’s mandate was amended to include the European Parliament’s demands. Now, according to Recital 6, third countries’ national standards bodies should not hinder the work of European standardisation organisations when a European Commission...