European Commission & DKE Chair, Secretary & Convenor Forum

Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00	Registration and Get Together

9:00 – 9:30	Welcoming Remarks Federico Musso (European Commission) & Florian Spiteller (DKE)

9:30 – 10:00	The Harmonized Standards System – setting the scene (Annual Union Work Programme, standardization requests, the amendment of the Regulation 1025/2012, new contract) Federico Musso (European Commission)

10:00 – 10:30	Roles and responsibilities of the harmonized Standards System(EC, EY, HAS Consultants, CCMC, TCs) and statistics on HAS Assessment results Daan Bijwaard (EY)

10:30 – 10:45	Q&A Nadine Petermann (DKE)

10:45 – 11:15	Coffee Break

11:15 – 11:45	Interaction between EC, EY and TCs – process for successful harmonization (Key elements to be considered when drafting harmonized standards, reasons for Non-Compliant Assessment) Federico Musso (European Commission) & Daan Bijwaard (EY)

11:45 – 12:15	Drafting of hENs in the international context (Normative references) Frédéric Mlanao (CCMC)

12:15 – 12:30	Citation of hENs in OJEU Aarre Viljanen (European Commission)

12:30 – 12:45	Q&A Nadine Petermann (DKE)

12:45 – 13:45	Lunch & get together

13:45 – 14:00	Introduction to Breakout Sessions Nadine Petermann (DKE)

	Breakout Sessions

14:00 – 15:30	Low Voltage Directive - Key elements to be considered when drafting harmonized standards for LVD - Q&A Alexis Basiaux (Desk Officer) John Cotman (HAS Consultant)	Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive - Specificities of EMCD – overview of requirements - Q&A Nikos Michailidis (Legal Officer) Ronald Storrs (HAS Consultant)


15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:45	Presentation of Main Findings of Breakout Sessions John Cotman & Ronald Storrs (HAS Consultants)

16:45 – 17:00	Closing Remarks Federico Musso (European Commission) & Florian Spiteller (DKE)

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