Overview
The file concerns an upcoming legislative initiative for the Revision of the Standardisation Regulation. The procedure is at a pre-proposal stage, with the European Commission currently preparing its initiative. The analysis is based on the provided procedural data, institutional handling details, public consultation feedback, and records of stakeholder outreach and positions.
Legislative timeline
The legislative process has not yet formally commenced, as the Commission is in a preparatory phase. The next key procedural milestone is scheduled for 30 September 2026, when the Commission plans to publish an initiative as part of its 2026 Commission Work Programme (CWP), specifically noted as an "Update of rules on standardisation".
Institutional handling
Within the European Commission, the lead department is the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW), under the responsibility of Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné. In the Council of the EU, the dossier will be handled by the Competitiveness Council configuration (COMPET).
Stakeholder reactions
Stakeholder engagement has been active during the pre-legislative phase. A public consultation received 180 feedbacks from 178 organisations. The sentiment was mixed across different topics. On the topic of 'EU competences on consumer protection and product standards', feedback from 139 organisations showed a consensus to oppose. Conversely, on the topics of 'Overall simplification of regulation in the EU (free access)' and 'EU Single Market harmonisation', feedback from 102 and 99 organisations respectively showed a consensus to support. Organisations such as CENTR, the Open Source Initiative, the Eclipse Foundation, and CNLL were recorded as strongly opposing the initiative, while IEEE expressed moderate opposition.
Separately, the Commission has held 81 stakeholder meetings, involving 5 Members of the European Parliament, 2 Commissioners, and 74 Commission staff, with 43 distinct organisations. The most frequently engaged organisations were the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, the European Committee for Standardization, DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V., Dansk Standard, and Small Business Standards.
Records from these meetings detail specific positions on various policy areas. On the topic of 'EU industrial funding', stakeholders including Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, George Kapantaidakis (Director Industrial Policy), The European Lime Association, and Madoqua Renewables all expressed positions opposing the current direction, with Madoqua Renewables strongly opposing; their communications subtly advocated for bigger EU industrial funding. On the topic of the 'Use of fertilisers', both Boerenbond and Yara expressed supportive positions, advocating for incentivising specific fertiliser solutions. On 'EU rules on late commercial payments', Alessia Barbera of BFF Group and Massimiliano Belinghieri expressed opposing positions, which subtly favored stricter requirements than those being considered.
Media coverage
No data on media coverage was provided for this file.