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European Standardisation and the Identification of ICT Technical Specifications

13th XBRL Europe Day

Rome, 6 May 2014

Antonio Conte, Project ManagerUnit "Key Enabling Technologies and Digital Economy"DG Enterprise and Industry – European Commission

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Outside of the scope of European standardisation –thus not automatically available for use in public procurement

Regulation (EU) 1025/2012(I)

Consolidated legal basis for European standardisation which:

• Repeals Decisions 87/95/EC and 1673/2006/EC• Amends several Directives, including Directive 98/34/EC• Entered into force on 1/1/2013

Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 (II)

• Extends definitions and scope to services• Ensures cooperation between NSB on draft

standards and work programmes (Articles 3-4)• Increases stakeholder participation (Article 5)

• An obligation for ESOs• Financing of other European organisations

representing SMEs, consumers, environmental interests, social interests (Article 16, criteria in Annex III)

Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 (III)

• Identification of ICT technical specifications which may be referenced in public procurement (Articles 13 and 14)• Proposals from Member States or Commission • European Multi-Stakeholder Platform on ICT Standardisation

to advise • Requirements for the identification (Annex II)• The identified ICT technical specifications shall constitute

common technical specifications referred to in public procurement Directives + Directive 2009/81/EC + Regulation (EC, Euratom) 2342/2002.

Requirements for the identification (I)

The technical specifications have market acceptance and their implementations do not hamper interoperability with the implementations of existing European or international standards.

The technical specifications are coherent as they do not conflict with European standards, i.e. they cover domains where• the adoption of new European standards is not foreseen within a

reasonable period• existing standards have not gained market uptake or where these

standards have become obsolete• the transposition of the technical specifications into European

standardisation deliverables is not foreseen within a reasonable period.

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Requirements for the identification (II)

The technical specifications were developed by a non-profit making organisation which is a professional society, industry or trade association or any other membership organisation that within its area of expertise develops ICT technical specifications and which is not a European standardisation organisation, national or international standardisation body, through processes which fulfil the following criteria:• openness• consensus• transparency

Further requirements on maintenance, availability, IPR essential to the implementation of specifications [to be licensed to applicants on FRAND basis], relevance, neutrality and stability, quality.

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European Multi-stakeholder Platformon ICT Standardisation

• Set up by Commission Decision 2011/C 349/04

• Mandate for three years

• Participants: Member States, SDOs, industry, SMEs, societal organisations

• Observers on case by case basis

• Advice on implementation of ICT standardisation policy, work programme

• Advice on selection and evaluation process in view of recognition of ICT technical specifications

• Chair and secretariat: Commission services

• Kick-off meeting: 26 March 2012

The identification process

• Member State/Commission proposal• Set up of an Evaluation Group and preparation of a report• Discussion of the report and advice by the Platform• Consultation of sectoral experts• Commission's Implementing Decision to identify the

technical specifications eligible for referencing in public procurement

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Contact

European CommissionDG Enterprise and Industry Unit E4: Key Enabling Technologies and Digital Economyy Enabling TechnoB-1049 Brussels

E-mail: entr-e-invoicing@ec.europa.euWebpage : http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/ict

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